They say recent results are the clearest indicators of future performance. Not in the case of Jake Ellenberger.
Ellenberger was one of three underdogs to author upsets at UFC 201 “Lawler vs. Woodley” on Saturday, as he made Matt Brown look mortal and cut down the Elevation Fight Team rep with a first-round liver kick and follow-up punches at Philips Arena in Atlanta. A loser in five of his previous six bouts, “The Juggernaut” entered the cage at +254, according to BetDSI.com. The notoriously durable Brown, who had never before been stopped by strikes, walked into the Octagon as a -309 favorite.