Ranking the PFL Fighters: Featherweights

10. Gadzhi Rabadanov

Rabadanov joins the PFL on a three-fight winning streak and hopes his recent success will spill over to his new organization. He will drop down to featherweight from 155 pounds, where he has competed his last three bouts. The combat sambo specialist is an extremely strong wrestler who can get his takedowns from entries at a distance or from body locks and trips from the clinch. When he gets his opponents to the canvas, he continually looks to advance to a more dominant position. Once he finds his desired position, he dispenses with ferocious ground-and-pound. Rabadanov is light on his feet and uses a steady amount of leg kicks when striking. He likes to switch his stance and has good timing on his strikes but lacks true one-punch power. Defensively, the Russian makes the mistake of leaving his hands too low and backing straight up instead of cutting an angle to avoid attacks. The 26-year-old fighter’s biggest strength is his cardio. He pushes a fast pace, which he can sustain throughout the duration of the fight.

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