Don Shainis
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Striking, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Wrestling.
Built on 15 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Jack Jenkins lean UFC 284 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Prediction · February 7, 2023
Explicitly calls this 'not the most confident pick' and separately says he doesn't like laying odds this steep -- both are direct qualifiers on the win itself, not just on price. He also concedes a 'real real real chance' the opponent wins if the fight hits the mat early. Demoted from clear to lean per the stated hedge on the win (confidence-bar rule). No late reversal (rule 3f) -- the pick stays Jenkins through the close of the chapter.
A fast, aggressive starter whose best asset is his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu -- transitions, sweeps and the ability to flip to top position if taken down himself. Throws bombs on the feet too. His one loss in his last five came against a fighter the analyst rates a clear step above this opponent, which the analyst uses to argue that single loss should not count heavily against him.
vs Sodiq Yusuff emphatic UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Dern vs Yan Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · September 28, 2022 · 1 read since
He gives the maximum possible stated certainty for Yusuff, framing it as an easy win achievable almost anywhere the fight goes. A separate comment that the betting price is too short to play is a value/price caution about the bet itself, not outcome doubt, and does not demote per the confidence-bar rule.
5-0 on the regional scene, stepping in on short notice against a much higher level of opposition than he has faced. A fast starter who is also slick on the ground, but his best win is against clearly lower-level competition than Yusuff represents.
Fight history
L Jack Jenkins 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · February 11, 2023
L Sodiq Yusuff 12-2 walk-in Submission · R1 0:30 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · October 1, 2022
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.