Top 10 Undefeated HW & LHW Prospects To Keep An Eye On (Mattandbenny's 2020 Edition)

[mattandbenny]

Prior threads
Middleweight: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...an-eye-on-mattandbennys-2020-edition.4100309/
Lightweight: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...-an-eye-on-mattandbennys-2020-edition.4098932
Flyweight: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...an-eye-on-mattandbennys-2020-edition.4103034/

So I am going to tackle Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight here at the same time.

Just to repeat the rules I go by - for the Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight divisions my rules are:
a) Maximum Age Limit: 31 years old for Heavyweight, 28 years old for Light Heavyweight
b) Must be active: Fought within the past 6 months
c) Must have had at least 2 professional fights
d) Must be undefeated as a professional
e) Must not fight be signed to / have fought for a large organisation (UFC, Bellator, One, Rizin, Dana White Contender Series etc)

Just a little disclaimer that these 2 divisions are the shallowest for prospects by far and towards the bottom of these lists i was clutching at prospects a little. These are the weight classes i am least confident about!

So here is my top 10 Heavyweight undefeated prospects of 2020:
1) Kirill Kornilov, Age 28, Russia, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
2) Islam Abasov, Age 27, Russia, 6-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
3) Tafon Nchukwi, Age 25, Cameroon, 3-0 Pro Record (3-0 Amateur)
4) Thomas Peterson, Age 24, USA, 2-0 Pro Record (5-0 Amateur)
5) Paul Elliott, Age 27, England, 4-0 Pro Record (2-0 Amateur)
6) Andre Schmidt, Age 31, Germany, 4-0 Pro Record (4-1 Amateur)
7) Ivan Romanov, Age 24, Russia, 5-0 Pro Record (1-1 Amateur)
8) Elkhan Musaev, Age 25, Russia, 3-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
9) Lucas Camacho, Age 27, Brazil, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
10) Luka Podkrajsek, Age 30, Slovenia, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)

And my top 10 Light Heavyweight undefeated prospects of 2020:
1) Anton Turkalj, Age 23, Sweden, 4-0 Pro Record (11-3 Amateur)
2) Alex Polizzi, Age 28, USA, 6-0 Pro Record (6-0 Amateur)
3) Ivan Erslan, Age 28, Croatia, 8-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
4) Luke Trainer, Age 24, England, 3-0 Pro Record (7-1 Amateur)
5) Igor Glazkov, Age 21, Russia, 2-0 Pro Record (8-1 Amateur)
6) Zaakir Badat, Age 23, South Africa, 2-0 Pro Record (2-0 Amateur)
7) Mikhail Shestakov, Age 24, Russia, 2-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
8) Akhmad Gasanov, Age 20, Russia, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
9) Nyle Bartling, Age 27, USA, 3-0 Pro Record (5-0 Amateur)
10) Muslim Magomedov, Age 25, Russia, 7-0 Pro Record (5-1 Amateur)

 

[The_Renaissance]

Cheers man.

HW - Kornilov looks fucking legit, mate. Very interested in him. Nchukwi for me is a light-heavy, but hes very intriguing also.

LHW - Polizzi is sick. I was sad that he signed with Bellator but their LHW is better than it used to be. Ivan Erslan 8-0 and Ibo Arslan 8-0, very fucking confusing that you've got two young, unbeaten 205lb'ers from Europe with such similar names haha. Arsan is on DWCS in the summer.Trainer seems good. Bartling, never heard of him but am now going to look into him!

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I think you've overlooked Hugo Cunha at HW, really good prospect imo

 

[europe1]

Honestly, I'm not sold on Anton Turkalj at all. His kick-heavy style doesn't seem very conducive to sucess. He's essentially winning because he's more athletic than his opponents. That said, he is young, and being athletic is basically the name of the game at LHW, so maybe he has a chance.

 

[mattandbenny]

I think you've overlooked Hugo Cunha at HW, really good prospect imo

Yea to be honest he’s not even on my database for some reason. Not sure how i’ve missed him as i go through every single fight card on sherdog & tapology. Quick glance he seems legit, BJJ black belt, young for a heavy, real big heavyweight. Top 3 / 4 on this heavyweight list for sure.

 

[careto]

Luke Trainer signed with Bellator back in November, they have a couple of interesting prospects at LHW but havent debuted yet

 

[careto]

Prior threads
Middleweight: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...an-eye-on-mattandbennys-2020-edition.4100309/
Lightweight: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...-an-eye-on-mattandbennys-2020-edition.4098932
Flyweight: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...an-eye-on-mattandbennys-2020-edition.4103034/

So I am going to tackle Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight here at the same time.

Just to repeat the rules I go by - for the Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight divisions my rules are:
a) Maximum Age Limit: 31 years old for Heavyweight, 28 years old for Light Heavyweight
b) Must be active: Fought within the past 6 months
c) Must have had at least 2 professional fights
d) Must be undefeated as a professional
e) Must not fight be signed to / have fought for a large organisation (UFC, Bellator, One, Rizin, Dana White Contender Series etc)

Just a little disclaimer that these 2 divisions are the shallowest for prospects by far and towards the bottom of these lists i was clutching at prospects a little. These are the weight classes i am least confident about!

So here is my top 10 Heavyweight undefeated prospects of 2020:
1) Kirill Kornilov, Age 28, Russia, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
2) Islam Abasov, Age 27, Russia, 6-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
3) Tafon Nchukwi, Age 25, Cameroon, 3-0 Pro Record (3-0 Amateur)
4) Thomas Peterson, Age 24, USA, 2-0 Pro Record (5-0 Amateur)
5) Paul Elliott, Age 27, England, 4-0 Pro Record (2-0 Amateur)
6) Andre Schmidt, Age 31, Germany, 4-0 Pro Record (4-1 Amateur)
7) Ivan Romanov, Age 24, Russia, 5-0 Pro Record (1-1 Amateur)
8) Elkhan Musaev, Age 25, Russia, 3-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
9) Lucas Camacho, Age 27, Brazil, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
10) Luka Podkrajsek, Age 30, Slovenia, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)

And my top 10 Light Heavyweight undefeated prospects of 2020:
1) Anton Turkalj, Age 23, Sweden, 4-0 Pro Record (11-3 Amateur)
2) Alex Polizzi, Age 28, USA, 6-0 Pro Record (6-0 Amateur)
3) Ivan Erslan, Age 28, Croatia, 8-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
4) Luke Trainer, Age 24, England, 3-0 Pro Record (7-1 Amateur)
5) Igor Glazkov, Age 21, Russia, 2-0 Pro Record (8-1 Amateur)
6) Zaakir Badat, Age 23, South Africa, 2-0 Pro Record (2-0 Amateur)
7) Mikhail Shestakov, Age 24, Russia, 2-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
8) Akhmad Gasanov, Age 20, Russia, 4-0 Pro Record (0-0 Amateur)
9) Nyle Bartling, Age 27, USA, 3-0 Pro Record (5-0 Amateur)
10) Muslim Magomedov, Age 25, Russia, 7-0 Pro Record (5-1 Amateur)

Where do you rank Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira, who is making his UFC debut in the May 16 card?

 

[The_Renaissance]

Yea to be honest he’s not even on my database for some reason. Not sure how i’ve missed him as i go through every single fight card on sherdog & tapology. Quick glance he seems legit, BJJ black belt, young for a heavy, real big heavyweight. Top 3 / 4 on this heavyweight list for sure.

Cunha is also a very good wrestler which is what marks him out for me as a proper prospect. Giant BJJ black-belt that can wrestle? Hmm.

 

[vladimirvlad]

Good list

 

[CorninginChristianburg]

Great catch with Bartling!