Eric Stinton

Hailing from Kailua, Hawaiʻi, Eric has been contributing to Sherdog since 2014. He received his BFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University and graduate degree in Special Education from University of Hawaiʻi. He is an occasional columnist for Honolulu Civil Beat, and his work has also appeared in The Classical. You can find his writing at ericstinton.com. He currently lives in Seoul, South Korea with his fiance and dachshund.

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UFC 202 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor lock horns for a second time on Saturday in Las Vegas. What do the numbers tell us about their rematch?

Eric Stinton

Aug 19, 2016

Imagining the UFC Champions as Rap Albums, Part 2 In the second instalment of this series, find out what UFC champions Eddie Alvarez, Tyron Woodley and Stipe Miocic have in common with rappers...

Eric Stinton

Aug 09, 2016

Imagining the UFC Champions as Rap Albums, Part 1 What do Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes and Demetrious Johnson have in common with Big L, Eve and Nas? Sherdog.com columnist Eric Stinton starts...

Eric Stinton

Aug 08, 2016

Opinion: When Chaos is OK The top-to-bottom level of talent in the UFC is far more competitive at a much higher level than ever before, and that is good for the sport,...

Eric Stinton

Aug 03, 2016

UFC 201 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Lawler vs. Woodley Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley lock horns on Saturday in Atlanta with the welterweight crown hanging in the balance. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

Jul 29, 2016

Opinion: Time for a UFC-Invicta Merger It wasn’t long ago that the conversation about women’s divisions in the Octagon started and ended with one word: never. Of course, a lot has changed since then -- namely,...

Eric Stinton

Jul 24, 2016

Opinion: The Time Warp that Was UFC 200 Few left UFC 200 thinking it lived up to the hype, but that’s to be expected; when you build up an event as the best thing ever, there’s...

Eric Stinton

Jul 10, 2016

UFC 200 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Archrivals Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones meet to unify the UFC light heavyweight championship on Saturday in Las Vegas. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

Jul 05, 2016

Opinion: Money On Our Mind We’re in the calm before the storm now. With all due respect to Bellator 157, which felt very much like a good Division II team compared to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s D-I, the time between the last UFC event...

Eric Stinton

Jun 26, 2016

Opinion: Not Breaking the Bank UFC Fight Night “MacDonald vs. Thompson” was a reminder that the days of billionaires making millions off of people who earn thousands in the...

Eric Stinton

Jun 19, 2016