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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Opinion: High Stakes in the Shadow of UFC 200 Yes, UFC 200 is big indeed. So large is its shadow that if you weren’t aware of the high-stakes headliner at UFC Fight Night “MacDonald vs....

Eric Stinton

Jun 12, 2016

Opinion: Exploring the UFC 199 Narratives There’s something refreshing about the fact that a fight card can still stand out on its merits of fighting more than anything else, especially given the various change-ups...

Eric Stinton

Jun 05, 2016

UFC 199 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Rockhold vs. Bisping Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold puts his title on the line against Michael Bisping on Saturday in Los Angeles. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

Jun 01, 2016

Opinion: A Call for Recalibration It’s ironic that, despite the celebratory status of puritan work ethic, the Good Book states that the very concept of work was created as a...

Eric Stinton

May 23, 2016

Opinion: Putting Out Heavyweight Fires Deposed champion Fabricio Werdum turned up the heat against the wrong man at UFC 198 on Saturday in Brazil, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

May 16, 2016

UFC 198 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Werdum vs. Miocic Heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum risks his title against divisional upstart Stipe Miocic on Saturday in Curitiba, Brazil. What do the...

Eric Stinton

May 11, 2016

Opinion: The Costs of Control Columnist Eric Stinton doubts the UFC’s incentive-based pay structure can provide long-term motivation for underpaid fighters.

Eric Stinton

May 02, 2016

Opinion: The Many Faces of Pound-for-Pound UFC 197 offered plenty of conversation fodder involving Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones and how we evaluate MMA's mythical pound-for-pound rankings.

Eric Stinton

Apr 25, 2016

UFC 197 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Johnson vs. Cejudo Flyweight king Demetrious Johnson puts his title on the line against Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo on Saturday in Las Vegas. What do the...

Eric Stinton

Apr 21, 2016

Opinion: Pedestals and PEDs It is tempting to paint every fighter in black and white, cheater or not-cheater terms, but as is always the case, reality is more colorful and...

Eric Stinton

Apr 12, 2016