5 Fighters on the UFC 221 hot seat 

#5 Ross Pearson

Another loss and 'The Real Deal' could be shown the door.

It's very rare to hold a spot on the UFC roster suffering fo-losses in a row, but Pearson still finds himself with a job despite losing his last four fights. The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 winner squares off with Mizuto Hirota in his first-fight back in Austraila since Mar. 2016.

Interestingly enough, that was the last time Pearson tasted victory as the Alliance MMA product looks to take advantage of an opponent moving up to the lightweight division for the first time in six years.

The 33-year-old is coming off the third-TKO loss of his career when Daniel Hooker finished him in the second-round back at UFC Fight Night 110 in June. Suffering a career-high fifth loss in a row would undoubtedly force the UFC to hand Pearson his pink slip.