
Kangjie Zhu vs Tatsuya Ando
- Kangjie Zhu
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 18-4
- Key Losses: Lost to a 10-10 striker.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-3 grappler. Beat a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
- Tatsuya Ando
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 14-3
- Key Wins: Submitted Kevin Croom, a 14-3 grappler, and a 10-3 striker. Knocked out a 17-4 wrestler and a well rounded 11-1 fighter. Beat an 11-3 wrestler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
I’m pretty sure I have Kangjie’s striking graded right as a 60, but the wrestling tool could be a 50. I wasn’t as impressed with what I saw from him there.
Chris’ Pick: Ando by split decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be: Ando -125
Shin Haraguchi vs Jun Young Hong
- Shin Haraguchi
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 8-0 fighter and Sang Won Kim. Beat Jae Hyun Park.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Jun Young Hong
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 13-7
- Key Losses: Lost to a 15-7 striker. Split decision loss to a 12-5 striker.
- Key Wins: Beat an 11-4 wrestler.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: fringe average (45)
- Wrestling: average (50)
When Haraguchi fought Rong Zhu, you could really see the size difference, Haraguchi being much smaller. He now moves down to 145 lbs where I expect his tools to play up.
Chris’ Pick: Haraguchi by 1st round submission.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Haraguchi -400
Xiaocan Feng vs Kiran Singh
- Xiaocan Feng
- Age: 22
- Pro Record: 8-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Feier Huang. Submitted Miki Motono. Beat a 14-5 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Kiran Singh
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 7-3
- Striking: average (50)
- Power: below average (40)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Maybe Singh has 60 grappling. But even if she does, Xiaocan has experience with a grappler like that when she beat Motono. Xiaocan’s striking could be as high as a 65, she’s got a long reach for 115 lbs.
Chris’ Pick: Xiaocan by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Xiaocan -350
Feier Huang vs Miki Motono
- Feier Huang
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 14-8
- Striking: average (50)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: average (50)
- Miki Motono
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 8-4
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Motono by decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Motono -200
Bahateboli Batebolati vs Han Seul Kim
- Bahatebole Batebolati
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 8-1-1
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Split decision over a well rounded 8-2 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Han Seul Kim
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 13-5
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to a 7-5 fighter.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 7-1 wrestler. Submitted a 6-1 striker.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Won Bin Ki came in as a -170 favorite over Batebolati, which was crazy to me. But Batebolati exceeded even my expectations, striking was better than I thought, a 65. I also think his wrestling is probably a 65, but I’ll admit there’s some projection baked into the grade.
Chris’ Pick: Batebolati by 2nd round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be: Batebolati -450