Cory Sandhagen vs Umar Nurmagomedov
- Cory Sandhagen
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 10-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes, and Iuri Alcantara. Submitted Mario Bautista. Beat Rob Font, Yadong Song, and Raphael Assuncao. Split decision wins over Marlon Vera and John Lineker.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Umar Nurmagomedov
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 5-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Raoni Barcelos. Submitted Brian Kelleher and Sergey Morozov. Beat Bekzat Almakhan, Nathan Maness, a 12-0-1 grappler, and a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Sandhagen by decision.
Nick Diaz vs Vicente Luque
- Nick Diaz
- Age: 40
- UFC Record: 7-7
- Key Wins: Beat BJ Penn in 2011.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: fringe average (45)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Vicente Luque
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 15-6
- Key Wins: Knocked out Randy Brown, Belal Muhammad, Chad Laprise, and Bryan Barbarena. Submitted and knocked out Niko Price. Also submitted Michael Chiesa and Tyron Woodley. Beat Rafael dos Anjos.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Luque by 1st round knockout.
Marlon Vera vs Deiveson Figueiredo
- Marlon Vera
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 15-8
- Key Losses: Lost to Douglas Silva de Andrade. Lost a controversial decision to Yadong Song.
- Key Wins: Submitted Brian Kelleher. Knocked out Dominick Cruz, Frankie Edgar, Sean O’Malley, Frankie Saenz and Andre Ewell. Beat Pedro Munhoz, Rob Font, and Davey Grant.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 2-0 at 135 lbs. 12-2-1 overall.
- Key Draws: Fought Brandon Moreno to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Joseph Benavidez, Marco Beltran, and John Moraga. Submitted Cody Garbrandt, Alex Perez, and Tim Elliott. Beat Rob Font, Moreno, and Alex Pantoja.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Figueiredo by decision.
MacKenzie Dern vs Loopy Godinez
- Mackenzie Dern
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 8-4
- Key Wins: Submitted Nina Nunes, Randa Markos, and Hannah Cifers. Beat Angela Hill and Virna Jandiroba. Split decision wins over Tecia Torres and Ashley Yoder.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus plus (75)
- Loopy Godinez
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 7-1 at 115 lbs. 7-2 overall
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jessica Penne.
- Key Wins: Submitted Elise Reed and Silvana Juarez. Beat Emily Ducote, Ariane Carnelossi, and Loma Lookboonmee. Split decision wins over Tabatha Ricci and Cynthia Calvillo. Majority decision over Vanessa Demopoulos.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Dern by decision.
Michael Chiesa vs Tony Ferguson
- Michael Chiesa
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 4-3 at 170 lbs. 11-7 overall.
- Key Wins: Submitted Beneil Bariush. Beat Neil Magny and Rafael dos Anjos.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Tony Ferguson
- Age: 40
- UFC Record: 18-8
- Key Wins: Submitted Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee. Knocked out Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis. Beat Rafael dos Anjos.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Chiesa by decision.
Azamat Murzakanov vs Alonzo Menifield
- Azamat Murzakanov
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 13-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Devin Clark, Tafon Nchukwi, Andre Muniz, Matheus Scheffel, and a 13-3 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Alonzo Menifield
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 10-4-1
- Key Draws: Fought Crute to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Submitted Jimmy Crute. Knocked out Misha Cirkunov, Paul Craig, a 9-1 grappler, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Beat Dustin Jacoby.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Murzakanov by 1st round knockout.
Joel Alvarez vs Elves Brener
- Joel Alvarez
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 5-2
- Key WIns: Submitted Marc Diakiese, Alexander Yakovlev, Joseph Duffy, a 5-1 striker, a well rounded 5-0 fighter, a well rounded 14-2 fighter, and a 9-1 striker. Knocked out Thiago Moises and a 12-4 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Elves Brener
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 16-4
- UFC Record: 3-1
- Key Losses: Lost to a 10-7 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kaynan Kruschewsky and Guram Kutateladze. Submitted a 7-0 grappler, a 5-2 wrestler, and a well rounded 8-2 fighter. Split decision over Zubaira Tukhugov.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Alvarez by decision.
Guram Kutateladze vs Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
- Guram Kutateladze
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 12-4
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Damir Ismagulov.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 4-0 wrestler and a 9-2 striker. Beat a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a well rounded 22-5 fighter. Split decision over Mateusz Gamrot.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 15-4
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out by a 6-7 striker.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 6-2 grappler, a well rounded 21-4 fighter and a 3-0 grappler. Submitted an 8-3 wrestler. Beat a well rounded 12-1 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Kutateladze by decision.
Viktoriia Dudakova vs Sam Hughes
- Viktoriia Dudakova
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 8-0
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Istela Nunes. Submitted a 4-1 striker. Beat Jinh Yu Frey and Maria Silva.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Sam Hughes
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 3-5
- Key Wins: Submitted a 4-1 grappler. Beat Jaqueline Amorim and a well rounded 3-1 fighter. Majority decision over Istela Nunes.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Dudakova by split decision.
Chris Gutierrez vs Javid Basharat
- Chris Gutierrez
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 8-2-1
- Key Draws: Fought Cody Durden to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Batgerel Danaa and Vince Morales. Beat Alateng Heili, Andre Ewell. Split decision wins over Felipe Dias Colares and Geraldo de Freitas.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Javid Basharat
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-0 grappler. Submitted an 11-1 grappler. Beat Mateus Mendonca, Tony Gravely, and Trevin Jones
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Gutierrez by decision.
Azat Maksum vs CJ Vergara
- Azat Maksum
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 17-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a 8-0 striker, a well rounded 4-0 fighter and a 5-0 grappler. Knocked out a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a 12-3 striker. Beat a 5-1 grappler. Split decision over Tyson Nam.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- CJ Vergara
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Daniel da Silva, Bruno Korea and Jacob Silva. Beat Vinicius Salvador. Split decision over Kleydson Rodrigues.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Maksum by decision.
Sedriques Dumas vs Denis Tiuliulin
- Sedriques Dumas
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 3-2
- Key Wins: Submitted a 7-0 striker. Beat Abu Azaitar and Cody Brundage.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Denis Tiuliulin
- Age: 36
- Pro Record: 10-9
- UFC Record: 1-4
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jamie Pickett and a well rounded 11-2 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Dumas by decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Dumas -250
Jai Herbert vs Rolando Bedoya
- Jai Herbert
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 2-4-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Francisco Trinaldo.
- Key Draws: Fought Ludovit Klein to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Khama Worthy, an 8-2 grappler, a 9-3 grappler, a well rounded 15-4 fighter, and a well rounded 11-3 fighter. Beat Kyle Nelson.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Rolando Bedoya
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 13-3
- UFC Record: 0-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Khaos Williams.
- Key Wins: Submitted a 9-1 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Herbert by decision.
Mohammad Yahya vs Kaue Fernandes
- Mohammad Yahya
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 12-4
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 7-2 wrestler. Beat a well rounded 5-2 fighter.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: average (50)
- Kaue Fernandes
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 8-2
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Marc Diakiese.
- Key Wins: Submitted a 6-1 wrestler. Knocked out a 19-5 striker, a 6-0 wrestler, and a well rounded 9-1 fighter. Beat a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Fernandes by decision.