Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
- Ilia Topuria
- Age: 27
- UFC Record: 7-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Bryce Mitchell, an 8-1 grappler, and a 7-1 wrestler. Knocked out Alexander Volkanovski, Ryan Hall, Damon Jackson, and a 4-1 grappler. Beat Josh Emmett and Youssef Zalal.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Max Holloway
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 22-6
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Justin Gaethje, The Korean Zombie, Brian Ortega, Jose Aldo (twice), Anthony Pettis, and Charles Oliveira. Beat Arnold Allen, Yair Rodriguez, Frankie Edgar, Jeremy Stephens and Ricardo Lamas.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: neat plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Holloway by decision.
Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev
- Robert Whittaker
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 14-3 at 185 lbs.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ikram Aliskerov, Derek Brunson, Jacare Souza. Beat Paulo Costa, Yoel Romero (twice), MarvinJared Cannonier, and Uriah Hall.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Khamzat Chimaev
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 7-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Kevin Holland and Jingliang Li. Knocked out Gerald Meerschaert, a 10-2 striker, a well rounded 8-0 fighter and a 4-0 grappler. Beat Gilbert Burns. Majority decision over Kamaru Usman.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Whittaker by decision.
Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic
- Magomed Ankalaev
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 10-1-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out Anthony Smith. Submitted by Paul Craig with 1 second left in the fight.
- Key Draws: Fought Jan Blachowicz to a split draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ion Cutelaba twice. Knocked out Johnny Walker, Dalcha Lungiambula. Beat Thiago Santos, Nikita Krylov, and Klidson Abreu.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus plus wrestling (75)
- Aleksandar Rakic
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 6-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Devin Clark and Jimi Manuwa. Beat Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Ankalaev by 1st round knockout.
Shara Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan
- Shara Magomedov
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 14-0
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Antonio Trocolli, a 16-4 striker, a 4-1 striker, and a well rounded 9-2 fighter. Beat Bruno Silva and a 21-5 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Armen Petrosyan
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 10-0 striker and a 7-0 wrestler and a 4-1 grappler. Beat Christian Leroy Duncan and AJ Dobson. Split decision over Gregory Rodrigues.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Petrosyan by 1st round knockout.
Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige
- Lerone Murphy
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 6-0-1
- Key Draws: Fought Zubaira Tukhugov to a split decision draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Makwan Amirkhani and Ricardo Ramos. Beat Edson Barboza, Josh Culibao, Douglas Silva de Andrade, and a well rounded 7-1 fighter. Split decision over Gabriel Santos.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Dan Ige
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 11-7
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Fili, Damon Jackson, and Gavin Tucker. Knocked down Danny Henry and submitted him. Beat Nate Landwehr and Kevin Aguilar. Split decision wins over Mirsad Bektic and Edson Barboza.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Murphy by decision.
Rafael dos Anjos vs Geoff Neal
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Age: 39
- UFC Record: 5-5 at 170 lbs. 21-14 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson. Submitted Bryan Barberena. Beat Renato Moicano, Paul Felder, Nate Diaz, and Anthony Pettis.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Geoff Neal
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 8-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Ian Garry.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Vicente Luque, Mike Perry, and Niko Price. Beat Belal Muhammaed. Split decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Neal by decision.
Myktybek Orolbai vs Mateusz Rebecki
- Myktybek Orolbai
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 13-1-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Uros Medic. Knocked out a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Beat Elves Brener, a well rounded 6-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Mateusz Rebecki
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Loik Radzhabov, a well rounded 18-5 fighter, a 8-1 striker, a 12-1 striker, a 12-2 grappler, a 12-2 wrestler, and a well rounded 8-2 fighter. Submitted Roosevelt Roberts, a 12-2 striker. Beat Nick Fiore and a well rounded 7-2 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Rebecki by decision.
Brunno Ferreira vs Abus Magomedov
- Brunno Ferreira
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a 3-1 striker. Knocked out Dustin Stoltzfus, Phil Hawes, Gregory Rodrigues, a well rounded 10-1 fighter, and a well rounded 10-3 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Abus Magomedov
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 26-5-1
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Dustin Stolztfus, Jessin Ayari, an 11-2 striker, a well rounded 15-5 fighter, and a 10-3 grappler. Submitted a 12-0 striker. Beat Warlley Alves.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Ferreira by 1st round knockout.
Said Nurmagomedov vs Daniel Santos
- Said Nurmagomedov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 6-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Cody Stamann, Ricardo Ramos, and Mark Striegl. Submitted Muin Gafurov, Saidyokub Kahkramonov. Beat a well rounded 9-2 fighter, a well rounded 11-2 fighter, and a 16-3 grappler. Split decision over Justin Scoggins.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Daniel Santos
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 10-2
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out John Castaneda, a well rounded 8-0 fighter and a well rounded 7-0 fighter. Submitted a 7-2 striker. Beat Johnny Munoz Jr. a well rounded 11-3-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Grappling: average (50)
Chris’ Pick: Nurmagomedov by decision.
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Justin Tafa
- Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 7-5 at 205 lbs.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nicolae Negumereanu.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ion Cutelaba, Karl Roberson, Danilo Marques, and Carlos Ulberg. Submitted Devin Clark.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Justin Tafa
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 4-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Carlos Felipe.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Austen Lane, Parker Porter, and Juan Adams.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Nzechukwu by 2nd round submission.
Rinat Fakheretdinov vs Nursulton Ruziboev
- Rinat Fakhretdinov
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 21-1-1
- UFC Record: 3-0-1
- Key Draws: Fought Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos to a draw.
- Key Wins: Submitted Kevin Lee and a well rounded 13-2 fighter. Beat Andreas Michailidis. Split decision over Nicolas Dalby.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Nursulton Ruziboev
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 36-9-2
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Losses: Lost to an 8-4 wrestler and a well rounded 17-11 fighter.
- Key Draws: Fought a 3-2 grappler to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Sedriques Dumas, Brunno Ferreira, a well rounded 8-0 fighter, a well rounded 8-1 fighter, and a well rounded 14-5 fighter. Submitted a well rounded 14-4 fighter. Beat a well rounded 40-9 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Faheretdinov by decision.
Ibo Aslan vs Raffael Cerqueira
- Ibo Aslan
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 13-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Anton Turkalj, a 12-2 striker, and a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Raffael Cerqueira
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 11-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Beat a 4-1 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Aslan by 1st round knockout.
Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo
- Farid Basharat
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 12-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Kleydson Rodrigues. Beat Taylor Lapilus, Da’Mon Blackshear, a well rounded 7-1 fighter, and a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Victor Hugo
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 25-4
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 16-1 fighter. Knocked out an 18-4 striker. Beat Pedro Falcao, a well rounded 5-1 fighter and a 6-0-1 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Basharat by decision.
Bruno Silva vs Ismail Naurdiev
- Bruno Silva
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 4-4
- Key Losses: Submitted by a well rounded 22-11 fighter.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Brad Tavares, Jordan Wright, Wellington Turman, a 6-2 wrestler, a well rounded 8-0 fighter, a 5-1 striker, and a well rounded 11-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Ismail Naurdiev
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 23-7
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Beat Siyar Bahadurzada and Michel Prazeres.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Silva by decision.