Anthony Hernandez vs Brendan Allen
- Anthony Hernandez
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 7-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Roman Kopylov, a well rounded 10-3 fighter. Knocked out Michel Pereira, Edmen Shahbazyan, and a well rounded 9-0 fighter. Beat Josh Fremd and Brendan Allen.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus plus (75)
- Brendan Allen
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 12-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Tom Breese. Submitted Paul Craig, Bruno Silva, Andre Muniz, Krzysztof Jotko, Sam Alvey, Kevin Holland, a 9-1 striker, a well rounded 7-0 fighter, and a 6-1 striker. Beat Jacob Malkoun, Punahele Soriano, and an 8-1 striker. Split decision over Chris Curtis.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Hernandez by decision.
Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev
- Curtis Blaydes
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 13-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jailton Almeida, Alexey Oleinik, Alistair Overeem, Shamil Abdurakhimov, and Junior dos Santos. Beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Volkov, Mark Hunt, and Justin Willis.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Rizvan Kuniev
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 12-2-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 8-1 fighter, a 12-2 striker, a 5-0 wrestler and an 11-4 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Blaydes by 1st round knockout.
Edson Barboza vs Steve Garcia
- Edson Barboza
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 4-4 at 145 lbs. 18-14 overall UFC record.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Dan Ige.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Billy Quarantillo, Shane Burgos, Dan Hooker, and Beneil Dariush. Beat Sodiq Yusuff, Makwan Amirkhani, Anthony Pettis, and Gilbert Melendez.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Steve Garcia
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 3-0 at 155 lbs. 7-2 overall.
- Key Losses: Submitted by Aalon Cruz. Split decision loss to a 5-0 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kyle Nelson, Seung Woo Choi, Melquizael Costa, Nuerdanbieke Shayilan, Chase Hooper, and a 7-1 grappler. Split decision over a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Barboza by 2nd round knockout.
Ketlen Vieira vs Macy Chiasson
- Ketlen Vieira
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 8-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Raquel Pennington.
- Key Wins: Submitted Sara McMann. Beat Pannie Kianzad, Miesha Tate, Sijara Eubanks, and Ashley Evans-Smith. Split decision over Holly Holm.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Macy Chiasson
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 8-4
- Key Wins: Submitted Pannie Kianzad twice. Knocked out Mayra Bueno Silva, Sarah Moras, and Gina Mazany. Beat Marion Reneau. Split decision over Norma Dumont.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Chiasson by 2nd round knockout.
Modestas Bukauskas vs Raffael Cerqueira
- Modestas Bukauskas
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 4-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andreas Michaildis, a well rounded 5-0 fighter and an 8-1 striker. Submitted Marcin Prachnio. Beat Zac Pauga and Tyson Pedro.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Raffael Cerqueira
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 11-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Beat a 4-1 striker.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Bukauskas by 1st round knockout.
Jean Silva vs Melsik Baghdasaryan
- Jean Silva
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 14-2
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Drew Dober, Charles Jourdain, a well rounded 4-0 fighter, a well rounded 7-2 fighter, and a 5-2 striker. Submitted a 5-2 striker. Beat an 11-0 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Melsik Baghdasaryan
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 8-2
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Collin Anglin. Beat Tucker Lutz, Bruno Souza, and a 4-1 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Silva by 2nd round knockout.
Ion Cutelaba vs Ibo Aslan
- Ion Cutelaba
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 7-9-1
- Key Losses: Submitted by Misha Cirkunov.
- Key Draws: Fought Dustin Jacoby to a split draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Tanner Boser, Khalil Rountree, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Beat Devin Clark. Split decision over Ivan Erslan.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Ibo Aslan
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 14-1
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Raffael Cerqueira, Anton Turkalj, a 12-2 striker, and a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Aslan by 1st round knockout.
Islam Dulatov vs Adam Fugitt
- Islam Dulatov
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 11-1
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 16-6 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Adam Fugitt
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 10-4
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Yusaku Kinoshita, an 8-2 wrestler, and a well rounded 3-0 fighter. Split decision over Josh Quinaln.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Fugitt by decision.