Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 3
- Max Holloway
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 1-1 at 155 lbs. 22-7 overall.
- 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)
- Dustin Poirier
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 22-8
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Michael Johnson.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Benoit St Denis, Connor McGregor (twice), Justin Gaethje, and Eddie Alvarez. Submitted Michael Chandler and Anthony Pettis. Beat Max Holloway and Dan Hooker.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Holloway by decision.
Marvin Vettori vs Brendan Allen
- Marvin Vettori
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 8-6-1
- Key Losses: Lost a split decision to Israel Adesanya.
- Key Draws: Fought Omari Akhmedov to a draw.
- Key Wins: Submitted Karl Roberson. Beat Kevin Holland, Jack Hermansson, Cezar Ferreira, and Andrew Sanchez.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Brendan Allen
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 12-4
- 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: Vettori by decision.
Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov
- Paulo Costa
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 6-4
- Key Wins: Knocked out Uriah Hall and Johny Hendricks. Beat Luke Rockhold. Split decision over Yoel Romero.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Roman Kopylov
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 6-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Chris Curtis, Josh Fremd, Claudio Ribeiro, Punahele Soriano, Alessio di Chirico, out a 7-1 striker in just his 2nd pro fight. Also knocked out a well rounded 8-2 fighter in his 3rd pro fight. Knocked out a 6-2 wrestler and a 9-2 wrestler. Split decision over Cesar Almeida.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Costa by 2nd round knockout.
Dan Ige vs Patricio Pitbull
- Dan Ige
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 12-8
- Key Wins: Knocked out Sean Woodson, 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: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Patricio Pitbull
- Age: 37
- Pro Record: 36-7
- Key Wins: Knocked out Michael Chandler, Jeremy Kennedy, Diego Nunes, and Justin Wilcox. Submitted Emmanuel Sanchez and Daniel Straus. Beat Juan Archuleta and Pat Curran.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Ige by split decision.
Vinicius Oliveira vs Kyler Phillips
- Vinicius Oliveira
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 21-3
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Bernardo Sopai, a well rounded 15-4 fighter, a 12-3 grappler and a 12-2 wrestler. Beat Said Nurmagoedov, Ricky Simon, a well rounded 12-3 fighter, and a 13-1 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Kyler Phillips
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 7-2
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Raulian Paiva.
- Key Wins: Submitted Marcelo Rojo. Knocked out a 4-1 grappler. Beat Pedro Munhoz, Roani Barcelos, Yadong Song, and an 8-1 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Oliveira by 2nd round knockout.
Gunnar Nelson vs Neil Magny
- Gunnar Nelson
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 10-6
- Key Wins: Submitted Bryan Barberena, Alex Oliveira, and Alan Jouban. Beat Takashi Sato.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Neil Magny
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 25-13
- Key Wins: Knocked out Mike Malott. Hector Lombard. Submitted Daniel Rodriguez. Beat Geoff Neal, Robbie Lawler, Anthony Rocco Martin, Jingliang Li and Tim Means. Split decision wins over Phil Rowe and Max Griffin.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Magny by decision.
Ikram Aliskerov vs Brunno Ferreira
- Ikram Aliskerov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Muniz, Warlley Alves, Phil Hawes, and a well rounded 13-2 fighter. Submitted Mario Sousa, Dennis Tiuliulin, and an 11-3 wrestler. Beat a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Brunno Ferreira
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 5-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Armen Petrosyan and 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: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Ferreira by 1st round knockout.
Daniel Zellhuber vs Michael Johnson
- Daniel Zellhuber
- Age: 25
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Esteban Ribovics.
- Key Wins: Knocked out an 11-3 striker, a well rounded 4-1 fighter, and a 4-0 striker. Submitted Cristos Giagos. Beat Francisco Prado, Lando Vannata, Lucas Almeida, and a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Michael Johnson
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 13-13 at 155 lbs.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jamie Mullarkey.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ottman Azaitar, Alan Patrick and Dustin Poirier. Beat Darius Flowers, Marc Diakiese, and Edson Barboza.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Johnson by split decision.
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: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Adam Fugitt
- Age: 36
- 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 Quinlan.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Fugitt by decision.
Jimmy Crute vs Marcin Prachnio
- Jimmy Crute
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 5-4-2
- Key Draws: Fought Rodolfo Bellato and Alonzo Menifield to majority draws.
- Key Wins: Submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk and Paul Craig. Knocked out Modestas Bukauskas and Sam Alvey.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Marcin Prachnio
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 4-6
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ike Villanueva. Beat Devin Clark, William Knight, and Khalil Rountree.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Crute by 2nd round submission.
Carli Judice vs Nicolle Caliari
- Carli Judice
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 4-2
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Losses: Split decision losses to Gabriella Fernandes and Ernesta Kareckaite.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Yuneisey Duben.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Nicolle Caliari
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 8-3
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Ernesta Kareeckaite.
- Key Wins: Submitted Corinne Laframboise, a well rounded 8-2 fighter and a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Judice by split decision.
Ateba Gautier vs Robert Valentin
- Ateba Gautier
- Age: 23
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 6-0 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
- Robert Valentin
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 10-5
- UFC Record: 0-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Torrez Finney.
- Key Wins: Submitted a 6-1 striker, a 10-3 wrestler, and an 11-3 grappler.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Gautier by 2nd round knockout.
Francisco Prado vs Nikolay Veretennikov
- Francisco Prado
- Age: 22
- Pro Record: 12-3
- UFC Record: 1-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ottman Azaitar, a well rounded 6-2 fighter, a 9-3 striker, and a 5-0 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Nikolay Veretennikov
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 12-6
- UFC Record: 0-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Anthony Ivy and a 5-2 grappler. Beat an 8-1 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Veretennikov by decision.