Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev
- Dricus du Plessis
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 9-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Israel Adesanya, Darren Till, a well rounded 7-2-2 fighter, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Knocked out Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson, Trevin Giles, Markus Perez, a 13-2 striker, and a well rounded 30-7 fighter. Beat Sean Strickland and Brad Tavares. Split decision win over Strickland
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Khamzat Chimaev
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 8-0
- 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: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Du Plessis by 4th round knockout.
Carlos Prates vs Geoff Neal
- Carlos Prates
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Neil Magny, Jingliang Li, Charlie Radtke, Trevin Giles, an 8-0 striker, a 5-0 striker, and an 8-3 striker, and a well rounded 21-7 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Geoff Neal
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 9-4
- 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 split decision.
Jared Cannonier vs Michael Page
- Jared Cannonier
- Age: 41
- UFC Record: 7-4 at 185 lbs. 10-8 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Gregory Rodrigues, Jack Hermansson, Anderson Silva, and David Branch. Beat Marvin Vettori, Sean Strickland, and Kelvin Gastelum.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Michael Page
- Age: 38
- Pro Record: 23-3
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 28-5 grapper, a well rounded 17-3 fighter, a 9-3 striker, a well rounded 19-4 fighter, a well rounded 6-0 fighter and a 9-2 striker. Submitted a well rounded 7-1 fighter. Beat Shara Magomedov, an 8-0 wrestler. Split decision over Douglas Lima.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Cannonier by 2nd round knockout.
Kai Asakura vs Tim Elliott
- Kai Asakura
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 21-5
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape. Lost to a 24-5 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Heili Alateng and a 29-4 striker. Beat Topnoi Kiwram. Split decision over Manel Kape.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Tim Elliott
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 13-11
- Key Losses: Lost to Zach Makovsky.
- Key Wins: Knocked down and submitted by Ben Nguyen. Submitted Su Mudaerji and Mark de la Rosa. Beat Victor Altamirano, Tagir Ulanbekov, Louis Smolka, Ryan Benoit, and Jordan Espinosa.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Asakura by 2nd round knockout.
King Green vs Diego Ferreira
- King Green
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 11-12-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Rashid Magomedov.
- Key Wins: Submitted Tony Ferguson. Knocked out Grant Dawson and Al Iaquinta. Beat Jim Miller, Nasrat Haqparast, Alan Patrick, Lando Vannata and Erik Koch.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Diego Ferreira
- Age: 40
- UFC record: 9-6
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Beneil Dariush.
- Key Wins: Submitted Anthony Pettis. Knocked out Michael Johnson. Beat Oliver Aubin-Mercier, Rustam Khalibov, and Mairbek Taisumov.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Green by split decision.
Gerald Meerschaert vs Michel Oleksiejczuk
- Gerald Meerschaert
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 12-11
- Key Losses: Lost split decisions to Andre Petroski, Kevin Holland, and Eryk Anders.
- Key Wins: Submitted Edmen Shahbazyan, Bryan Barberena, Bruno Silva, Dustin Stoltzfus, Makhmud Muradov, Bartosz Fabinski, Ryan Janes, Oskar Piechota, and Trevin Giles.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 4-4 at 185 lbs. 8-7 overall.
- Key Losses: Submitted by Ovince St. Preux.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Sedriques Dumas, Chidi Njokuani, Cody Brundage, Shamil Gamzatov, Gian Villante, Gadzhimurad Antigulov, and a 5-0 striker. Beat a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Split decision over Modestas Bukauskas.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Oleksiejczuk by 1st round knockout.
Loopy Godinez vs Jessica Andrade
- Loopy Godinez
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 8-2 at 115 lbs. 8-3 overall
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jessica Penne.
- Key Wins: Submitted Elise Reed and Silvana Juarez. Beat Julia Polastri, 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)
- Jessica Andrade
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 9-5 at 115 lbs.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Mackenzie Dern, Cynthia Calvillo, Rose Namajunas, Katlyn Chookagian, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Submitted Amanda Lemos and Joanne Calderwood. Beat Lauren Murphy, Claudia Gadelha, and Tecia Torres. Split decision over Marina Rodriguez.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Godinez by split decision.
Chase Hooper vs Alexander Hernandez
- Chase Hooper
- Age: 25
- UFC Record: 5-0 at 155 lbs. 9-3 overall.
- Key Draws: Fought a 7-8 striker to a draw.
- Key Losses: Lost to Alex Caceres.
- Key Wins: Submitted Clay Guida, Slava Borshchev and Jordan Leavitt. Knocked out Felipe Colares and Daniel Teymur. Beat Jim Miller, Nick Fiore and a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Alexander Hernandez
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 8-7
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Damon Jackson.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Beneil Dariush and Chris Greutzemacher. Beat Kurt Holobaugh, Jim Miller, Oliver Aubin-Mercier, and Francisco Trinaldo. Split decision over Austin Hubbard.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Hooper by 1st round submission.
Edson Barboza vs Drakkar Klose
- Edson Barboza
- Age: 39
- UFC Record: 14-10 at 155 lbs. 18-14 overall
- 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)
- Drakkar Klose
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 9-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Joe Solecki. Beat Joaquim Silva, Rafa Garcia, and Bobby Green. Split decision over Marc Diakiese.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Barboza by 2nd round knockout.
Bryan Battle vs Nursulton Ruziboev
- Bryan Battle
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 7-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kevin Jousset, Gabe Green, and Takashi Sato. Submitted AJ Fletcher and a well rounded 6-1 fighter. Beat Tresean Gore. Spit decision over Randy Brown.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Nursulton Ruziboev
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 4-1
- 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 Eric McConico, 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 Dustin Stoltzfus and a well rounded 40-9 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: near plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Battle by split decision.
Karine Silva vs JJ Aldrich
- Karine Silva
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Maryna Moroz, Ketlen Souza, Poliana Botelho, a well rounded 20-3 fighter, well rounded 7-2 fighter and a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Beat Ariane da Silva.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- JJ Aldrich
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 10-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Na LIang. Beat Andrea Lee, Montana de la Rosa, Gillian Robertson, Vanessa Demopoulos, Polyana Viana, and Lauren Mueller. Split decision over Cortney Casey.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Silva by 2nd round submission.