Nassourdine Imavov vs Caio Borralho
- Nassourdine Imavov
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 7-2
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Phil Hawes.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier, Ian Heinisch, a 3-0 wrestler, and a 9-1 striker. Beat Brendan Allen, Joaquin Buckley, Jordan Williams, and a 12-4 grappler. Majority decision over Roman Dolidze.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Caio Borralho
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 9-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Paul Craig and an 8-3 grappler. Submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk and a well rounded 5-2 fighter. Beat Jared Cannonier, Makhmud Muradov, Armen Petrosyan, Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, a 10-2 striker, and a 7-0 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Borralho by decision.
Benoit Saint Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy
- Benoit Saint Denis
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 6-2 at 155 lbs. 6-3 overall.
- Key Wins: Submitted Ismael Bonfim, Niklas Stolze, a 4-0 striker, an 8-1 grappler, a 6-2 striker, and a 15-4 striker. Knocked out Matt Frevola, Thiago Moises, Gabriel Miranda, and a 13-4 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Mauricio Ruffy
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 12-1
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out King GreenJamie Mullarkey, a well rounded 10-1 fighter, Ronys Torres, and a well rounded 11-4 fighter. Beat James Llontop.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Saint Denis by split decision.
Patricio Pitbull vs Losene Keita
- Patricio Pitbull
- Age: 38
- Pro Record: 37-7
- UFC Record: 1-1
- 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: plus (70)
- Losene Keita
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 16-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 16-1 wrestler, a well rounded 10-2 fighter, a 5-1 striker, a well rounded 9-3 fighter, and an 8-1 striker. Beat a well rounded 17-4 fighter and a well rounded 12-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Pitbull by decision.
Mason Jones vs Bolaji Oki
- Mason Jones
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 16-2
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 8-1 fighter and a 6-2 grappler, and a 12-1 wrestler. Beat Jeremy Stephens and David Onama.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Bolaji Oki
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 9-2
- UFC Record: 3-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-1 grappler. Beat Michael Aswell and an 11-0 striker. Split decision over Timothy Cuamba.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Jones by decision.
Paul Craig vs Modestas Bukauskas
- Paul Craig
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 8-6-1 at 205 lbs. 9-10-1 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Muniz, Jamahal Hill, and Shogun Rua. Submitted Nikita Krylov, Kennedy Nzechukwu, and Magomed Ankalaev.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Modestas Bukauskas
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 6-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Raffael Cerqueira, Andreas Michaildis, a well rounded 5-0 fighter and an 8-1 striker. Submitted Marcin Prachnio. Beat Zac Pauga and Tyson Pedro. Split decision over Ion Cutelaba.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Craig by decision.
Fares Ziam vs Kaue Fernandes
- Fares Ziam
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 7-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Matt Frevola. Submitted a well rounded 5-1 fighter. Beat Jai Herbert, Jamie Mullarkey, and a 4-0 striker. Majority decision over Luigi Vendramini. Split decision over Claudio Puelles.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Kaue Fernandes
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 10-2
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Marc Diakiese.
- Key Wins: Submitted a 6-1 wrestler. Knocked out Mohammed Yahya, a 19-5 striker, a 6-0 wrestler, and a well rounded 9-1 fighter. Beat a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Fernandes by 2nd round knockout.
Oumar Sy vs Brendson Ribeiro
- Oumar Sy
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 11-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted George Tokkos. Knocked out a well rounded 5-0 fighter. Beat Da Woon Jung and a well rounded 7-2 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Brendson Ribeiro
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 3-3
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Magomed Gadzhiyasulov.
- Key Wins: Submitted Diyar Nurgozhay, Antonio Arroyo, and a 6-1 striker. Knocked out a well rounded 11-0 fighter and a 7-1 striker. Split decision over Caio Machado.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Sy by decision.
Marcin Tybura vs Ante Delija
- Marcin Tybura
- Age: 39
- UFC Record: 12-8
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jhonata Diniz, Walt Harris, and Greg Hardy. Submitted Tai Tuivasa. Beat Mick Parkin, Blagoi Ivanov, Andrei Arlovski, and Sergei Spivac. Majority decision over Alexandr Romanov.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Ante Delija
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 25-6
- Key Wins: Beat a 9-0 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Tybura by decision.
Andreas Gustafsson vs Rinat Fakheretdinov
- Andreas Gustafsson
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 12-2
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Joilton Lutterbach.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-1 striker, a 10-2 wrestler, and an 8-3 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 4-0-1
- Key Draws: Fought Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos to a draw.
- Key Wins: Submitted Kevin Lee and a well rounded 13-2 fighter. Beat Carlos Leal and Andreas Michailidis. Split decision over Nicolas Dalby.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Fakheretdinov by decision.
William Gomis vs Robert Ruchala
- William Gomis
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Hyder Amil.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Yanis Ghemmouri and a 6-1 striker. Beat a 9-1 striker. Split decision wins over Joanderson Brito and Francis Marshall. Majority decision over a well rounded 13-3 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Robert Ruchala
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 11-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out an 18-4 striker, a 20-6 striker, an 11-2 wrestler. Beat a well rounded 7-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Gomis by decision.
Sam Patterson vs Trey Waters
- Sam Patterson
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Kiefer Crosbie, Yohan Lainesse, an 8-1 grappler and a 14-1 grappler. Knocked out Danny Barlow and a 9-3 striker. Beat an 18-6 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Trey Waters
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 3-0 fighter. Beat Billy Goff and Josh Quinlan.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Patterson by 2nd round submission.
Brad Tavares vs Robert Bryczek
- Brad Tavares
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 16-10
- Key Wins: Knocked out Krzysztof Jotko. Beat Gerald Meerschaert, Antonio Carlos, Jr and Elias Theodorou. Split decision over Omari Akhmedov.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Robert Bryczek
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 17-6
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Losses: Lost to a 6-4 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 16-5 fighter, a 7-1 striker, a 9-1 striker, a 7-2 wrestler, and a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Beat an 8-0 striker, a well rounded 5-1 fighter, and a 7-1 wrestler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Tavares by decision.
Shauna Bannon vs Sam Hughes
- Shauna Bannon
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Puja Tomar. Knocked out a well rounded 3-0 fighter. Beat a 3-0-1 striker. Split decision over Alice Ardelean.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Sam Hughes
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 5-5
- Key Wins: Submitted a 4-1 grappler. Beat Jaqueline Amorim and a well rounded 3-1 fighter. Majority decision over Istela Nunes. Split decision wins over Stephanie Luciano and Viktoriia Dudakova.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Hughes by split decision.
Yuneisy Duban vs Kennedy Freeman
- Yuneisy Duban
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 6-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 6-0 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Kennedy Freeman
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 6-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 7-2 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Duban by decision.