Reinier de Ridder vs Brendan Allen
- Reinier de Ridder
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 21-2
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Kevin Holland, Gerald Meerschaert, a well rounded 12-2 fighter, a 17-1 grappler, and a well rounded 23-4 fighter. Knocked out Bo Nickal, a 6-1 striker, and a well rounded 30-6 fighter. Beat an 11-3 striker. Split decision over Robert Whittaker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Brendan Allen
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 13-4
- 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 Marvin Vettori, 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: Allen by split decision.
Kevin Holland vs Mike Malott
- Kevin Holland
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 6-4 at 170 lbs. 15-10 overall.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jack Della Maddalena.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Alex Oliveira, Jacare Souza, Joaquin Buckley and Anthony Hernandez. Submitted Vicente Luque, Michal Oleksiejczuk, Michael Chiesa and Tim Means. Beat Gunnar Nelson and Alessio Di Chirico. Split decisions over Gerald Meerschaert and Darren Stewart.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Mike Malott
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 6-1
- Key Draws: Fought a 5-4 striker to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Charlie Radtke, Mickey Gall, a well rounded 6-1 fighter. Submitted Adam Fugitt, Yohan Lainesse, a 8-0 striker, a 6-0 wrestler, and a 3-0 grappler. Beat Trevin Giles.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: near plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Malott by 1st round submission.
Marlon Vera vs Aiemann Zahabi
- Marlon Vera
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 15-9
- Key Losses: Lost to Douglas Silva de Andrade. Lost a controversial decision to Yadong Song.
- Key Wins: Submitted Brian Kelleher. Knocked out Dominick Cruz, Frankie Edgar, Sean O’Malley, Frankie Saenz and Andre Ewell. Beat Pedro Munhoz, Rob Font, and Davey Grant.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Aiemann Zahabi
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 7-2
- Key Losses: Lost to Vince Morales.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Qileng Aori, Drako Rodriguez. Beat Jose Aldo, Pedro Munhoz, Javid Basharat, Ricky Turcios, and a 13-4 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Vera by 2nd round knockout.
Manon Fiorot vs Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Manon Fiorot
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 7-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Victoria Leonardo and Tabatha Ricci. Beat Erin Blanchfield, Rose Namajunas, Katlyn Chookagian, Jennifer Maia, Mayra Bueno Silva, and a 4-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 9-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to a 4-0 striker.
- Key Wins: Submitted Jessica Andrade, Ariane da Silva and Priscila Cachoeira. Beat Mayra Bueno Silva, Fatima Kline, Miranda Maverick, Gabriella Fernandes, Kay Hansen, and an 8-2 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Fiorot by decision.
Cody Gibson vs Aoriqileng
- Cody Gibson
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 3-6
- Key Wins: Submitted Brian Kelleher and Francisco Rivera. Knocked out a 9-1 wrestler. Beat Chad Anheliger, John Dodson and a 19-3 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Aoriqileng
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 3-4
- Key WIns: Submitted a 9-2 striker. Knocked out Cameron Else and a well rounded 5-1 fighter. Beat Johnny Munoz Jr, Jay Perrin, and a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Gibson by 1st round submission.
Matt Frevola vs Kyle Nelson
- Matt Frevola
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 6-5-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Marco Polo Reyes.
- Key Draws: Fought Lando Vannata to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Drew Dober, Ottman Azaitar, and Genaro Valdez. Beat Jalin Turner. Split decision win over Luis Pena.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Kyle Nelson
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 5-4-1
- Key Draws: Fought Doo Ho Choi to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Bill Algeo, Khama Worthy, and Marco Polo Reyes. Beat Fernando Padilla and Blake Bilder.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: above average (65)
Chris’ Pick: Nelson by 1st round knockout.
Charles Jourdain vs Davey Grant
- Charles Jourdain
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 7-7-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Sean Woodson. Majority decision loss to Shane Burgos.
- Key Draws: Split draw to an 8-1 strike
- Key Wins: Knocked out Doo Ho Choi. Submitted Victor Henry, Ricardo Ramos, Lando Vannata and a 9-3 striker. Beat Kron Gracie and Andre Ewell.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Davey Grant
- Age: 39
- UFC Record: 10-6
- Key Losses: Submitted by Damian Stasiak and Manny Bermudez. Split decision loss to Daniel Marcos.
- Key Wins: Submitted Raphael Assuncao. Knocked out Louis Smolka and Jonathan Martinez. Beat Da’Mon Blackshear, Ramon Taveras, and Marlon Vera in 2016.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Slight chance I’m over rating Jourdain. He’s now at 15 UFC fights. Probably at his ceiling. He could easily have 65 striking and 60 grappling. Yes, he submitted Henry, but at the same time, Henry took Jourdain down and had almost 4 minutes of control time.
Chris’ Pick: Jourdain by decision.
Hyun Sung Park vs Bruno Silva
- Hyun Sung Park
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Shannon Ross and a well rounded 6-2 fighter. Submitted Carlos Hernandez, a 7-2 wrestler, and an 8-3 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Bruno Silva
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 4-4
- Key Draws: Fought Casey Kenney and a 4-0 grappler to draws.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Victor Rodriguez, JP Buys, and a 4-0 grappler. Submitted Tyson Nam.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Park by 2nd round submission.
Djorden Santos vs Danny Barlow
- Djorden Santos
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 10-2
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Beat a 12-3 wrestler and a well rounded 8-2 fighter. Split decision over a 3-0 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Danny Barlow
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 3-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Josh Quinlan and a 7-1 striker. Split decision over Nikolay Veretennikov.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Santos by 1st round knockout.
Drew Dober vs Kyle Prepolec
- Drew Dober
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 13-11
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ricky Glenn, Bobby Green, Terrance McKinney, Alexander Hernandez, and Nasrat Haqparast. Beat Scott Holtzman.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Kyle Prepolec
- Age: 36
- Pro Record: 18-8
- UFC Record: 0-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-0 wrestler and a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Dober by 1st round knockout.
Stephanie Luciano vs Ravena Oliveira
- Stephanie Luciano
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 6-2-1
- UFC Record: 1-1-1
- Key Loses: Split decision loss to Sam Hughes.
- Key Draws: Fought Talita Alencar to a draw.
- Key Wins: Beat Talita Alencar and a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Ravena Oliveira
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 7-2-1
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Tainara Lisboa closed as a big -310 favorite but Oliveira really outperformed the market with the fight being a near draws, strikes and grappling being close to equal.
Chris’ Pick: Luciano by split decision.
Azamat Bekoev vs Yousri Belgaroui
- Azamat Bekoev
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 20-3
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ryan Loder and Zachary Reese. Submitted a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a 4-0 grappler. Beat a well rounded 6-1 fighter and a well rounded 9-2 fighter. Split decision over Dylan Budka.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Yousri Belgaroui
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 7-3
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Beat a well rounded 11-3 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Bekoev by decision.
Tainara Lisboa vs Melissa Croden
- Tainara Lisboa
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 7-3
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Jessica Rose Clark. Beat Ravena Oliveira.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Melissa Croden
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 6-2
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Lisboa by split decision.
Mansur Abdul Malik vs Antonio Trocoli
- Mansur Abdul Malik
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 8-0-1
- UFC Record: 3-0-1
- Key Draws: Fought Cody Brundage to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nick Klein, Dusko Todorovic, and Wesley Schultz.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Antonio Trocoli
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 12-5
- UFC Record: 0-2
- Key Losses: Knocked out by a 7-3 striker.
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 7-1 fighter and a 3-1 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Abdul Malik by 2nd round knockout.