Bautista vs Oliveira, Albazi vs Horiguchi, Spann vs Kuniev Fight Picks – February 7, 2026

Mario Bautista vs Vinicius Oliveira

• Mario Bautista
• Age: 32
• UFC Record: 10-3
• Key Wins: Knocked out Miles Johns. Submitted Guido Cannetti, Benito Lopez, and Brian Kelleher. Beat Patchy Mix, Ricky Simon, Da’Mon Blackshear, a well rounded 9-3 fighter and a 7-1-2 wrestler. Split decision over Jose Aldo.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: above average (60)
• Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
• Grappling: plus (70)

• Vinicius Oliveira
• Age: 30
• UFC Record: 5-0
• Key Wins: Knocked out Bernardo Sopai, a well rounded 15-4 fighter, a 12-3 grappler and a 12-2 wrestler. Beat Kyler Phillips, Said Nurmagoedov, Ricky Simon, a well rounded 12-3 fighter, and a 13-1 wrestler.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: plus (70)
• Wrestling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Oliveira by 2nd round knockout.

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Amir Albazi vs Kyoji Horiguchi

• Amir Albazi
• Age: 32
• UFC Record: 5-1
• Key Wins: Submitted Francisco Figueiredo, Malcolm Gordon, a 6-2 wrestler, and a 6-2 striker. Knocked out Alessandro Costa. Beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov and a well rounded 6-1 fighter. Split decision over Kai Kara-France.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: plus (70)
• Grappling: plus (70)

• Kyoji Horiguchi
• Age: 35
• Pro Record: 34-5
• UFC Record: 7-1
• Key Wins: Submitted Manel Kape. Knocked out Ian McCall. Beat Darrell Montague, Chico Camus, Neil Seery, Ali Bagautinov.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: above average (60)
• Wrestling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Albazi by split decision.

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Ryan Spann vs Rizvan Kuniev

• Ryan Spann
• Age: 34
• UFC Record: 2-1 at heavyweight. 10-6 overall.
• Key Wins: Knocked out Dominick Reyes, Misha Cirkunov, and Lil’ Nog. Submitted Lukasz Brzeski, Ovince St Preux, Ion Cutelaba, and Devin Clark. Split decision over Sam Alvey.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Grappling: near plus (65)

• Rizvan Kuniev
• Age: 33
• Pro Record: 12-3-1
• UFC Record: 2-1
• Key Losses: Split decision loss to Curtis Blaydes.
• 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: Spann by 1st round submission.

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Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Marc Andre Barriault

• Michal Oleksiejczuk
• Age: 30
• UFC Record: 5-4 at 185 lbs. 9-7 overall.
• Key Losses: Submitted by Ovince St. Preux.
• Key Wins: Knocked out Gerald Meerschaert, 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)

• Marc-Andre Barriault
• Age: 35
• UFC Record: 6-9
• Key Losses: Split decision loss to Chris Curtis.
• Key Wins: Knocked out Bruno Silva, Julian Marquez, Abu Azaitar, a 9-3 striker, and a 7-1 striker. Submitted Jordan Wright. Beat Eryk Anders and Dalcha Lungiambula.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Oleksiejczuk by decision.

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Said Nurmagomedov vs Javid Basharat

• Said Nurmagomedov
• Age: 33
• UFC Record: 6-4
• Key Wins: Knocked out Cody Stamann, Ricardo Ramos, and Mark Striegl. Submitted Muin Gafurov and Saidyokub Kahkramonov. Beat a well rounded 9-2 fighter, a well rounded 11-2 fighter, and a 16-3 grappler. Split decision over Justin Scoggins.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: near plus (65)

• Javid Basharat
• Age: 30
• UFC Record: 4-2
• Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-0 grappler. Submitted an 11-1 grappler. Beat Mateus Mendonca, Tony Gravely, and Trevin Jones
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: above average (60)
• Grappling: a little above average (55)

Chris’ Pick: Nurmagomedov by 1st round knockout.

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Jean Matsumoto vs Farid Basharat

• Jean Matsumoto
• Age: 26
• UFC Record: 4-1
• Key Losses: Split decision loss to Rob Font.
• Key Wins: Submitted Dan Argueta, a 7-0 striker. Beat Brad Katona, a well rounded 6-0 fighter, a 9-1 wrestler, a well rounded 9-2 fighter, a well rounded 4-0 fighter, and a well rounded 10-3 fighter. Split decision over Miles Johns.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: plus (70)
• Grappling: plus (70)

• Farid Basharat
• Age: 28
• UFC Record: 6-0
• Key Wins: Submitted Kleydson Rodrigues. Beat Chris Gutierrez, Victor Hugo, Taylor Lapilus, Da’Mon Blackshear, a well rounded 7-1 fighter, and a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: above average (60)
• Grappling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Matsumoto by split decision.

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Uran Satybaldiev vs Julius Walker

• Uran Satybaldiev
• Age: 31
• Pro Record: 9-1
• UFC Record: 1-1
• Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-3 striker. Submitted Diyar Nurgozhay and a 9-2 striker.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: above average (60)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

• Julius Walker
• Age: 26
• Pro Record: 7-1
• UFC Record: 1-1
• Key Losses: Split decision loss to Alonzo Menifield.
• Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 6-1 fighter. Beat Raffael Cerqueira.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: above average (60)
• Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Walker by decision.

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Eduarda Moura vs Wang Cong

• Eduarda Moura
• Age: 31
• UFC Record: 4-1
• Key Losses: Split decision loss to Denise Gomes.
• Key WIns: Submitted a 5-0 striker. Knocked out Montserrat Conejo and a 6-3 striker. Beat Lauren Murphy and Veronica Hardy.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Grappling: plus (70)

• Wang Cong
• Age: 32
• Pro Record: 6-1
• UFC Record: 2-1
• Key Wins: Knocked out Victoria Leonardo. Submitted a 5-2 striker. Beat Wu Yanan and a well rounded 3-1 fighter.
• Striking: plus (70)
• Power: near plus (70)
• Grappling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Cong by split decision.

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Bruna Brasil vs Ketlen Souza

• Bruna Brasil
• Age: 32
• UFC Record: 4-3
• Key Wins: Knocked out Marnic Mann. Submitted a well rounded 2-0 fighter. Beat Ming Shi, Molly McCann, Shauna Bannon, and a 5-0 grappler.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: above average (60)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

• Ketlen Souza
• Age: 31
• UFC Record: 2-3
• Split decision losses to Piera Rodriguez and Angela Hill.
• Key Wins: Submitted Yazmin Jauregui. Knocked out a 6-1 grappler. Beat Marnic Mann.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Souza by decision.

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Daniil Donchenko vs Alex Morono

• Daniil Donchenko
• Age: 24
• Pro Record: 12-2
• UFC Record: 1-0
• Key Losses: Lost to a 13-10 striker.
• Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 8-1 fighter, a 6-0 grappler, a 5-2 striker, and a well rounded 7-2 fighter.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

• Alex Morono
• Age: 35
• UFC Record: 13-9
• Key Losses: Split decision losses to Daniel Rodriguez and Keita Nakamura.
• Key Wins: Knocked out Donald Cerrone and Zak Ottow. Beat Court McGee, Tim Means, Matthew Semelsberger, Mickey Gall, David Zawada, Kenan Song, and Max Griffin.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: average (50)
• Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Donchenko by 1st round knockout.

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Jakub Wiklacz vs Muin Gafurov

• Jakub Wiklacz
• Age: 29
• Pro Record: 17-3-2
• UFC Record: 1-0
• Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 4-0 fighter, a well rounded 12-3-1 fighter, and a 5-1 grappler. Beat a 5-1 wrestler and a 10-3 grappler. Split decision over Patchy Mix.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: average (50)
• Grappling: near plus (65)

• Muin Gafurov
• Age: 29
• UFC Record: 2-3
• Key Wins: Knocked out a 15-1 grappler, a 5-1 grappler, and a 10-2-1 grappler. Beat Rinya Nakamura, Kyung Ho Kang, and an 11-3 grappler.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: near plus (65)
• Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Gafurov by decision.

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Klaudia Sygula vs Priscila Cachoeira

• Klaudia Sygula
• Age: 26
• Pro Record: 7-2
• UFC Record: 1-1
• Key Wins: Beat Irina Alekseeva, a well rounded 3-0 fighter, and a 5-2 striker.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: average (50)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

• Priscila Cachoeira
• Age: 37
• UFC Record: 5-7
• Key Wins: Knocked out Josiane Nunes, Ariane Lipski, Gina Mazany, and Shana Dobson. Beat Ji Yeon Kim.
• Striking: near plus (65)
• Power: near plus (65)
• Wrestling: a little above average (55)

Chris’ Pick: Cachoeira by 1st round knockout.

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Eric Nolan vs Jose Henrique

• Eric Nolan
• Age: 28
• Pro Record: 8-4
• Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a 9-2 grappler.
• Striking: above average (60)
• Power: above average (60)
• Wrestling: above average (60)

• Jose Henrique
• Age: 23
• Pro Record: 8-1
• UFC Record: 0-1
• Key Wins: Split decision win over a well rounded 5-0-1 fighter.
• Striking: average (50)
• Power: average (50)
• Wrestling: average (50)

Chris’ Pick: Nolan by 2nd round knockout.