Rafael Fiziev vs Manuel Torres
- Rafael Fiziev
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 7-5
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Justin Gaethje.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rafael dos Anjos, Brad Riddell, and Renato Moicano. Beat Ignacio Bahamondes, Bobby Green and Marc Diakiese.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Manuel Torres
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 6-1
- Key Losses: Submitted by a well rounded 7-6 fighter.
- Key Wins: Submitted Chris Duncan, a well rounded 14-5 fighter, and a 12-2 striker. Knocked out Grant Dawson, Drew Dober, Nik Motta, Frank Camacho, a well rounded 9-3 fighter. Split decision over a 5-2 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Fiziev by decision.
Shara Magomedov vs Michel Pereira
- Shara Magomedov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Armen Petrosyan, Antonio Trocolli, a 16-4 striker, a 4-1 striker, and a well rounded 9-2 fighter. Beat Marc Andre Barriault, Bruno Silva, and a 21-5 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Michel Pereira
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 4-3 at 185 lbs. 10-5 overall.
- Key Losses: DQ loss to Diego Sanchez. Lost to Tristan Connelly.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Petroski, Danny Roberts. Submitted Ihor Potieria, Michel Oleksiejczuk and an 8-2 striker. Beat Andre Fialho, Niko Price, and Khaos Williams. Split decision wins over Zachary Reese and Santiago Ponzinibbio.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Pereira by split decision.
Nazim Sadykhov vs Matheus Camilo
- Nazim Sadykhov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Terrence McKinney. Knocked out Nikolas Motta, Ismael Bonfim, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Matheus Camilo
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 10-3
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a 9-3 wrestler and a well rounded 6-1 fighter. Knocked out a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Beat Viacheslav Borshchev and an 8-0 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Camilo by decision.
Asu Almabayev vs Charles Johnson
- Asu Almabayev
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 6-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 10-1 striker. Submitted Alex Perez, Ode Osbourne, a well rounded 6-0 fighter, a well rounded 5-0 fighter and a well rounded 10-2 fighter. Beat Jose Ochoa, Jose Johnson, CJ Vergara, a 4-0 grappler, and a 14-4 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (65)
- Charles Johnson
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 8-6
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Ode Osbourne.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Lone’er Kavanagh, Joshua Van, Jimmy Flick and a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Submitted a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Beat Sumudaerji, Jake Hadley and Azat Maksum. Split decision wins over Bruno Silva, Zhulgas Zhumagulov, a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a 5-1 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Almabayev by decision.
Ikram Aliskerov vs Brunno Ferreira
- Ikram Aliskerov
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 5-1
- 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 Jun Yong Park and a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Brunno Ferreira
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 7-3
- Key Wins: Submitted Jackson McVey, 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. Beat Marvin Vettori.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Aliskerov by 1st round knockout.
Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Abus Magomedov
- 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)
- Abus Magomedov
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Dustin Stolztfus, Jessin Ayari, an 11-2 striker, a well rounded 15-5 fighter, and a 10-3 grappler. Submitted Brunno Ferreira and a 12-0 striker. Beat Michel Pereira and Warlley Alves.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Magomedov by decision.
Eric Nolan vs Farman Hasanov
- Eric Nolan
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 8-4
- UFC Record: 0-1
- 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)
- Farman Hasanov
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 6-0 grappler. Beat a 4-0-1 grappler.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Nolan by decision.
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Julius Walker
- Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 9-0
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 6-1 striker. Submitted Brendson Ribeiro, a well rounded 5-2 fighter, and a 5-1 striker. Beat a 7-0 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Julius Walker
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 7-2
- UFC Record: 1-2
- 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: Yahkyaev by 1st round knockout.
Andrey Pulyaev vs Nursulton Ruziboev
- Andrey Pulyaev
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 10-4
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nick Klein. Beat a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Nursulton Ruziboev
- Age: 32
- 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 anda well rounded 40-9 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: near plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Ruziboev by decision.
Bekzat Almakhan vs Jean Matsumoto
- Bekzat Almakhan
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 12-3
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Brad Katona, a well rounded 15-5 fighter, a 12-4-1 striker, a 12-4 grappler, a well rounded 9-3 fighter, and a 10-3 wrestler. Submitted a 7-2 grappler. Beat a well rounded 14-1 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Jean Matsumoto
- Age: 26
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Losses: Split decision losses to Farid Basharat and 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: near plus (65)
- Power: plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Almakhan by decision.
Daniil Donchenko vs Theodor Berggren
- Daniil Donchenko
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 13-2
- UFC Record: 2-0
- 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. Beat Alex Morono.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Theodor Berggren
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 8-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 3-1 striker and an 8-2 striker.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Donchenko by 2nd round knockout.
Javier Reyes vs Kaan Ofli
- Javier Reyes
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 23-5
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Douglas Silva de Andrade, a 12-3 striker, and a well rounded 7-2 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Kaan Ofli
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 12-4
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Ricardo Ramos and a 6-1 striker. Beat a 5-2 wrestler and another 5-2 wrestler. Majority decision over Zha Yi.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Reyes by split decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Reyes -135