Medic vs Rodriguez, Rakic vs Tybura, Walker vs Delija Fight Picks – August 1, 2026

Uros Medic vs Daniel Rodriguez

  • Uros Medic
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 8-3
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Geoff Neal, Muslim Salikhov, Gilbert Urbina, Matthew Semelsberger, Omar Morales, Aalon Cruz, and a 7-1 striker.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Daniel Rodriguez
  • Age: 39
  • UFC Record: 10-4
  • Key Wins: Submitted Tim Means and a 7-2 grappler. Knocked out Santiago Ponzinibbio, Dwight Grant, a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Beat Kevin Holland, Kevin Lee, Mike Perry and a 7-2 striker. Split decision over Alex Morno and Jingliang Li.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Medic by 1st round knockout.


Aleksandar Rakic vs Marcin Tybura

  • Aleksandar Rakic
  • Age: 34
  • UFC Record: 6-5
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Devin Clark and Jimi Manuwa. Beat Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
  • Marcin Tybura
  • Age: 40
  • UFC Record: 12-10
  • 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)

Chris’ Pick: Rakic by decision.


Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Guskov

  • Jan Blachowicz
  • Age: 43
  • UFC Record: 12-8-1
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Alex Pereira.
  • Key Draws: Fought Magomed Ankalaev to a draw.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Aleksandar Rakic, Dominick Reyes, Corey Anderson, Luke Rockhold, and Ilir Latifi. Submitted Nikita Krylov and Devin Clark. Beat Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier, and Jimi Manuwa. Split decision over Jacare Souza.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: above average (60)
  • Bogdan Guskov
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 4-1-1
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Nikita Krylov, Ryan Spann, a well rounded 13-3 fighter and a 4-1 grappler. Submitted Billy Elekana.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Guskov by split decision.


Ludovit Kleiin vs Tofiq Musayev

  • Ludovit Klein
  • Age: 31
  • UFC Record: 8-3-1
  • Key Draws: Fought Jai Herbert to a majority draw.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out AJ Cunningham, Shane Young, a 13-1 striker, a 14-5 grappler, and a well rounded 11-4 fighter. Beat Roosevelt Roberts, Thiago Moises, Ignacio Bahamondes, Mason Jones, and an 11-2 striker. Split decision over Devonte Smith. Majority decision over Mateusz Rebecki.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Grappling: plus (70)
  • Tofiq Musayev
  • Age: 36
  • Pro Record: 23-6
  • UFC Record: 1-1
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 16-4 grappler, a 12-4 striker, a 18-1-1 grappler, a well rounded 11-3 fighter, and a well rounded 10-2 fighter. Beat Ignacio Bahamondes.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Klein by decision.


Dusko Todorovic vs Robert Valentin

  • Dusko Todorovic
  • Age: 32
  • UFC Record: 5-5
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Jordan Wright, Maki Pitolo, Michel Pereira, and a well rounded 8-0 fighter in his 3rd pro fight. Submitted Jose Medina and an 8-1 striker. Beat a 14-4 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Robert Valentin
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 11-6
  • UFC Record: 1-3
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Torrez Finney.
  • Key Wins: Submitted Julien Leblanc, a 6-1 striker, a 10-3 wrestler, and an 11-3 grappler.
  • Striking: a little above average (55)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Grappling: a little above average (55)

Chris’ Pick: Todorovic by 2nd round submission.


Oban Elliott vs Michael Oliveira

  • Oban Elliott
  • Age: 28
  • UFC Record: 4-2
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Bassil Hafez. Beat Preston Parsons, Valentine Woodburn and a well rounded 6-2 fighter. Majority decision over a 17-4 striker.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Michael Oliveira
  • Age: 28
  • Pro Record: 9-0
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 12-3 fighter, a 3-0 striker, and a well rounded 4-1 fighter.
  • Striking: a little above average (55)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Wrestling: average (50)

Chris’ Pick: Elliott by decision.


Vlastislav Cepo vs Gilbert Urbina

  • Vlastislav Cepo
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 14-3
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 12-2 striker, a 7-2 striker, another 7-2 striker, and a 6-1 striker. Submitted a well rounded 8-3 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • Gilbert Urbina
  • Age: 30
  • Pro Record: 7-4
  • UFC Record: 1-3
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Orion Cosce. Submitted a well rounded 5-0 fighter.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Cepo by 1st round knockout.


Jovan Leka vs Max Gimenis

  • Jovan Leka
  • Age: 24
  • Pro Record: 13-2
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-0 striker. Beat a well rounded 14-1 fighter.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: a little above average (55)
  • Max Gimenis
  • Age: 33
  • Pro Record: 6-2
  • UFC Record: 0-1
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Gimenis by 1st round submission.


Bogdan Grad vs Dennis Buzukja

  • Bogdan Grad
  • Age: 30
  • UFC Record: 2-3
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Lucas Alexander and a 4-0 grappler. Submitted a well rounded 6-2 fighter. Beat a well rounded 17-6 fighter. Split decision over a 9-1 striker.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)
  • Dennis Buzukja
  • Age: 28
  • UFC Record: 2-4
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Francis Marshall.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Connor Matthews.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Grad by decision.


Mark Vologdin vs Josias Musasa

  • Mark Vologdin
  • Age: 26
  • Pro Record: 12-4-2
  • UFC Record: 0-1-1
  • Key Draws: Fought John Castaneda to a majority draw.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 4-1 striker and a 4-1 striker. Submitted a well rounded 5-2 fighter.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)
  • Josias Musasa
  • Age: 27
  • Pro Record: 8-2
  • UFC Record: 1-2
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 11-1 fighter and a 5-1 grappler. Split decision over a 9-0 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Vologdin by decision.


Nina Nikolija Milosevic vs Hailey Cowan

  • Nina Nikolija Milosevic
  • Age: 29
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Beat a 4-0 grappler.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • Hailey Cowan
  • Age: 34
  • Pro Record: 7-5
  • UFC Record: 1-3
  • Key Losses: Submitted by a 1-2 fighter.
  • Key Wins: Split decision over an 8-2 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Milosevic by 2nd round knockout.


Milos Janicic vs Noah Gugnon

  • Milos Janicic
  • Age: 29
  • Pro Record: 19-3
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 8-0 striker, an 11-2 striker, and an 8-1 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Grappling: a little above average (55)
  • Noah Gugnon
  • Age: 25
  • Pro Record: 9-2
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-1 striker, a well rounded 6-1 fighter, a 4-1 grappler, a 5-0 grappler, and a well rounded 10-3-1 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Gugnon by 1st round knockout.


Mateusz Rebecki vs Kyle Prepolec

  • Mateusz Rebecki
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 5-4
  • Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Ludovit Klein.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Loik Radzhabov, a well rounded 18-5 fighter, a 8-1 striker, a 12-1 striker, a 12-2 grappler, a 12-2 wrestler, and a well rounded 8-2 fighter. Submitted Roosevelt Roberts, a 12-2 striker. Beat Nick Fiore and a well rounded 7-2 fighter. Split decision over Myktybek Orolbai.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)
  • Kyle Prepolec
  • Age: 36
  • Pro Record: 18-9
  • UFC Record: 0-4
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-0 wrestler and a 4-0 grappler.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Rebecki by decision.


Stephanie Luciano vs Marina Spasic

  • Stephanie Luciano
  • Age: 26
  • Pro Record: 7-2-1
  • UFC Record: 2-1-1
  • Key Loses: Split decision loss to Sam Hughes.
  • Key Draws: Fought Talita Alencar to a draw.
  • Key Wins: Submitted Ravena Oliveira. Beat Talita Alencar and a 5-0 grappler.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • Marina Spasic
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 7-1
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: a little above average (55)

Chris’ Pick: Luciano by decision.