Anthony Wint vs Matthew Adams
- Anthony Wint
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 6-0
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Matthew Adams
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 6-2
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Wint by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Wint -250
Fabrizio Escarrega vs Abe Alsaghir
- Fabrizio Escarrega
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 9-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 8-2-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Abe Alsaghir
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 8-0
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Alsaghir has big power and I haven’t seen much video on him, striking could be a 60. Escarrega is like a buzzsaw in the 1st round, would be interesting to see how his cardio holds up over 3 rounds.
Chris’ Pick: Escarrega by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Escarrega -225
Mridul Saikia vs Bilal Hasan
- Mridul Saikia
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 3-0 fighter. Knocked out a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: average (50)
- Bilal Hasan
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 8-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-1 fighter, a 7-0 striker, and a 6-2-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Saikia’s record looks great, but I watched his last fight against a 7-5 wrestler. Didn’t like what I saw. Saikia struggled for a lot of the fight. Striking is barely a 55. He wasn’t as good as I thought he’d be.
Chris’ Pick: Hasan by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Hasan -350
Ananias Mulumba vs Tom Pagliarulo
- Ananias Mulumba
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 10-3
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a 3-0 striker, a well rounded 5-1 fighter, and a 7-2 wrestler. Knocked out an 8-3 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Tom Pagliarulo
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 10-2
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Slight possibility Pagliarulo’s striking could be as low as a 55. Not much video on him out there. Mulumba got really close to knocking Marwan Rahiki out on the Contender. He’s probably only gotten better since then.
Chris’ Pick: Mulumba by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Mulumba -250
Joseph Kropschot vs Jonathan Kunneman
- Joseph Kropschot
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 8-3
- Key Wins: Submitted a 7-0 grappler.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Jonathan Kunneman
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 10-0
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 8-2 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Kunneman by 1st round submission.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Kunneman -250