Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory Rodrigues
- Anthony Hernandez
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 9-3
- Key Wins: Submitted Roman Dolidze, Roman Kopylov, a well rounded 10-3 fighter. Knocked out Michel Pereira, Edmen Shahbazyan, and a well rounded 9-0 fighter. Beat Josh Fremd and Brendan Allen.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus plus (75)
- Gregory Rodrigues
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 10-4
- Key Losses: Lost a split decision to Armen Petrosyan.
- Key Wins: Submitted a 4-1-1 grappler. Knocked out Brunno Ferreira, Jack Hermansson, Brad Tavares, Dennis Tiuliulin, Chidi Njokuani, Julian Marquez, Jun Yong Park, an 8-3 striker, a well rounded 7-1 fighter, a well rounded 3-0 fighter, and a 4-1 grappler. Beat Roman Kopylov, Christian Leroy, Duncan, and Dusko Todorovic.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Hernandez by decision.
Vitor Petrino vs Serghei Spivac
- Vitor Petrino
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 3-0 at heavyweight. 7-2 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Thomas Petersen, Modestas Bukauskas, Rodolfo Bellato twice, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Submitted Austen Lane and Marcin Prachnio. Beat Steven Asplund, Tyson Pedro, and Anton Turkalj.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Serghei Spivac
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 9-6
- Key Losses: Lost to Marcin Tybura.
- Key Wins: Submitted Marcin Tybura, Derrick Lewis, Greg Hardy, Tai Tuivasa, and a 5-1 striker. Knocked out Augusto Sakai and Jared Vanderaa. Beat Ante Delija, Alexei Oleinik. Majority decision over Carlos Felipe.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Petrino by 1st round knockout.
Reinier de Riider vs Roman Dolidze
- Reinier de Ridder
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 4-2
- 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: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Roman Dolidze
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 8-5 at 185 lbs. 9-5 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kevin Holland, Jack Hermansson, Phil Hawes, Kyle Daukaus, a well rounded 8-3 fighter, a well rounded 15-4 fighter, and a 13-3 wrestler. Beat Laureano Staropoli. Split decision over John Allan.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: de Ridder by split decision.
Mason Jones vs MarQuel Mederos
- Mason Jones
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Bolaji Oki, a well rounded 8-1 fighter and a 6-2 grappler, and a 12-1 wrestler. Beat Axel Sola, Jeremy Stephens and David Onama.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- MarQuel Mederos
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 4-0-1
- Key Draws: Fought Chris Padilla to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 12-3 fighter and a well rounded 5-1 fighter. Beat Landon Quinones and a 5-0 wrestler. Split decision over Austin Hubbard.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Jones by 2nd round submission.
Jackson McVey vs Wes Schultz
- Jackson McVey
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 7-2
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Sedriques Dumas. Knocked out a well rounded 4-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Wes Schultz
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 9-3
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Ben Johnson and a well rounded 7-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: McVey by split decision.
Carli Judice vs Jeisla Chaves
- Carli Judice
- Age: 27
- UFC Record: 3-2
- Key Losses: Knocked out Nicolle Caliari. Beat Juliana Miller. Split decision losses to Gabriella Fernandes and Ernesta Kareckaite.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Yuneisey Duben.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Jeisla Chaves
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 8-0
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Split decision wins over Yuneisy Duban and a well rounded 6-1 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Judice by 2nd round knockout.
Shamil Gaziev vs Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Shamil Gaziev
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Thomas Petersen, Martin Buday, Darko Stosic, and a 4-0 striker. Submitted a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Beat Don’Tale Mayes. Split decision over a 13-0 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 2-1-1 at heavyweight. 8-6 overall.
- Key Draws: Fought Marcus Almeida to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Chris Barnett, Ion Cutelaba, Karl Roberson, Danilo Marques, and Carlos Ulberg. Submitted Devin Clark.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Nzechukwu by 1st round knockout.
Shanelle Dyer vs Elise Reed
- Shanelle Dyer
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ravena Oliveira and an 8-2 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Elise Reed
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 4-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 5-2 fighter. Beat Jinh Yu Frey and Melissa Martinez. Split decision wins over Cory McKenna and a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Dyer by decision.
Kody Steele vs Gauge Young
- Kody Steele
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 8-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Dom Mar Fan. Knocked out a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Gauge Young
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 11-3
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Beat Maheshate. Split decision over Thiago Moises.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Young by decision.
Nasrat Haqparast vs Chris Padilla
- Nasrat Haqparast
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 10-5
- Key Losses: Lost to Marcin Held on short notice.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jamie Mullarkey and Joaquim Silva. Beat Landon Quinones, John Makdessi, Rafa Garcia, and Marc Diakiese. Split decision wins over Esteban Ribovics and Jared Gordon.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Chris Padilla
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 16-6-1
- UFC Record: 3-0-1
- Key Draws: Fought MarQuel Mederos to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rongzhu and Justin Jaynes. Submitted James Llontop and a 4-0 grappler. Beat a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Split decision over Jai Herbert.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Padilla by split decision.
Lerryan Douglas vs Jamall Emmers
- Lerryan Douglas
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 14-5
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Julian Erosa, Cam Teague, a 10-2 wrestler, a well rounded 18-3 fighter, a 9-2 striker, a 7-2 striker, and a well rounded 6-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Jamall Emmers
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 5-5
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jack Jenkins.
- Key Wins: Submitted a 5-1 striker and a well rounded 12-2 fighter. Knocked out Gabriel Miranda, Dennis Buzukja, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Beat Hyder Amil and Cory Sandhagen back in 2017. Split decision win over Alexander Hernandez back in 2013.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Emmers by decision.