Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar Evloev
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 14-1 at 145 lbs. 14-3 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out The Korean Zombie and Chad Mendes. Beat Diego Lopes twice, Brian Ortega, Max Holloway thrice, and Jose Aldo.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Movsar Evloev
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 10-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 12-2 fighter and a 15-5 wrestler. Submitted an 11-3 striker. Beat Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, Diego Lopes, Dan Ige, Hakeem Dawodu, Mike Grundy, Enrique Barzola, a 7-1 striker, a well rounded 6-2 fighter, and a 14-2 wrestler. Majority decision over Lerone Murphy. Split decision win over Nik Lentz.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Volkanovski by decision.
Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili 3
- Petr Yan
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 11-4
- Key Losses: Split decision losses to Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Douglas Silva de Andrade and Urijah Faber. Beat Merab Dvalishvili, Marcus McGee, Deiveson Figueiredo, Song Yadong, Cory Sandhagen, Jimmie Rivera, and John Dodson.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Merab Dvalishvili
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 13-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Marlon Moraes. Submitted Sean O’Malley. Beat Cory Sandhagen, Umar Nurmagomedov, Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, Jose Aldo, Casey Kenney, Cody Stamann, John Dodson, and Brad Katona.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Dvalishvili by decision.
Lone’er Kavanagh vs Ramazonbek Temirov
- Lone’er Kavanagh
- Age: 27
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 6-0 striker and a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Beat Brandon Moreno, Felipe dos Santos, Jose Ochoa, and a 6-0 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Ramazonbek Temirov
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 20-3
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Steve Erceg, CJ Vergara, a well rounded 10-3 fighter and a 4-1 wrestler. Beat Charles Johnson, a well rounded 5-1 fighter, and a well rounded 10-2 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Kavanagh by decision.
Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev
- Alexander Volkov
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 14-4
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alistair Overeem, Walt Harris, and Fabricio Werdum. Submitted Tai Tuivasa. Beat Waldo Cortes Acosta, Sergei Pavlovich, Marcin Tybura, and Greg Hardy. Split decision over Jailton Almeida.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Rizvan Kuniev
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Curtis Blaydes.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Tyrell Fortune, a well rounded 8-1 fighter, a 12-2 striker, a 5-0 wrestler and an 11-4 striker. Beat Jailton Almeida.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Volkov by decision.
Aaron Pico vs Losene Keita
- Aaron Pico
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 14-5
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 9-1 fighter, a well rounded 12-3 fighter and an 18-4 grappler. Beat Patricio Pitbull and a 12-0 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Losene Keita
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 17-2
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nathaniel Wood.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 16-1 wrestler, a well rounded 10-2 fighter, a 5-1 striker, a well rounded 9-3 fighter, and an 8-1 striker. Beat a well rounded 17-4 fighter and a well rounded 12-1 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Pico by decision.
Dominick Reyes vs Azamat Murzakanov
- Dominick Reyes
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 10-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith, Dustin Jacoby, Jared Cannonier, Ovince St. Preux, and Chris Weidman. Split decision wins over Johnny Walker and Volkan Oezdemir.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Azamat Murzakanov
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 7-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Aleksandar Rakic, Brendson Ribeiro, Alonzo Menifield, Devin Clark, Tafon Nchukwi, Andre Muniz, Matheus Scheffel, and a 13-3 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Reyes by 2nd round knockout.
Nikita Krylov vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
- Nikita Krylov
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 11-9
- Key Wins: Knocked out Modestas Bukauskas, Alexander Gustafsson, Ed Herman, and Walt Harris. Submitted Ryan Spann, Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Francimar Barroso, and Ovince St. Preux. Beat Volkan Oezdemir.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 10-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Julius Walker and 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)
Chris’ Pick: Yakhyaev by 1st round knockout.
Grant Dawson vs Nurullo Aliev
- Grant Dawson
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 12-2-1
- Key draws: Fought Ricky Glenn to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rafa Garcia, Leonardo Santos. Submitted Mateusz Rebecki, Mark O. Madsen, Jared Gordon, and Michael Trizano. Beat Joe Solecki, Damir Ismagulov and Nad Narimani.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Nurullo Aliev
- Age: 26
- UFC Record: 5-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 3-0 grappler. Beat Mike Davis, Shem Rock, Joe Solecki, a 5-1 wrestler and a well rounded 8-2 fighter. Majority decision wins over Rafael Alves and a 5-2 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Dawson by decision.
Cameron Rowston vs Abus Magomedov
- Cameron Rowston
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Cody Brundage, Andre Petroski, and a 5-0 striker. Beat Robert Bryczek.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Abus Magomedov
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 5-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Dustin Stolztfus, Jessin Ayari, an 11-2 striker, a well rounded 15-5 fighter, and a 10-3 grappler. Submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk, 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.
Abubakar Vagaev vs Jacob Malkoun
- Abubakar Vagaev
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 25-4
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Beat Saygid Izagakhmaev, a well rounded 22-5 fighter, a 19-4 wrestler, well rounded 9-2 fighter and a well rounded 14-2 fighter. Split decision over a 14-5 wrestler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (60)
- Jacob Malkoun
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 6-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Petroski. Beat Gerald Meerschaert, Torrez Finney, Nick Maximov, AJ Dobson, and Abdul Razak Alhassan.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Malkoun by decision.
Asaf Chopurov vs Colby Thicknesse
- Asaf Chopurov
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 11-0
- Key Wins: Submitted a 4-0 striker and a well rounded 5-0 fighter. Knocked out a 13-2 striker and a 16-3 wrestler. Beat a 10-3 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Colby Thicknesse
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Beat Vince Morales and Josias Musasa.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Chopurov by decision.
Daniel Santos vs Bolaji Oki
- Daniel Santos
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Joo Sang Yoo, John Castaneda, a well rounded 8-0 fighter and a well rounded 7-0 fighter. Submitted a 7-2 striker. Beat Jeong Yeong Lee, Johnny Munoz Jr., and a well rounded 11-3-1 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Bolaji Oki
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 3-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-1 grappler. Beat Michael Aswell and an 11-0 striker. Split decision over Timothy Cuamba.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Santos by 2nd round knockout.
Kody Steele vs Noah Gugnon
- 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: a little above average (55)
- Noah Gugnon
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 10-2
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Milos Janicic. 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 2nd round knockout.
Iasmin Lucindo vs Nicolle Caliari
- Iasmin Lucindo
- Age: 24
- UFC Record: 5-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Polyana Viana. Beat Angela Hill, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Brogan Walker and an 8-3 grappler. Split decision wins over Marina Rodriguez and Sarah Frota.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Nicolle Caliari
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 9-4
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Ernesta Kareeckaite.
- Key Wins: Submitted Shauna Bannon, Corinne Laframboise, a well rounded 8-2 fighter and a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Lucindo by decision.