Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic
- Jon Jones
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 1-0 at heavyweight. 21-1 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Alexander Gustafsson. Submitted Ciryl Gane, Lyoto Machida and Rampage Jackson. Beat Dominick Reyes, Anthony Smith, Daniel Cormier, and Glover Teixeira. Split decision over Thiago Santos.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Stipe Miocic
- Age: 42
- UFC Record: 14-4
- Key Wins: Knocked out Daniel Cormier, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, and Fabricio Werdum. Beat Francis Ngannou.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: wrestling (70)
Chris’ Pick: Miocic by 2nd round knockout.
Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler
- Charles Oliveira
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 22-10
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Armen Tsarukyan.
- Key Wins: Submitted Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Kevin Lee, Jim Miller, and David Teymur. Knocked out Beneil Dariush, Michael Chandler and Nik Lentz. Beat Tony Ferguson.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus plus (75)
- Michael Chandler
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 2-3
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Eddie Alvarez. Knock out loss and split decision loss to Will Brooks.
- Key Wins: Submitted Eddie Alvarez and a 14-1 wrestler. Knocked out Tony Ferguson, Dan Hooker, a well rounded 14-1 fighter, and a 14-3 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Oliveira by 2nd round submission.
Karine Silva vs Viviane Araujo
- Karine Silva
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 5-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Maryna Moroz, Ketlen Souza, Poliana Botelho, a well rounded 20-3 fighter, well rounded 7-2 fighter and a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Beat Ariane da Silva.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Viviane Araujo
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 6-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Talita Bernardo. Beat Jennifer Maia, Andrea Lee, Roxanne Modefferi, Montana de la Rosa, and Alexis Davis.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Araujo by decision.
Bo Nickal vs Paul Craig
- Bo Nickal
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 5-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Cody Brundage, Jamie Pickett, a well rounded 7-1 fighter, and a 4-0 striker. Knocked out Valentine Woodburn.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Paul Craig
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 1-2 at 185 lbs. 9-8-1 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Muniz, Jamahal Hill, and Shogun Rua. Submitted Nikita Krylov, Kennedy Nzechukwu, and Magomed Ankalaev.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Nickal by 2nd round knockout.
Chris Weidman vs Eryk Anders
- Chris Weidman
- Age: 40
- UFC Record: 12-6 UFC at 185 lbs.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. Submitted Kelvin Gastelum. Beat Bruno Silva, Omari Akhmedov and Lyoto Machida.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Eryk Anders
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 8-6 at 185 lbs.
- Key Losses: Split decision losses to Jun Yong Park, Lyoto Machida, and Elias Theodorou.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kyle Daukaus and Rafael Natal. Beat Jamie Pickett, Darren Stewart and Markus Perez. Split decision over Gerald Meerschaert.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Weidman by decision.
James Llontop vs Mauricio Ruffy
- James Llontop
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 14-4
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Slava Borshchev.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-1 grappler and a well rounded 5-0 fighter. Beat Malik Lewis and a well rounded 8-1-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Mauricio Ruffy
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 10-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jamie Mullarkey, a well rounded 10-1 fighter, Ronys Torres, and a well rounded 11-4 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Ruffy by 1st round knockout.
Marcin Tybura vs Jhonata Diniz
- Marcin Tybura
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 11-8
- Key Wins: Knocked out Walt Harris and Greg Hardy. Submitted Tai Tuivasa. Beat Blagoi Ivanov, Andrei Arlovski, and Sergei Spivac. Majority decision over Alexandr Romanov.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Jhonata Diniz
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 8-0
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Austen Lane and a 7-1 striker. Beat Karl Williams.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
It’s been recently revealed that Austen Lane has very good wrestling. He was able to take Diniz down and control him on the ground. So I shouldn’t have graded Diniz’s wrestling a 50. But then Diniz levels up even more to stuff Williams’ take downs for most of the fight.
Chris’ Pick: Diniz by 1st round knockout.
Nikita Krylov vs Azamat Murzakanov
- Nikita Krylov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 10-6
- Key Wins: Knocked out 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: near plus plus (75)
- Azamat Murzakanov
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 13-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Devin Clark, Tafon Nchukwi, Andre Muniz, Matheus Scheffel, and a 13-3 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Krylov by 2nd round submission.
Jonathan Martinez vs Marcus McGhee
- Jonathan Martinez
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 10-3
- Key Losses: Controversial split decision loss to Andre Ewell. Lost to Andre Soukhamthath.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Adrian Yanez, Cub Swanson, Frankie Saenz, and Pingyuan Liu. Beat Said Nurmagomedov, Vince Morales, Alejandro Perez, Thomas Almeida, and Zviad Lavishvili.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Marcus McGhee
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Journey Newson. Knocked out Gaston Bolanos, JP Buys, and a 4-1 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Martinez by decision.
Jim Miller vs Damon Jackson
- Jim Miller
- Age: 41
- UFC Record: 26-17
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nik Motta. Submitted Gabriel Benitez, Donald Cerrone, Roosevelt Roberts, and Clay Guida.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Damon Jackson
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 5-6-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Pat Sabatini and a 12-3 grappler. Submitted Mirsad Bektic, a well rounded 6-1 fighter, and a 20-3 grappler. Split decision over Alexander Hernandez.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Jackson by decision.
David Onama vs Lucas Almeida
- David Onama
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Nate Landwehr.
- Key Wins: Submitted Garrett Armfield. Knocked out Gabriel Santos, a well rounded 3-0 fighter. Beat Jonathan Pearce and Gabriel Benitez.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Lucas Almeida
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 2-3
- Key Wins: Submitted a 4-1 striker. Knocked out Michael Trizano, a well rounded 9-3 fighter, a 7-1 wrestler, a 12-3 grappler, and a well rounded 9-2 fighter. Beat Timothy Cuamba.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Onama by decision.
Mickey Gall vs Ramiz Brahimaj
- Mickey Gall
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 5-6
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Diego Sanchez. Lost to Mike Perry
- Key Wins: Submitted Sage Northcutt.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Ramiz Brahimaj
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 2-3
- Key Losses: Lost to an 8-3 grappler and a 10-4 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Submitted Sasha Palatnikov and a 9-3 striker.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: fringe average (45)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Gall by decision.
Oban Elliott vs Bassil Hafez
- Oban Elliott
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 11-2
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Beat Preston Parsons, Valentine Woodburn and a well rounded 6-2 fighter. Majority decision over a 17-4 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Bassil Hafez
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 9-4-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jack Della Maddalena.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 15-5 grappler. Submitted an 8-0 striker. Beat Mickey Gall. Split decision over Anthony Ivy.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Hafez by decision.
Veronica Hardy vs Edaurda Moura
- Veronica Hardy
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 4-4
- Key Wins: Submitted Polyana Viana. Beat JJ Aldrich and Juliana Miller. Split decision over Jamey Lyn Horth.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
- Eduarda Moura
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 10-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Denise Gomes.
- Key WIns: Submitted a 5-0 striker. Knocked out Montserrat Conejo and a 6-3 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Moura by decision.