Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira
- Derrick Lewis
- Age: 40
- UFC Record: 19-10
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rodrigo Nascimento, Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Chris Daukaus, Curtis Blaydes, Alexei Oleinik, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Travis Browne, and Alexander Volkov. Beat Francis Ngannou.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Tallison Teixeira
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 8-0
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked Justin Tafa, out a 6-1 striker and a 4-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Lewis by 1st round knockout.
Calvin Kattar vs Steve Garcia
- Calvin Kattar
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 7-7
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Josh Emmett.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jeremy Stephens, Shane Burgos, Chris Fighgold, and Ricardo Lamas. Beat Giga Chikadze and Dan Ige.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Steve Garcia
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 3-0 at 155 lbs. 7-2 overall.
- Key Losses: Submitted by Aalon Cruz. Split decision loss to a 5-0 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kyle Nelson, Seung Woo Choi, Melquizael Costa, Nuerdanbieke Shayilan, Chase Hooper, and a 7-1 grappler. Split decision over a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
I know the market has Garcia graded higher than I do. But I’m not buying into it. Yes, Garcia has looked great. Yes, he’s gotten 5 KO’s in a row. But the last time I’ve seen him fight for longer than a few minutes was against Costa and the numbers say 65 striking and 60 wrestling. Since then, he’s had 2 quick knockouts.
Chris’ Pick: Kattar by decision.
Stephen Thompson vs Gabriel Bonfim
- Stephen Thompson
- Age: 42
- UFC Record: 13-8-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Anthony Pettis. Majority decision loss to Tyron Woodley.
- Key Draws: Fought Tyron Woodley to a majority draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kevin Holland. Beat Jorge Masvidal, Geoff Neal, and Vicente Luque.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Gabriel Bonfim
- Age: 27
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Khaos Williams, Trevin GIles, Mounir Lazzez, a well rounded 6-0 fighter, a well rounded 6-2-1 fighter and a well rounded 13-3 fighter. Knocked out a well rounded 8-0 fighter. Beat Ange Loosa.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Bonfim by 2nd round submission.
Chris Curtis vs Max Griffin
- Chris Curtis
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 6-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Brendan Allen.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Joaquin Buckley, Brendan Allen, Phil Hawes, a well rounded 13-3 fighter. a 10-1 striker, an 8-2 striker and an 18-5 wrestler. Beat Rodolfo Vieira, a 9-3 grappler, a well rounded 5-0 fighter, and a well rounded 18-4 fighter. Split decision over Marc Andre Barriault. Majority decision win over an 11-4 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Max Griffin
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 8-9
- Key Losses: Lost to Curtis Millender. Lost split decisions to Neil Magny, Alex Oliveira, and Thiago Alves.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Kenan Song. Beat Mike Perry. Split decision wins over Jeremiah Wells and Tim Means.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Curtis by split decision.
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Valter Walker
- Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 8-5 at 205 lbs.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nicolae Negumereanu.
- 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: plus (70)
- Valter Walker
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 13-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Don’Tale Mayes and Junior Tafa. Beat a well rounded 7-2 fighter. Split decision over an 8-3 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Nzechukwu by 1st round knockout.
Jake Matthews vs Chidi Njokuani
- Jake Matthews
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 13-6
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Andrew Holbrook.
- Key Wins: Submitted Darrius Flowers. Beat Francisco Prado, Phil Rowe, and Jingliang Li.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Chidi Njokuani
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 6-3
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Albert Duraev.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Dustin Todorovic, Marc Andre Barriault, a well rounded 12-1 fighter, an 18-4 wrestler, an 8-0 striker, a well rounded 6-1 fighter and an 8-2 striker. Beat Jared Gordon, a 6-2 wrestler, an 8-2 striker, an 11-3 striker, and a 10-3 grappler. Split decision wins over Rhys McKee and Max Griffin.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Matthews by split decision.
Eduarda Moura vs Lauren Murphy
- Eduarda Moura
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 11-1
- UFC Record: 3-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Denise Gomes.
- Key WIns: Submitted a 5-0 striker. Knocked out Montserrat Conejo and a 6-3 striker. Beat Veronica Hardy.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Lauren Murphy
- Age: 41
- UFC Record: 5-2 at 125 lbs. 6-6 overall.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Sara McMann.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Mara Romero Borella. Beat Miehsa Tate, Joanne Wood, and Roxanne Modafferi. Split decision over Andrea Lee.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Moura by split decision.
Vitor Petrino vs Austen Lane
- Vitor Petrino
- Age: 27
- UFC Record: 5-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Modestas Bukauskas, Rodolfo Bellato twice, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Submitted Marcin Prachnio. Beat Tyson Pedro and Anton Turkalj.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Austen Lane
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 2-4
- Key Losses: Knocked out by a 7-4 striker.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Juan Adams and a 3-1 striker. Beat Robelis Despagne.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Petrino by 1st round knockout.
Melissa Martinez vs Fatima Kline
- Melissa Martinez
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 8-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Beat Alice Ardelean. Split decision over a well rounded 5-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Fatima Kline
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Viktoriia Dudakova. Beat a 4-1 striker and a well rounded 6-3-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Kline by decision.
Junior Tafa vs Tuco Tokkos
- Junior Tafa
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 6-3
- UFC Record: 2-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Sean Sharaf, Parker Porter, and a 6-1 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
- Tuco Tokkos
- Age: 34
- Pro Record: 10-5
- UFC Record: 0-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 4-1 striker and a 9-3 wrestler. Submitted a well rounded 5-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Tokkos by decision.