Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 13-1 at 145 lbs. 13-3 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out The Korean Zombie and Chad Mendes. Beat Diego Lopes, Brian Ortega, Max Holloway thrice, and Jose Aldo.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Diego Lopes
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 5-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jean Silva, Sodiq Yusuff and Pat Sabatini. Submitted Gavin Tucker, Marcos Beltran, and a 14-3 grappler. Beat Brian Ortega.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Lopes by 1st round knockout.
Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint Denis
- Dan Hooker
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 10-5 at 155 lbs. 13-9 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Claudio Puelles and James Vick. Beat Al Iaquinta and Nasrat Haqparast. Split decision wins over Mateusz Gamrot, Jalin Turner, and Paul Felder.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Benoit Saint Denis
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 8-2 at 155 lbs. 8-3 overall.
- Key Wins: Submitted Mauricio Ruffy, Ismael Bonfim, Niklas Stolze, a 4-0 striker, an 8-1 grappler, a 6-2 striker, and a 15-4 striker. Knocked out Beneil Dariush, Matt Frevola, Thiago Moises, Gabriel Miranda, and a 13-4 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Saint Denis by split decision.
Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy
- Rafael Fiziev
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 7-4
- Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Justin Gaethje.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rafael dos Anjos, Brad Riddell, and Renato Moicano. Beat Ignacio Bahamondes, Bobby Green and Marc Diakiese.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Mauricio Ruffy
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out King GreenJamie Mullarkey, a well rounded 10-1 fighter, Ronys Torres, and a well rounded 11-4 fighter. Beat James Llontop.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Ruffy by 2nd round knockout.
Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira
- Tai Tuivasa
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 8-8
- Key Losses: Submitted by Serghei Spivac.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Derrick Lewis, Augusto Sakai, Greg Hardy, and Cyril Asker. Beat Andrei Arlovski.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- 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: Teixeira by 1st round knockout.
Jimmy Crute vs Dustin Jacoby
- Jimmy Crute
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 7-4-2
- Key Draws: Fought Rodolfo Bellato and Alonzo Menifield to majority draws.
- Key Wins: Submitted Ivan Erslan, Marcin Prachnio, Michal Oleksiejczuk, and Paul Craig. Knocked out Modestas Bukauskas and Sam Alvey.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Dustin Jacoby
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 10-4-1 at 205 lbs.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Khalil Rountree.
- Key Draws: Fought Ion Cutelaba to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Bruno Lopes, Vitor Petrino, Kennedy Nzechukwu, Da Un Jung, Darren Stewart, Justin Ledet, a 10-3 grappler and a 7-0 grappler. Beat Michel Oleksiejczuk, Maxim Grishin, and a 7-2 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Crute by 2nd round submission.
Quillan Salkilld vs Rongzhu
- Quillan Salkilld
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 10-1
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nasrat Haqparast, Anshul Jubli, a 3-1 grappler, and a 6-1 striker. Submitted a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Beat Yanal Ashmouz and a 9-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Rongzhu
- Age: 25
- UFC Record: 6-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-1 wrestler, a well rounded 6-1 fighter, a well rounded 7-2 fighter, and a well rounded 15-5 fighter. Submitted Shin Haraguchi and a 19-4 grappler. Beat Austin Hubbard, Kody Steele and Sang Wook Kim.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Salkilld by decision.
Jonathan Micallef vs Oban Elliott
- Jonathan Micallef
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 8-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Submitted a 5-0 grappler and a 13-4 striker. Beat Kevin Jousset, a well rounded 4-1 fighter, and a 7-1 grappler.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: fringe average (45)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Oban Elliott
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 4-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Bassil Hafez. 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)
Chris’ Pick: Elliott by decision.
Kaan Ofli vs Zha Yi
- Kaan Ofli
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 11-4
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Wins: Submitted Ricardo Ramos and a 6-1 striker. Beat a 5-2 wrestler and another 5-2 wrestler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Zha Yi
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 6-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jeong Yeong Lee.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Westin Wilson and a well rounded 8-3 fighter. Submitted Kaiwen Li and a well rounded 9-1 fighter. Beat Sang Won Kim. Split decision wins over a 13-5 striker and a well rounded 10-3 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Yi by 2nd round knockout.
Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana
- Junior Tafa
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 2-3
- 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)
- Billy Elekana
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 9-2
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Kevin Christian. Knocked out a 4-0 striker and another 4-0 striker. Beat Ibo Aslan, a well rounded 5-1 fighter. Split decision over a 5-2 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Elekana by 2nd round knockout.
Cameron Rowston vs Cody Brundage
- Cameron Rowston
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 13-3
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Petroski and a 5-0 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Cody Brundage
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 5-7-1
- Key Draws: Fought Mansur Abdul-Malik to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Julian Marquez, Zachary Reese and Tresean Gore. Submitted Dalcha Lungiambula and a 4-1 grappler. Split decision loss to Eric McConico.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Brundage by split decision.
Jacob Malkoun vs Torrez Finney
- Jacob Malkoun
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Petroski. Beat Nick Maximov, AJ Dobson, and Abdul Razak Alhassan.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Torrez Finney
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 11-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 7-1 striker and a 5-1 grappler. Submitted a 7-0 grappler. Beat a well rounded 8-2 fighter. Split decision over Robert Valentin.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Malkoun by decision.
Dom Mar Fan vs Sang Wook Kim
- Dom Mar Fan
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 8-2
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Submitted a 4-1 striker. Beat Jae Hyun Park and a well rounded 11-0 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Sang Wook Kim
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 13-3
- UFC Record: 3-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Yawei Ren. Knocked out a well rounded 6-0 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Fan by split decision.
Keichiro Nakamura vs Sebastian Szalay
- Keiichiro Nakamura
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 9-1-1 fighter. Beat Kaiwen Li.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: above average (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Sebastian Szalay
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 10-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Chang Min Yoon. Beat Jieleyisi Baergeng, an 8-0 wrestler and a 6-0 wrestler. Split decision over a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Nakamura by split decision.
Sulangrangbo vs Lawrence Lui
- Sulangrangbo
- Age: 20
- Pro Record: 10-3
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Peter Danesoe. Beat Sim Kai Xiong.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Lawrence Lui
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Van Y Ngheim and a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Sulangrangbo by 2nd round knockout.
Aaron Tau vs Namsrai Batbayer
- Aaron Tau
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 11-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out an 8-0 grappler. Beat Shuai Yin.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Namsrai Batbayar
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Agulali and a 5-1 wrestler. Knocked out a 7-1 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Tau by decision.