Emmett vs Vallejos, Lemos vs Robertson, Sy vs Cutelaba Fight Picks – March 14, 2026

Josh Emmett vs Kevin Vallejos

  • Josh Emmett
  • Age: 40
  • UFC Record: 8-5 at 145 lbs.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Bryce Mitchell, Ricardo Lamas, Michael Johnson and Mirsad Bektic. Beat Dan Ige and Shane Burgos. Split decision over Calvin Kattar.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)
  • Kevin Vallejos
  • Age: 24
  • UFC Record: 4-1
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Giga Chikadze, Seung Woo Choi, Luiz Garagorri, an 8-0 striker, and a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Beat Danny Silva.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Vallejos by split decision.


Amanda Lemos vs Gillian Robertson

  • Amanda Lemos
  • Age: 38
  • UFC Record: 8-5
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Montserrat Ruiz and Livinha Souza. Submitted Michelle Waterson and Miranda Granger. Beat Iasmin Lucindo, MacKenzie Dern, and Mizuki Inoue. Split decision over Angela Hill.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Grappling: plus (70)
  • Gillian Robertson
  • Age: 30
  • UFC Record: 5-1 at 115 lbs. 13-7 overall.
  • Key Wins: Submitted Piera Rodriguez, Mariya Agapova, Priscila Cachoeira, Cortney Casey, Emily Whitmire, and Molly McCann. Knocked out Marina Rodriguez, Polyana Viana, and Sarah Frota. Beat Luana Pinheiro, Michelle Waterson-Gomez, and Poliana Botelho.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Grappling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Lemos by decision.


Oumar Sy vs Ion Cutelaba

  • Oumar Sy
  • Age: 30
  • Pro Record: 12-1
  • UFC Record: 3-1
  • Key Wins: Submitted George Tokkos. Knocked out Brendson Ribeiro and a well rounded 5-0 fighter. Beat Da Woon Jung and a well rounded 7-2 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)
  • Ion Cutelaba
  • Age: 32
  • UFC Record: 7-10-1
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas.
  • Key Draws: Fought Dustin Jacoby to a split draw.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Tanner Boser, Khalil Rountree, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Beat Devin Clark. Split decision over Ivan Erslan.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Sy by split decision.


Beatriz Mesquita vs Montserrat Rendon

  • Beatriz Mesquita
  • Age: 34
  • Pro Record: 6-0
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Wins: Submitted Irina Alekseeva. Knocked out a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Grappling: plus (70)
  • Montserrat Rendon
  • Age: 36
  • Pro Record: 7-1
  • UFC Record: 2-1
  • Key Wins: Split decision wins over Alice Pereira and Tamires Vidal.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: average (50)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Mesquita by 1st round submission.


Bruno Silva vs Charles Johnson

  • Bruno Silva
  • Age: 35
  • UFC Record: 5-4
  • Key Draws: Fought Casey Kenney and a 4-0 grappler to draws.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Victor Rodriguez, JP Buys, and a 4-0 grappler. Submitted Hyun Sung Park and Tyson Nam.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Charles Johnson
  • Age: 35
  • UFC Record: 7-6
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Ode Osbourne.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Lone’er Kavanagh, Joshua Van, Jimmy Flick and a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Submitted a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Beat Sumudaerji, Jake Hadley and Azat Maksum. Split decision wins over Zhulgas Zhumagulov, a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a 5-1 wrestler.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus plus (65)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Silva by 1st round knockout.


Vitor Petrino vs Steven Asplund

  • Vitor Petrino
  • Age: 28
  • UFC Record: 2-0 at heavyweight. 6-2 overall.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Thomas Petersen, Modestas Bukauskas, Rodolfo Bellato twice, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Submitted Austen Lane and Marcin Prachnio. Beat Tyson Pedro and Anton Turkalj.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)
  • Steven Asplund
  • Age: 27
  • Pro Record: 7-1
  • UFC Record: 2-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Sean Sharaf, a 4-0 striker, and a well rounded 3-1 fighter. Beat a 5-1 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: a little above average (55)

Chris’ Pick: Petrino by 1st round knockout.


Chris Curtis vs Myktybek Orolbai

  • Chris Curtis
  • Age: 38
  • UFC Record: 7-4
  • 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 wins over Max Griffin and Marc Andre Barriault. Majority decision win over an 11-4 striker.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Myktybek Orolbai
  • Age: 27
  • Pro Record: 14-2-1
  • UFC Record: 3-1
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Mateusz Rebecki.
  • Key Wins: Submitted Uros Medic. Knocked out Jack Hermansson and a well rounded 8-1 fighter. Beat Elves Brener, a well rounded 6-1 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Orolbai by decision.


Brad Tavares vs Eryk Anders

  • Brad Tavares
  • Age: 38
  • UFC Record: 16-11
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Krzysztof Jotko. Beat Gerald Meerschaert, Antonio Carlos, Jr and Elias Theodorou. Split decision over Omari Akhmedov.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Eryk Anders
  • Age: 38
  • UFC Record: 8-7 at 185 lbs.
  • Key Losses: Split decision losses to Jun Yong Park, Lyoto Machida, and Elias Theodorou.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Chris Weidman, 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: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Tavares by decision.


Elijah Smith vs SuYoung You

  • Elijah Smith
  • Age: 23
  • Pro Record: 9-1
  • UFC Record: 3-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Toshiomi Kazawa, a 2-0 striker, and a 7-1 wrestler. Beat Vince Morales, an 8-0 striker, and a well rounded 4-0 fighter.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • SuYoung You
  • Age: 30
  • UFC Record: 4-0
  • Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 11-4 fighter. Knocked out a well rounded 19-5 fighter. Beat Long Xiao, AJ Cunningham, Jieleyisi Baergeng. Split decision over Zhawupasi Daermisi.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: You by decision.


Rinya Nakamura vs Luan Lacerda

  • Rinya Nakamura
  • Age: 30
  • UFC Record: 4-1
  • Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 8-3 fighter. Knocked out Nathan Fletcher, a well rounded 10-2 fighter and a 9-2 grappler. Beat Carlos Vera, Fernie Garcia, and a 23-6 grappler.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: plus (70)
  • Luan Lacerda
  • Age: 33
  • Pro Record: 13-3
  • UFC Record: 1-2
  • Key Wins: Submitted Saimon Oliveira, Raulian Paiva, a 9-2 striker, a 5-2 striker, a 9-3 grappler, and a 6-1 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: average (50)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Nakamura by 1st round knockout.


Marwan Rahiki vs Harry Hardwick

  • Marwan Rahiki
  • Age: 23
  • Pro Record: 7-0
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 9-2 fighter and a 6-1 wrestler.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • Harry Hardwick
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 13-4-1
  • UFC Record: 0-1
  • Key Wins: Submitted a 6-0 striker, a 6-1 striker, and a well rounded 7-2 fighter. Knocked out a 5-2 grappler and an 11-1-1 striker. Majority decision over a 7-2 striker. Split decision over a well rounded 9-2 fighter.
  • Striking: a little above average (55)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Rahiki by 1st round knockout.


Bolaji Oki vs Manoel Sousa

  • Bolaji Oki
  • Age: 30
  • UFC Record: 3-2
  • 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)
  • Manoel Sousa
  • Age: 28
  • Pro Record: 13-1
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Mauricio Ruffy, a well rounded 12-1 fighter, and a well rounded 13-4 fighter. Beat a well rounded 8-2-1 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Sousa by 1st round knockout.


Piera Rodriguez vs Sam Hughes

  • Piera Rodriguez
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 5-2
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 13-4 grappler and a 3-1 grappler. Beat Josefine Knutsson, Sam Hughes, Kay Hansen, and an 8-2 striker. Split decision over Ketlen Souza.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: above average (65)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)
  • Sam Hughes
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 6-5
  • Key Wins: Submitted Shauna Bannon and a 4-1 grappler. Beat Jaqueline Amorim and a well rounded 3-1 fighter. Majority decision over Istela Nunes. Split decision wins over Stephanie Luciano and Viktoriia Dudakova.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Rodriguez by split decision.