Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg
- Jiri Prochazka
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 6-2
- Key Draws: Fought a well rounded 6-1 fighter to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Khalil Rountree Jr, Jamahal Hill, Aleksandar Rakic, Dominick Reyes, Volkan Oezdemir, a well rounded 6-0 fighter, a well rounded 13-4 fighter, an 8-2 striker, a 14-4-1 grappler, a 5-0 striker, a well rounded 6-1 fighter, and a 12-4 wrestler. Submitted Glover Teixeira. Beat a 5-1 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Carlos Ulberg
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 10-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Dominick Reyes, Alonzo Menifield, Ihor Potieria, Nicolae Negumereanu, Tafon Nchukwi, an 8-2 striker, and a 5-1 grappler. Submitted Da Woon Jung. Beat Jan Blachowicz and Volkan Oezdemir.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Prochazka by 2nd round knockout.
Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira
- Joshua Van
- Age: 24
- UFC Record: 8-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Bruno Silva, Felipe Bunes and a 7-1 wrestler. Beat Brandon Royval, Rei Tsuruya, Cody Durden, and Kevin Borjas. Split decision over Zhalgas Zhumagulov.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Tatsuro Taira
- Age: 26
- UFC Record: 8-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Brandon Royval.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Brandon Moreno, Alex Perez, Carlos Henrnadez and a 6-1 wrestler. Submitted Hyun Sung Park, Jesus Aguilar, CJ Vergara, and a 6-2 striker. Beat Edgar Chairez and Carlos Candelario.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus plus (75)
Chris’ Pick: Van by 4th round knockout.
Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit
- Curtis Blaydes
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 14-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jailton Almeida, Alexey Oleinik, Alistair Overeem, Shamil Abdurakhimov, and Junior dos Santos. Beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Volkov, Mark Hunt, and Justin Willis. Split decision over Rizvan Kuniev.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Josh Hokit
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 8-0
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Denzel Freeman, Max Gimenis, and a 6-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Blaydes by decsion.
Beneil Dariush vs Manuel Torres
- Beneil Dariush
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 17-7-1
- Key Losses: Knocked out by Alexander Hernandez.
- Key Draws: Fought Evan Dunham to a draw.
- Key Wins: Submitted Anthony Rocco Martin and Drew Dober. Knocked out Scott Holtzman, Drakkar Klose, and James Vick. Beat Mateusz Gamrot and Tony Ferguson. Split decision over Diego Ferreira.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Manuel Torres
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 6-1
- Key Losses: Submitted by a well rounded 7-6 fighter.
- Key Wins: Submitted Chris Duncan, a well rounded 14-5 fighter, and a 12-2 striker. Knocked out Grant Dawson, Drew Dober, Nik Motta, Frank Camacho, a well rounded 9-3 fighter. Split decision over a 5-2 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Dariush by decision.
Dominick Reyes vs Johnny Walker
- Dominick Reyes
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 9-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith, Dustin Jacoby, Jared Cannonier, Ovince St. Preux, and Chris Weidman. Split decision over Volkan Oezdemir.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Johnny Walker
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 9-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Mingyang Zhang, Paul Craig, Ryan Spann, Khalil Rountree, Justin Ledet, and Misha Cirkunov. Submitted Ion Cutelaba. Beat Anthony Smith.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Reyes by 2nd round knockout.
Paulo Costa vs Azamat Murzakanov
- Paulo Costa
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 7-4
- Key Wins: Knocked out Uriah Hall and Johny Hendricks. Beat Roman Kopylov and Luke Rockhold. Split decision over Yoel Romero.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Azamat Murzakanov
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 7-0
- 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: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Murzakanov by 2nd round knockout.
Patricio Pitbull vs Aaron Pico
- Patricio Pitbull
- Age: 38
- Pro Record: 37-7
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Michael Chandler, Jeremy Kennedy, Diego Nunes, and Justin Wilcox. Submitted Emmanuel Sanchez and Daniel Straus. Beat Dan Ige, Juan Archuleta, and Pat Curran.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Aaron Pico
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 13-5
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 9-1 fighter, a well rounded 12-3 fighter and an 18-4 grappler. Beat a 12-0 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Pitbull by decision.
Mateusz Gamrot vs Esteban Ribovics
- Mateusz Gamrot
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 8-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Dan Hooker.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Diego Ferreira, Scott Holtzman, Norman Parke, a well rounded 9-1-1 fighter, a 16-0-1 grappler, and a 15-3 striker. Submitted Jeremy Stephens and a 9-1 grappler. Beat Ludovit Klein, Rafael dos Anjos, Arman Tsarukyan, a 12-3-1 wrestler, a 24-4 grappler, a 21-7 grappler, and a 12-3 grappler. Split decision over Jalin Turner.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Esteban Ribovics
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nasrat Haqparast.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Terrance McKinney, an 11-3 striker, a 5-1 grappler, a well rounded 17-6 fighter, and a well rounded 21-6 fighter. Beat Kamuela Kirk. Split decision over Daniel Zellhuber.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Gamrot by 2nd round submission.
Cub Swanson vs Nate Landwehr
- Cub Swanson
- Age: 42
- UFC Record: 15-10
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Andre Fili.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Billy Quarantillo, Darren Elkins, and Daniel Pineda. Beat Hakeem Dawodu, Doo Ho Choi, and Kron Gracie.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Nate Landwehr
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 5-5
- Key Wins: Submitted Austin Lingo and Ludovit Klein. Knocked out Jamall Emmers, a well rounded 6-1 fighter, a 13-2 grappler, and a well rounded 10-1 fighter. Beat Darren Elkins, a 6-2 grappler, a 9-2 grappler, and a 15-3 grappler (twice). Majority decision over David Onama.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Swanson by split decision.
Kevin Holland vs Randy Brown
- Kevin Holland
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 6-5 at 170 lbs. 15-11 overall.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jack Della Maddalena.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Alex Oliveira, Jacare Souza, Joaquin Buckley and Anthony Hernandez. Submitted Vicente Luque, Michal Oleksiejczuk, Michael Chiesa and Tim Means. Beat Gunnar Nelson and Alessio Di Chirico. Split decisions over Gerald Meerschaert and Darren Stewart.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Randy Brown
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 14-7
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Bryan Battle.
- Key Wins: Submitted Alex Oliveira and Warlley Alves. Knocked out Nicolas Dalby, Muslim Salikhov, and Bryan Barbarena. Beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Wellington Turman, Francisco Trinaldo, and Mickey Gall. Split decision over Khaos Williams.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: near plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Holland by 2nd round knockout.
Vicente Luque vs Kelvin Gastelum
- Vicente Luque
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 15-7
- Key Wins: Knocked out Randy Brown, Belal Muhammad, Chad Laprise, and Bryan Barbarena. Submitted and knocked out Niko Price. Also submitted Themba Gorimbo, Michael Chiesa, and Tyron Woodley. Beat Rafael dos Anjos.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 13-10
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Darren Till.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Michael Bisping. Beat Dustin Stoltzfus, Daniel Rodriguez, Chris Curtis and Ian Heinisch. Split decision win over Jacare Souza.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Luque by decision.
Tatiana Suarez vs Loopy Godinez
- Tatiana Suarez
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 8-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Jessica Andrade, Montana de la Rosa, and Alexa Grasso. Knocked out Carla Esparza. Beat Amanda Lemos and Nina Nunes.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Loopy Godinez
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 9-2 at 115 lbs. 9-3 overall
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jessica Penne.
- Key Wins: Submitted Elise Reed and Silvana Juarez. Beat Jessica Andrade, Julia Polastri, Emily Ducote, Ariane Carnelossi, and Loma Lookboonmee. Split decision wins over Tabatha Ricci and Cynthia Calvillo. Majority decision over Vanessa Demopoulos.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Suarez by decision.
Christopher Alvidrez vs Francisco Prado
- Christopher Alvidrez
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Takashi Sato and a 7-0 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Francisco Prado
- Age: 23
- Pro Record: 12-4
- UFC Record: 1-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nikolay Veretennikov.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ottman Azaitar, a well rounded 6-2 fighter, a 9-3 striker, and a 5-0 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Prado by 2nd round knockout.