Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates
- Jack Della Maddalena
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 9-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Gilbert Burns, Randy Brown, Danny Roberts, Ramazan Emeev, Pete Rodriguez, a 4-0 grappler, and a 4-0 wrestler. Beat Belal Muhammad and a 7-1 striker. Split decision over Kevin Holland.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Carlos Prates
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 7-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Leon Edwards, Geoff Neal, Neil Magny, Jingliang Li, Charlie Radtke, Trevin Giles, an 8-0 striker, a 5-0 striker, and an 8-3 striker, and a well rounded 21-7 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Della Maddalena by decision.
Beniel Dariush vs Quillan Salkilld
- 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)
- Quillan Salkilld
- Age: 26
- UFC Record: 5-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jamie Mullarkey, 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: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Salkilld by 1st round knockout.
Steve Erceg vs Tim Elliott
- Steve Erceg
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Matt Schnell. Submitted Shannon Ross and a well rounded 4-1 fighter. Beat Ode Osbourne, Alessandro Costa, and David Dvorak.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Tim Elliott
- Age: 39
- UFC Record: 14-11
- Key Losses: Lost to Zach Makovsky.
- Key Wins: Knocked down and submitted by Ben Nguyen. Submitted Kai Asakura, Su Mudaerji, and Mark de la Rosa. Beat Victor Altamirano, Tagir Ulanbekov, Louis Smolka, Ryan Benoit, and Jordan Espinosa.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Erceg by decision/
Tai Tuivasa vs Sean Sharaf
- Tai Tuivasa
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 8-9
- 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)
- Sean Sharaf
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 4-2
- UFC Record: 0-2
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Tuivasa by 1st round knockout.
Jacob Malkoun vs Gerald Meerschaert
- Jacob Malkoun
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 5-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Andre Petroski. Beat Torrez Finney, Nick Maximov, AJ Dobson, and Abdul Razak Alhassan.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Gerald Meerschaert
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 12-13
- Key Losses: Lost split decisions to Andre Petroski, Kevin Holland, and Eryk Anders.
- Key Wins: Submitted Edmen Shahbazyan, Bryan Barberena, Bruno Silva, Dustin Stoltzfus, Makhmud Muradov, Bartosz Fabinski, Ryan Janes, Oskar Piechota, and Trevin Giles.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Malkoun by split decision.
Cameron Rowston vs Robert Bryczek
- Cameron Rowston
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 14-3
- UFC Record: 3-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Cody Brundage, Andre Petroski, and a 5-0 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Robert Bryczek
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 18-6
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Losses: Lost to a 6-4 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Brad Tavares, a well rounded 16-5 fighter, a 7-1 striker, a 9-1 striker, a 7-2 wrestler, and a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Beat an 8-0 striker, a well rounded 5-1 fighter, and a 7-1 wrestler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Rowston by decision.
Junior Tafa vs Kevin Christian
- Junior Tafa
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 2-4
- 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)
- Kevin Christian
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 9-3
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a 4-0 striker, a 3-1 striker, and a well rounded 18-5 striker. Knocked out a 4-1 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Christian by 2nd round knockout.
Shamil Gaziev vs Brando Pericic
- Shamil Gaziev
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 4-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Thomas Petersen, Martin Buday, Darko Stosic, and a 4-0 striker. Submitted a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Beat Don’Tale Mayes. Split decision over a 13-0 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Brando Pericic
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 6-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Louie Sutherland and a 5-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Pericic by 1st round knockout.
Kody Steele vs Dom Mar Fan
- Kody Steele
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 7-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
- Dom Mar Fan
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 9-2
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 4-0 fighter. Submitted a 4-1 striker. Beat Sang Wook Kim, Jae Hyun Park and a well rounded 11-0 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Fan by decision.
Jonathan Micallef vs Themba Gorimbo
- 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: above average (60)
- Power: average (50)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Themba Gorimbo
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Losses: Knocked out by a well rounded 14-7 fighter.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Pete Rodriguez. Submitted a 6-0 wrestler. Beat Niko Price, Ramiz Brahimaj, Takashi Sato and a well rounded 3-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Gorimbo by decision.
Colby Thicknesse vs Vince Morales
- Colby Thicknesse
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 8-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Beat Josias Musasa.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Vince Morales
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 3-9
- Key Wins: Submitted by Domingo Pilarte. Knocked out a 10-3 wrestler. Submitted a 4-1 grappler in his first pro fight. Beat Louis Smolka, a well rounded 7-2 fighter, and a 7-1 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’s Pick: Thicknesse by decision.
Wes Schultz vs Ben Johnston
- Wes Schultz
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 8-3
- UFC Record: 1-2
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 7-0 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Ben Johnston
- Age: 35
- Pro Record: 5-1
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: fringe average (45)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Schultz by decision.
Jack Jenkins vs Marwan Rahiki
- Jack Jenkins
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Herbert Burns, an 8-1 striker. Beat Ramon Taveras and Don Shainis. Split decision over Jamall Emmers.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Marwan Rahiki
- Age: 23
- Pro Record: 8-0
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Harry Hardwick, a well rounded 9-2 fighter, and a 6-1 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Jenkins by decision.