Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje
- Ilia Topuria
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 9-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Bryce Mitchell, an 8-1 grappler, and a 7-1 wrestler. Knocked out Charles Oliveira, Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovski, Ryan Hall, Damon Jackson, and a 4-1 grappler. Beat Josh Emmett and Youssef Zalal.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Justin Gaethje
- Age: 37
- UFC record: 9-5
- Key Wins: Knocked out Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson, Edson Barboza, and Donald Cerrone. Beat Michael Chandler. Majority decision over Rafael Fiziev.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Topuria by 1st round knockout.
Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane
- Alex Pereira
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 6-1 at 205 lbs. 10-2 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Magomed Ankalaev, Khalil Rountree, Jiri Prochazka twice, Jamahal Hill, Israel Adesanya, Sean Strickland, Andreas Michailidis and a 6-0 wrestler. Beat Bruno Silva. Split decision over Jan Blachowicz.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Ciryl Gane
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 10-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Sergei Spivac, Tai Tuivasa, Derrick Lewis, and Junior dos Santos. Beat Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Tanner Boser. Split decision win over Alexander Volkov.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Pereia by 1st round knockout.
Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi
- Sean O’Malley
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 11-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Aljamain Sterling, Raulian Paiva, Thomas Almeida, Eddie Wineland, and Jose Quinonez. Beat Song Yadong, Marlon Vera and Andre Soukhamthath.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Aiemann Zahabi
- Age: 38
- UFC Record: 8-2
- Key Losses: Lost to Vince Morales.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Qileng Aori, Drako Rodriguez. Beat Jose Aldo, Pedro Munhoz, Javid Basharat, Ricky Turcios, and a 13-4 grappler. Split decision over Marlon Vera.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: O’Malley by 2nd round knockout.
Josh Hokit vs Derrick Lewis
- Josh Hokit
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 9-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Denzel Freeman, Max Gimenis, and a 6-1 striker. Beat Curtis Blaydes.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Derrick Lewis
- Age: 41
- UFC Record: 20-11
- Key Wins: Knocked out Tallison Teixeira, 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 (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Hokit by 2nd round knockout.
Michael Chandler vs Mauricio Ruffy
- Michael Chandler
- Age: 40
- UFC Record: 2-5
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Eddie Alvarez. Knock out loss and split decision loss to Will Brooks.
- Key Wins: Submitted Eddie Alvarez and a 14-1 wrestler. Knocked out Tony Ferguson, Dan Hooker, a well rounded 14-1 fighter, and a 14-3 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Mauricio Ruffy
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rafael Fiziev, King Green, Jamie 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 1st round knockout.
Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus
- Bo Nickal
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 7-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Cody Brundage, Jamie Pickett, a well rounded 7-1 fighter, and a 4-0 striker. Knocked out Rodolfo Vieira and Valentine Woodburn. Beat Paul Craig.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Kyle Daukaus
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 4-4
- Key Wins: Knocked out Michel Pereira. Submitted Gerald Meerschaert, Jamie Pickett, and a 12-2 grappler. Beat Dustin Stoltzfus and an 8-1 wrestler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Nickal by 2nd round knockout.
Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia
- Diego Lopes
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 5-4
- 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)
- Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Steve Garcia
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 5-0 at 155 lbs. 9-2 overall.
- Key Losses: Submitted by Aalon Cruz. Split decision loss to a 5-0 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out David Onama, Kyle Nelson, Seung Woo Choi, Melquizael Costa, Nuerdanbieke Shayilan, Chase Hooper, and a 7-1 grappler. Beat Calvin Kattar. Split decision over a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Lopes by 1st round knockout.