Dan Hooker vs Salahdine Parnasse
- Dan Hooker
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 10-6 at 155 lbs. 13-10 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: near plus (65)
- Salahdine Parnasse
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 23-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Robert Ruchala. Submitted a 13-2 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Hooker by 3rd round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Hooker -135
Fares Ziam vs Axel Sola
- Fares Ziam
- Age: 29
- UFC Record: 8-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Nazim Sadykhov and Matt Frevola. Submitted a well rounded 5-1 fighter. Beat Mike Davis, Jai Herbert, Jamie Mullarkey, and a 4-0 striker. Majority decision over Luigi Vendramini. Split decision over Claudio Puelles.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Axel Sola
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 12-1-1
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Rhys McKee, a 5-0 striker, a well rounded 4-0 fighter, and a 4-0 grappler. Submitted Ismael Bonfim. Beat a 6-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: above average (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Ziam by split decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Ziam -135
Michael Page vs Nursulton Ruziboev
- Michael Page
- Age: 39
- Pro Record: 25-3
- UFC Record: 2-1 at 170 lbs. 3-1 overall
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 28-5 grapper, a well rounded 17-3 fighter, a 9-3 striker, a well rounded 19-4 fighter, a well rounded 6-0 fighter and a 9-2 striker. Submitted a well rounded 7-1 fighter. Beat Sam Patterson, Jared Cannonier, Shara Magomedov, an 8-0 wrestler. Split decision over Douglas Lima.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Nursulton Ruziboev
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 5-1
- Key Losses: Lost to an 8-4 wrestler and a well rounded 17-11 fighter.
- Key Draws: Fought a 3-2 grappler to a draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Eric McConico, Sedriques Dumas, Brunno Ferreira, a well rounded 8-0 fighter, a well rounded 8-1 fighter, and a well rounded 14-5 fighter. Submitted Andrey Pulyaev, a well rounded 14-4 fighter. Beat Dustin Stoltzfus anda well rounded 40-9 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Ruziboev by 2nd round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Ruziboev -135
Punahele Soriano vs Daniil Donchenko
- Punahele Soriano
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 4-0 at 170 lbs. 8-4 overall.
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nick Maximov.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Uros Medic, Dalcha Lungiambula, Dusko Todorovic, Oskar Piechota and a 5-1 striker. Beat Ramiz Brahimaj, Nikolay Veretennikov, Miguel Baeza, Jamie Pickett, and a 7-3 striker.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Daniil Donchenko
- Age: 25
- Pro Record: 14-2
- UFC Record: 3-0
- Key Losses: Lost to a 13-10 striker.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Theodor Berggren, a well rounded 8-1 fighter, a 6-0 grappler, a 5-2 striker, and a well rounded 7-2 fighter. Beat Alex Morono.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Soriano by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Soriano -225
Kurtis Campbell vs Trevor Peek
- Kurtis Campbell
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 8-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 10-2 fighter. Submitted a well rounded 7-2 fighter. Beat a 5-0 striker and a 5-0 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Trevor Peek
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 3-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Erick Gonzalez, Khama Worthy, a 5-0 striker, and a well rounded 7-0 fighter. Beat Mohammad Yayha.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Peek by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Peek -135
Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov
- Losene Keita
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 16-2
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Nathaniel Wood.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 16-1 wrestler, a well rounded 10-2 fighter, a 5-1 striker, a well rounded 9-3 fighter, and an 8-1 striker. Beat a well rounded 17-4 fighter and a well rounded 12-1 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Muhammad Naimov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 5-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jamie Mullarkey and a 4-1 striker. Beat Bogdan Grad, Kaan Ofli, and Nathaniel Wood. Split decision win over a 2-0-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Keita by 2nd round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Keita -225
Morgan Charriere vs Felipe Lima
- Morgan Charriere
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 3-3
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Chepe Mariscal.
- Key Draws: Fought a 9-2 grappler to a split draw.
- Key Wins: Submitted William Gomis and a well rounded 9-3 fighter. Knocked out Nate Landwehr, Gabriel Miranda, Maolo Zecchini, and a 17-4 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Felipe Lima
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 14-2
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Submitted Muhammad Naimov, Beat Miles Johns, a well rounded 6-0 fighter, an 8-1-1 wrestler, and a 14-5 grappler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Lima by decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Lima -225
Ryan Spann vs Mario Pinto
- Ryan Spann
- Age: 34
- UFC Record: 2-1 at heavyweight. 11-6 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Marcus Buchecha, Dominick Reyes, Misha Cirkunov, and Lil’ Nog. Submitted Lukasz Brzeski, Ovince St Preux, Ion Cutelaba, and Devin Clark. Split decision over Sam Alvey.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Mario Pinto
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 12-0
- UFC Record: 4-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Jhonata Diniz, Austen Lane and a 6-0 striker. Beat Felipe Franco, a 5-1 striker and a well rounded 8-3 fighter.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Pinto by decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be: Pinto -225
Oumar Sy vs Modestas Bukauskas
- Oumar Sy
- Age: 30
- UFC Record: 3-2
- 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)
- Modestas Bukauskas
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 8-5
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Paul Craig, Raffael Cerqueira, Andreas Michaildis, a well rounded 5-0 fighter and an 8-1 striker. Submitted Marcin Prachnio. Beat Zac Pauga and Tyson Pedro. Split decision wins over Christian Edwards and Ion Cutelaba.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Bukauskas by split decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Bukauskas -135
Nathaniel Wood vs Pavel Andrusca
- Nathaniel Wood
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 11-3
- Key Wins: Submitted Johnny Eduardo and Jose Quinonez, Beat Jose Delgado, Morgan Charriere, Daniel Pineda, Andre Fili, Charles Jourdain, and Charles Rosa. Split decision over Losene Keita.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
- Pavel Andrusca
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 8-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 7-0 striker and a 10-3 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Wood by decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Wood -250
Michael Aljarouj vs Fabia Sintes
- Michael Aljarouj
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 13-3
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 15-3-1 grappler. Beat a 6-2 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
- Fabia Sintes
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 11-3
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 7-2 fighter and a well rounded 8-3 fighter. Beat a well rounded 6-2 fighter.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: fringe average (45)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Aljarouj by 2nd round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Aljarouj -135
Nora Cornolle vs Klaudia Sygula
- Nora Cornolle
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 3-3
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Jacqueline Cavalcanti.
- Key Wins: Submitted Hailey Cowan. Knocked out Melissa Mullins. Beat Joselyne Edwards.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Klaudia Sygula
- Age: 27
- Pro Record: 8-2
- UFC Record: 2-1
- Key Wins: Beat Priscila Cachoeira, Irina Alekseeva, a well rounded 3-0 fighter, and a 5-2 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Sygula by split decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Sygula -135
Luis Felipe Dias vs Matthieu Duclos
- Luis Felipe Dias
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 18-5
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Yi Sak Lee, a well rounded 9-2 fighter. Submitted a 6-0 striker, a 10-3 striker, and a 4-0 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Matthieu Duclos
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 10-3
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 3-0 fighter and a 5-2 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Duclos by 1st round knockout.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Duclos -250
Delphine Benouaich vs Sofia Montenegro
- Delphine Benouaich
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 7-2
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to a 6-4 wrestler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-1 striker and a 5-2 grappler.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
- Sofia Montenegro
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 6-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 3-0 fighter.
- Striking: a little above average (55)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Benouaich by split decision.
What odds I think the favorite should be at: Benouaich -135