Hooker vs Parnasse, Ziam vs Sola, Page vs Ruziboev Fight Picks - September 5, 2026 - MMA Fight Picks By Chris Schweppe

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: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Hooker by 2nd round knockout.

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: plus (70)

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 decision.

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: near plus (65)
Power: near plus (65)
Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Page by decision.

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.

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: near plus (65)
Power: near plus (65)
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.

Ryan Spann
Age: 34
UFC Record: 11-6
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.

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: above average (60)

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.

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)
Wrestling: plus (70)
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: Sy by split decision.

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)

Mairon Santos
Age: 26
Pro Record: 17-1
UFC Record: 4-0
Key Wins: Knocked out Muhammad Naimov, Kaan Ofli, a 5-0 striker and a 6-2 grappler. Beat Sodiq Yusuff, a 7-1 wrestler and a well rounded 14-4 fighter. Split decision win over Francis Marshall.
Striking: near plus (65)
Power: near plus (65)
Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Wood by decision.

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: Cornolle by split decision.

Luis Dias de Assis
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: a little above average (55)
Power: a little above average (55)
Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Duclos by 1st round knockout.