Israel Adesanya vs Shara Magomedov
- Israel Adesanya
- Age: 37
- UFC Record: 13-4 at 185 lbs. 13-5 overall.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Alex Pereira, Paulo Costa, Robert Whittaker, and Derek Brunson. Beat Jared Cannonier, Marvin Vettori, Kelvin Gastelum, and Anderson Silva.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Shara Magomedov
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 6-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Armen Petrosyan, Antonio Trocolli, a 16-4 striker, a 4-1 striker, and a well rounded 9-2 fighter. Beat Michel Pereira, Marc Andre Barriault, Bruno Silva, and a 21-5 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Adesanya by decision.
Ian Machado Garry vs Yaroslav Amosov
- Ian Machado Garry
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 10-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Daniel Rodriguez, Kenan Song, Jordan Williams, a 4-0 grappler, and a 6-2 striker. Beat Belal Muhammad, Carlos Prates, Michael Page, Neil Magny, Gabe Green, Darian Weeks, and a well rounded 17-6 fighter. Split decision over Geoff Neal.
- Striking: near plus plus (75)
- Power: near plus plus (75)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Yaroslav Amosov
- Age: 33
- Pro Record: 30-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Submitted Joel Alvarez, Neil Magny, a well rounded 21-5 fighter, a 4-0 striker, a 6-2 grappler and a 5-0 striker. Beat Douglas Limoa, Erick Silva, a 14-1 wrestler, and an 8-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Machado Garry by decision.
Serghei Spivac vs Mario Pinto
- Serghei Spivac
- Age: 31
- UFC Record: 9-7
- Key Losses: Lost to Marcin Tybura.
- Key Wins: Submitted Marcin Tybura, Derrick Lewis, Greg Hardy, Tai Tuivasa, and a 5-1 striker. Knocked out Augusto Sakai and Jared Vanderaa. Beat Ante Delija, Alexei Oleinik. Majority decision over Carlos Felipe.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Mario Pinto
- Age: 28
- UFC Record: 5-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Ryan Spann, 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 1st round knockout.
Islam Dulatov vs Levan Chokheli
- Islam Dulatov
- Age: 28
- Pro Record: 12-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Adam Fugitt and a 16-6 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Grappling: above average (60)
- Levan Chokheli
- Age: 30
- Pro Record: 15-3
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 7-1 fighter. Beat an 8-0 striker and a well rounded 13-3 fighter.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Dulatov by 2nd round knockout.
Mairon Santos vs Akbar Abdullaev
- 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)
- Akbar Abdullaev
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 14-0
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 11-1 fighter, a 19-3 striker, a 10-0 striker, a well rounded 10-0 fighter, a 9-2-1 grappler. a well rounded 6-2 fighter, and a 4-1 striker.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Abdullaev by 1st round knockout.
Magomed Tuchalov vs Ion Cutelaba
- Magomed Tuchalov
- Age: 26
- Pro Record: 6-0
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out Caio Machado and a 3-1 striker. Beat Brendson Ribeiro.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Ion Cutelaba
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 7-11-1
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas.
- Key Draws: Fought Dustin Jacoby to a split draw.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Tanner Boser, Khalil Rountree, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Beat Devin Clark. Split decision over Ivan Erslan.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Tuchalov by split decision.
Bruno Silva vs Jafel Filho
- Bruno Silva
- Age: 36
- UFC Record: 5-6
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Charles Johnson.
- Key Draws: Fought Casey Kenney and a 4-0 grappler to draws.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Victor Rodriguez, JP Buys, and a 4-0 grappler. Submitted Hyun Sung Park and Tyson Nam.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
- Jafel Filho
- Age: 33
- UFC Record: 4-3
- Key Losses: Submitted by an 8-4 grappler.
- Key Wins: Knocked out Vinicius Salvador and a 7-1 striker. Submitted Clayton Carpenter, Ode Osbourne, Daniel Barez, a well rounded 5-0 fighter, a well rounded 8-3 fighter, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Filho by split decision.
Uran Satybaldiev vs Ivan Gnizditskiy
- Uran Satybaldiev
- Age: 32
- Pro Record: 9-1
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-3 striker. Submitted Diyar Nurgozhay and a 9-2 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Ivan Gnizditskiy
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 6-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 5-1 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
Chris’ Pick: Gnizditskiy by 1st round knockout.
Marco Tulio vs Jun Yong Park
- Marco Tulio
- Age: 32
- UFC Record: 3-2
- Key Wins: Knocked out Tresean Gore, Ihor Potieria, a 6-2 striker, a well rounded 22-7 fighter, and a 6-1 striker. Beat a 5-2 striker and a 6-1 wrestler.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Jun Yong Park
- Age: 35
- UFC Record: 9-4
- Key Losses: Split decision loss to Andre Muniz.
- Key Wins: Submitted Albert Duraev, Dennis Tiuliulin, and Joseph Holmes. Beat Ismail Naurdiev, Marc-Andre Barriault, and a 18-6 striker. Majority decision over Tafon Nchukwi. Split decision wins over Brad Tavares and Eryk Anders.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: a little above average (55)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
Chris’ Pick: Tulio by decision.
Mehemmedali Osmanli vs Pavel Andrusca
- Mehemmedali Osmanli
- Age: 22
- Pro Record: 11-2
- UFC Record: 0-1
- Key Wins: Submitted a well rounded 10-0-1 fighter, a 3-0 striker, a 4-0 grappler, a 3-0 striker, and a well rounded 5-0 fighter. Knocked out a 4-0 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: plus (70)
- Pavel Andrusca
- Age: 24
- Pro Record: 9-0
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 7-0 striker and a 10-3 grappler. Beat Nathaniel Wood.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Andrusca by split decision.
Mattheiu Duclos vs Modestino Rodrigues
- Matthieu Duclos
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 11-3
- UFC Record: 1-1
- Key Wins: Knocked out Luis Felipe Dias, a well rounded 3-0 fighter, and a 5-2 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Wrestling: above average (60)
- Modestino Rodrigues
- Age: 23
- Pro Record: 8-1
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a well rounded 6-1 fighter, a 4-1 striker, and a 4-0 striker.
- Striking: above average (60)
- Power: above average (60)
- Wrestling: a little above average (55)
Chris’ Pick: Duclos by 1st round knockout.
Hecher Sosa vs Abdul Hussein
- Hecher Sosa
- Age: 31
- Pro Record: 13-1
- UFC Record: 2-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out a 14-3 grappler and a 3-0 striker. Beat Luan Lacerda.
- Striking: plus (70)
- Power: plus (70)
- Wrestling: plus (70)
- Abdul Hussein
- Age: 29
- Pro Record: 16-2
- UFC Record: 1-0
- Key Wins: Knocked out an 8-2 striker and a well rounded 6-1 fighter. Submitted Cody Gibson and a 7-2 grappler.
- Striking: near plus (65)
- Power: near plus (65)
- Grappling: near plus (65)
Chris’ Pick: Sosa by decision.