Allan Nascimento

Picked on the reasoning that the fight goes his way on the mat and that he's also the more aggressive fighter on the feet.

Decent striker with good forward pressure and good power, though grappling is his real asset -- the striking exists partly to set up the grappling. Very solid grappling overall: good sweeps, good scrambles, and an adept submission arsenal he aggressively attacks rather than waiting for openings, good control, and a good back-take that leaves opponents in real trouble once he's there. The clear weakness is takedown defense, and he's willing to sit at the bottom position -- fine in some fights, but a real risk when it means spending too long on his back.

Picked to win on a clear stylistic edge plus a real UFC-experience advantage.

A striker with some pop who pushes forward mainly to get the fight to the mat -- grappling is clearly where his priorities lie, and he's a strong one. He sweeps well, scrambles well, and once he gets a fight to the floor his control is excellent, particularly once he's taken an opponent's back. He carries a genuine submission arsenal and actively hunts finishes rather than just sitting on position. His biggest flaw is that he essentially has no takedown defense to speak of, though that matters less than it sounds since he's genuinely comfortable operating from bottom -- being taken down barely registers as a setback when he's this likely to sweep or reverse the position anyway. He's considered one of the rare fighters who can genuinely win rounds from his back, which is otherwise uncommon in this sport.