Donte Johnson

Picked against, though the analyst allows him several paths built on athleticism.

An undefeated prospect whose case rests on athleticism, and whose flaws the analyst attributes to inexperience rather than deficiency. He is explosive and moves well, darting in and out of range with real power and a good leg kick, and tends to attack in flurries. Two limits are named. The flurries leave him open to counters mid-sequence, because he has not yet learned to keep his defensive shape while committing to offence -- something the analyst is careful to call genuinely difficult. And the in-and-out movement is not sustainable across a full fight; he can hold it for roughly two rounds. The grappling is adequate: a decent sprawl and a quick appetite for ground strikes, but he has little to offer from his back. He is a former heavyweight and remains short for the division.

Picks Johnson on paper but says he wouldn't actually back the bet, framing Brundage as fully live to catch him mid-exchange.

A largely unproven UFC newcomer making a big jump down from heavyweight, but the flashes so far show a good striker with sharp in-and-out movement, real power, and a solid leg kick, with flurries that look especially dangerous. The flip side of those flurries is that he leaves himself wide open to counters while unloading, called out as a specific liability against a durable, heavy-handed opponent. His ground game is largely untested at this level; he's shown quick, explosive ground-and-pound once he's hurt someone, but there isn't enough of a sample yet to grade his grappling with confidence.