Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani

Picked against, with the analyst calling this a horrible stylistic matchup for him even while crediting both fighters as skilled and talented.

A decent striker with good lateral movement who likes to work kicks at range, and whose dirty boxing, once things move into pocket range, is called his best standing weapon. More of a grappler overall -- a solid grappler with decent enough takedowns, good scrambles, and smooth transitions from position to position, active off his back and just as comfortable on top, backed by a good submission arsenal and quick submission attacks whenever an opponent slips.

He leans toward Lebosnoyani because of his grappling advantage but is genuinely uneasy that he might chase the standup win instead of using it.

In his UFC debut, Lebosnoyani surprised by winning almost entirely with his boxing despite being known primarily as a grappler - good footwork and a kicking game at distance are his main tools on the feet, with some dirty boxing mixed in up close. His real path here is the wrestling: he's got a good scramble, transitions well, stays busy off his back, and hunts submissions aggressively enough that the analyst believes he can neutralize his opponent's own submission game if he gets on top of him. The hesitation is whether he'll actually commit to that gameplan again rather than trying to trade strikes with a genuine puncher.