Julia Polastri

Picked against despite real respect for her power and pressure, with the analyst explicitly unsure whether volume outweighs the cleaner striking on the other side.

A relentless forward-marching striker willing to absorb punishment to land her own, whose defensive looseness and shaky takedown defense are the clearest routes to beating her.

A strong striker who lands crisp, straight punches with unusual power for her division, mixes in good knees, and throws kicks with real speed. She's also durable, walking through incoming shots without flinching, covering up, or slowing her pace -- she simply keeps closing the distance regardless of what lands on her. Her grappling holds up too: she stays active and hunts submissions from bottom position, scrambles well, produces ground-and-pound of her own, and can initiate takedowns when she wants to. Where she's vulnerable is takedown defense, largely because her aggressive, forward-leaning stance on the feet doesn't give her a stable base to sprawl from.