Mantas Kondratavicius

Picked confidently, largely on doubt that Trocoli can get and hold takedowns against him.

Kondratavicius arrives off a Contender Series run and brings real pop to his hands, particularly a sharp jab and heavy follow-up work to the body, knees and elbows. His downside is that he tends to trust his jaw more than his guard, and his overall striking defense needs work. On the mat he mostly plays defense, but he defends takedowns well and turns nasty in the clinch once he has someone against the fence — the open question is how he'd hold up in a longer grappling battle, since he simply hasn't been tested there.