Mauricio Ruffy

Picked with an explicit personal-bias caveat -- the analyst says he's rooting for the opponent but is being honest that this fighter probably wins.

Solid striker, clearly the cleaner of the two without question, with power that comes mainly from accuracy rather than raw pop. Solid work through the pocket -- the one-two and a front kick -- used well to control range and let him stay outside picking his shots. Sometimes too patient, giving away minutes waiting for the right opening, a real opening the analyst thinks this specific opponent could exploit. Good shoulder-roll defense and good kicks to all levels; rated the cleaner, more complete striker on the feet overall. Decent takedown defense leaning on range control, but genuinely weak off his back -- was dominated on the mat in a past fight, though the analyst is careful to note that opponent wasn't a smothering top-control specialist either, so it's a real but not absolute weakness.