Michael Aljarouj

He states the pick plainly and repeats it without wavering on the name itself, but he opens by calling it a genuinely competitive matchup and closes by noting how unpredictable first-time UFC fighters can be on a big stage, which tempers the conviction.

Aljarouj is unbeaten across his last five fights apart from a no contest, and the analyst likes him operating behind a high guard that holds up better than most, using it as a real counter-launching platform rather than just a cover. He can be caught when he opens up and starts trading in close, since that's when the guard drops, but he's genuinely dangerous at range with real thump on his shots and clean combination work, backed by footwork the analyst calls more measured than flashy. He also gets marked down as a good grappler who mixes in takedowns to change gears and shows a real knack for catching kicks, and even when he winds up underneath, he's a handful to hold down and consistently scrambles back up to his feet.