Robert Valentin

Picked reluctantly, described as probably the pick mostly by default against a fading opponent.

Good power and a dynamic, varied kick arsenal made him popular on The Ultimate Fighter, but he doesn't handle pressure well and can be walked backward. Offensively his grappling shows good elbows and a good back-take with a good rear-naked choke, but his takedown defense is the real hole -- bad enough the analyst nearly graded it a full tier lower.

Picked against, with the analyst still crediting real, live knockout danger given his power.

0-3 in the UFC so far, but not a pushover despite that record. Good power striker -- when he lands, especially with an elbow, opponents know it. Good kicks, a very dynamic attack. A real weakness is handling forward pressure -- tends to get backed up and wants space to dictate when he throws. Decent enough grappling -- good elbows in ground and pound, some sweeps that haven't shown up yet at the UFC level, a good back-taker with a real rear-naked choke threat, but takedown defense hasn't looked great.