Angel Pacheco

States directly that this is the better fighter's spot to win and settles on him as the pick. Pacheco's only route is explicitly named (a late, come-from-behind win) and then dismissed as unlikely.

Coming off a multi-year layoff of unclear cause, a good striker with good volume, good combinations, good knees, solid body work, and durability - the analyst likes a lot about his feet, crediting strong conditioning, an aggressive finishing mentality, and heavy output as how he typically wins. His grappling is clearly the weaker side: decent takedown defense, but really good submission defense built around calmly fighting the hold once caught - though that also means he regularly ends up in submissions in the first place. Solid work with the elbows and hands once he lands on top.

He floats both sides of the bet, says he hasn't committed to anything, and settles on Pacheco "kind of leaning" toward a volume-on-the-cards win, calling it a wait-and-see fight.

Pacheco is a high-volume striker who throws knees and combinations behind constant output, and the analyst calls him exceptionally durable, citing the absurd strike totals he absorbed and still finished his Contender Series bout. His grappling is decent rather than a weapon -- ground and pound plus adequate takedown defense -- and his cardio held up through that same high-pace fight. He is still young in his career at nine pro bouts.