Axel Sola

Lays out a genuine two-way path -- Sola can win the striking if he suppresses Ziam's volume, but Ziam finds a lot of success otherwise -- and picks Ziam without fully dismissing Sola's route.

A good, accurate striker with a long jab who mixes high and low output, a heavy leg kick, good movement, and real durability/grit. His grappling is good too -- he mixes in takedowns, pushes well off the cage, and if taken down himself uses leg attacks to create space and scramble back to his feet. The analyst's overall read: he does everything well without anything being truly exceptional.

The win call itself is unhedged ("I'm taking Axel Sola"); the only caveat is his own discomfort picking the less-skilled man, not a qualifier on the outcome.

A good striker with a long jab worked high and low, accuracy, a heavy leg kick and good movement, who has proven he can take a hard shot. His grappling is good too, mixing in takedowns and using leg attacks to create space and work back to his feet. The analyst's pick turns on durability and grit rather than on being the more technical fighter.

picks Jones to beat Sola up close

A clean, accurate striker who works a good long jab high and low, carries a heavy leg kick, and moves well at range -- the analyst calls him a 'pretty' striker with a lot to like. He is also a good grappler who creates space with leg attacks off his back and works back to his feet, and can mix in his own takedowns, though he often settles for stalling a cage push rather than imposing his own offense.

'this is a stayaway fight... crack of root beer... just watch this one' caps the pick at coinflip

Undefeated prospect making his UFC debut, fighting in his home country of France. Good striker from a bladed stance with a long jab to the body or head, very accurate, a heavy leg kick and good movement, though the analyst calls his approach 'point-fighty' rather than looking to land fight-ending shots -- which he flags can lose a close round if one exchange goes wrong. Pretty good grappler whose best tool here is the cage push; he mixes in occasional takedowns and will work back up or threaten leg locks to create space off his back.