Azamat Bekoev

He audibly agonizes before reluctantly siding with Bekoev, grounds the pick mainly in distrust of the opponent rather than in Bekoev himself, concedes Bekoev is finished if the fight drags, and closes by admitting uncertainty.

An offensively loaded pressure fighter with power on the feet and on his takedowns whose gas tank collapses badly, making him a live early finisher but a sitting duck if the fight extends.

better everywhere but one risk

A good forward-moving striker who lands with power, throws basic combinations and works the body; the analyst rates him much better than this opponent on the feet. His grappling is also good: powerful takedowns, a good single leg and good ground and pound. He was knocked out in his most recent fight, but the analyst still favors him clearly here provided he avoids one specific submission.

Calls it cut and dry, says Bekoev has every tool needed to win, and reports feeling good about the pick -- a stated skill-gap mismatch with no hedge on the outcome.

A good, forward-pressure striker with power in his hands and basic but effective combinations who works the body well. A good grappler with powerful takedowns, a good single leg and good ground-and-pound. The analyst frames this as a clear mismatch in Bekoev's favor given his rounded skill set against a much less experienced opponent.

He states flatly that he believes Loder wins, repeats the call a further two times, and his only self-doubt is about contradicting the betting markets -- never about the fight itself.

Pretty good, more experienced striker with good forward pressure, decent power and a basic-but-effective combination game that includes real body work. Good wrestler in his own right with very powerful takedowns, a good single leg, and pretty good ground-and-pound once on top, already shown with success in the UFC. The analyst still favors his opponent's wrestling pace over him.

Tells viewers he'd personally avoid betting this one given how many unknowns surround a short-notice assignment, yet still commits to a side by decision while flagging that the other man could just as easily finish things early -- a named pick undercut by real staking caution and a live alternate outcome, which caps it at coinflip.

A capable striker who presses forward with real pressure, moderate pop and simple but functional combinations, and works the midsection; carries real durability questions and has been visibly rocked before without actually going down. A strong wrestler with forceful entries and a particularly reliable single leg, plus workmanlike (if not heavy) follow-up on the mat; rated an overall good all-arounder, with an experience edge in this matchup on paper.