Gabriel Santos

He explicitly calls it a nervy, close matchup where both men have a real path, and says Jenkins's slow starts are the only reason he leans to Santos at all.

Santos is a solid striker with good forward pressure who fights out of either stance, is super quick, and uses a nasty front kick up the middle along with good knees up the middle -- the analyst notes the knee threat alone is meant to make Jenkins wary of shooting takedowns. He is also good on the ground: mixes in takedowns well, is very active off his back attacking submissions, and has decent takedown defense. The analyst picks him specifically because he expects Santos to be more dangerous early, before Jenkins' typically slow start can catch up.

pick Santos but explicit 'tread lightly,' scary bet

Comfortable fighting southpaw or orthodox, he strings combinations together well; a knee strike aimed at the body is singled out as the key tool against Yizha's takedown entries. Can bring his own takedowns and stays dangerous underneath, but his takedown defense 'has holes,' called Yizha's best route to the win. Rated the more complete fighter overall, though riding a two-bout skid against stiff opposition, which the analyst flags could cut either way -- extra motivation, or nerves.

Discloses possible bias toward Santos, calls it razor thin, and says he would not bet this one.

Gabriel Santos is called the slightly better striker of the two -- solid striking, works both stances, quick, good forward pressure, solid knees up the middle. His grappling is good and he mixes in his own takedowns sometimes, though his takedown defense is also not good. The analyst discloses he personally felt Santos was 'robbed' by the judges in his previous decision win over Lauren Murphy.

leaning Santos, not sold, not betting

Santos is a fast, technical striker with lightning hands and kicks who switches stance often, and the analyst leans toward him mainly because he is riding a wave of momentum, having fought recently and been dominant. He took this fight on short notice, which the analyst notes without treating it as disqualifying. The analyst is explicit that this lean is soft and that he isn't betting this particular fight.