Iasmin Lucindo

He states this led him to pick Lucindo on a real top-control path; his stated doubt is whether she uses that path, a method hedge, not a win hedge.

Good striker with sharp counters, decent power, and surprisingly good head movement for the division. Equally good on the ground with a strong body-lock takedown and top pressure that lets her advance and finish with ground and pound -- the analyst's stated path to winning by top-timing Caliari.

Calls it his hardest pick on the card, says he has 'slipped'/'switched' his pick several times and still doesn't 'feel good' about either side, then commits twice ('Going to take Angela Hill,' 'We're going to take Hill') before adding he's 'staying away' -- outcome doubt, not merely wager caution, so he still names a winner but at the lowest real-pick confidence.

A good striker with good counters, combinations and head movement, and decent power that the analyst says clearly outweighs Hill's -- though she won't out-volume Hill and will struggle with her movement. Also a solid grappler with a good body lock, strong top pressure and decent ground-and-pound, but the analyst doubts she can actually secure the clinch/takedown against Hill's movement-heavy style, undercutting her best path to victory.

He names Lemos with a clear plan behind it (jab at range into a counter hook), but alongside genuine, unanswered risk for her own side -- a fading gas tank and lower output once pressured -- plus his own framing that she would be winning this as the underdog. Real support, but mixed enough to sit below clear.

138 calls Lucindo a solid grappler whose best path is getting Lemos down and keeping her flattened out, via a body-lock takedown entry, great top pressure, and good ground-and-pound, though closing the distance needed for that body lock against a striker like Lemos is called genuinely risky. She is also a good, complete striker with good combinations, countering, power and head movement, but is described as not yet fully refined to true UFC-champion level and as having not yet fought the best of the division.

Lucindo is plainly and repeatedly named as the winner, with a round-based read (a decision inside two rounds), resting on a real mechanism: a large grappling-skill gap in her favor once the fight hits the mat. But the analyst twice calls this a genuinely tricky fight to score and openly wonders whether elevation will slow her takedown pursuit against a seasoned veteran -- real outcome doubt rather than a betting disclaimer, which keeps this below clear.

A young, improving grappler who lands a reliable entry takedown and then controls from the top, mixing damage with deliberate position advancement and setups for finishing holds. Her striking is also credited as good, with real power behind it. The analyst expects the sheer size of her grappling advantage to be the deciding factor once she establishes top position, with the one open question being whether an unfamiliar, high-elevation venue slows her pursuit of that path down.

States plainly 'Lucindo gets it done' and 'give me Lucindo,' built on a specific mechanism (youth/explosiveness/power) without any hedge on the win itself.

Lucindo, the younger fighter at 22, is solid in jiu-jitsu with a strong body-lock takedown, good top pressure to advance position, and real submission opportunism once on top; her striking is good with solid combinations/counters and decent power. The analyst's case for her centers on youth, explosiveness and continued development rather than a clear technical gap on either side.

Uses explicit lean language toward Lucindo by decision, after visibly weighing both sides out loud on camera first.

A technically sound counter-puncher who also fires in combination, and who leans on her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu more to advance position and stay in control than to hunt finishes; the analyst expects her to pick shots from the outside and, should it reach the floor, remain safe on top instead of getting caught in a submission.

Stated plainly ('lucindo's the pick') with a direct mechanism -- her grappling and top pressure against Walker's poor takedown defense -- and he calls her the better fighter outright. The only hedge is on the specific finish ('I wouldn't bet the finish'), a method-level qualifier that per the confidence bar does not demote the win pick.

Good striking with counters, and what he calls a real grappling game despite outside chatter to the contrary -- solid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a good body-lock takedown, strong top pressure, and ground-and-pound used to advance position. Framed as a hot prospect, the better fighter in this matchup.