Jessie Rosas

Leans on the root-beer idiom and adds "no certainty about this," the classic coinflip combination.

Rosas is most comfortable at boxing range, working the body behind good combinations, though he can open himself to counters right after a head-movement-into-combo sequence. On the ground he carries a real takedown arsenal, transitions well, and is rated the bigger submission threat of the two once he gets to the back. The analyst calls the matchup too close to confidently predict.

Explicitly refuses to back Johns as a favorite and frames the fight as going either way depending which version of Johns shows up; picks him on raw tools alone.

A debuting fighter still developing his striking: decent combinations and solid body work, but he leans on head movement in a way that leaves him open to counters mid-combination. The analyst expects that over-reliance to get exposed against better UFC strikers. His real asset is a very capable grappling game: good takedowns, scrambles, transitions, a strong back-take, and a submission arsenal, all against what is called a major step up in competition.