Manon Fiorot

Calls the matchup close and rates Fiorot only "a little ahead" across the board -- a marginal-edge pick, not a decisive one.

Fiorot works kicks across every range, uses a side kick to set her preferred distance, and disguises a Superman punch inside the same leg-chamber look she uses for her roundhouse. She counters well and flurries hard once an opponent is hurt. On the ground she presses opponents to the fence, defends takedowns solidly, and follows up with heavy strikes whenever she lands in top position. The analyst gives her a narrow overall edge, partly on conditioning.

A round-by-round projection (Fiorot takes an early round, Jasudavicius closes it out) ending in an unhedged declaration for Jasudavicius by decision. The anticipated audience pushback is about reaction, not a hedge on the pick itself.

A strong, technical striker working kicks at every level, including a sidekick she uses to hold her opponent at range, a powerful roundhouse, good counter striking, good combinations and a well-set-up Superman punch (explained at length as built off her kick-chambering mechanics). Her range-holding striking is framed as the direct counter to the opponent's need to close distance. Her grappling is graded decent -- good cage push, good (effectively pretty solid) takedown defense, and ground-and-pound delivered mainly from a top striking base rather than true ground control.

He states the pick directly as Shevchenko and repeats the same pick at the close; he frames her as the underdog here, built on her kick-catching into trips/bodylock and her top-game dominance.

Described as having looked great throughout her UFC run, with a solid striking arsenal built on kicks to every level, strong side-kick range control, a powerful roundhouse and a Superman punch set up by her kick chamber. She flurries well once she hurts an opponent. Her grappling is less seen but her takedown defense held up even against Blanchfield, and she is physically strong and a good ground-and-pounder when she ends up on top.

He says he feels pretty good about Blanchfield winning, favors grapplers over strikers as a rule, and states directly that it will be competitive but clear who wins at the end via her grappling -- an unhedged outcome read, with only his bet-timing (not placed yet) left open.

Fiorot's striking is strong and technical -- kicks to every level off a consistently chambered stance that sets up a Superman punch, good counters when opponents rush in, combinations, and flurries when she has an opponent hurt. Her takedown defense and ground and pound are noted as good on the loose lines, though no grappling heading is shown for her at all, and the analyst says that at range she is a serious problem but is in trouble if Blanchfield closes the distance.

Repeatedly softens his own case for Fiorot (three separate 'I do think' qualifiers) rather than asserting it flatly, with no explicit stay-away but also no fully confident mechanism -- lean per the standing asymmetry (confidence disagreements resolve downward). Separately floats a side parlay-hedge idea (Namajunas by submission), a betting note, not a change to the analytical pick.

A strong, accomplished striker with kicks to all levels, a sidekick used for range control, a powerful roundhouse kick, and real counter-striking against opponents trying to close the sidekick's range. Her signature setup is a Superman punch off the same chambering motion as her kicks. She has a good takedown defense (stuffed virtually every attempt in her career except one early pro bout) and solid ground-and-pound if the fight does hit the mat.

He says he's leaning toward the prospect he wants to see break through, while admitting he is 'not confident whatsoever' and might just be 'projecting' his own wish.

A powerful Savate-style kickboxer whose sidekick works as both a range-finder and a real damaging weapon, rated very high-level on the feet but still a prospect who has not faced much top competition and has one loss early in her career. The analyst is drawn to her as a rising prospect he'd like to see break through.