Ding Meng

He expects Nelson to cope, but twice flags that his read is based on only two fights plus old amateur tape, not a full picture.

Ding Meng is described as a good, powerful striker with a wide kicking arsenal from both legs who wants to set a fast pace early and hold it. He uses feints but the analyst notes he sometimes overuses them without following up with real offense. On the ground he is rated as good in the clinch and dirty boxing against the cage, and solid with top pressure and ground-and-pound. No clear weakness is stated for him in this chapter.

States Nelson should have the fight covered but caveats the pick himself: he could only find Nelson's two most recent fights plus amateur tape, with a real gap in between.

Ding is rated a good striker: power on both legs for his kicks, an early push to set the tempo, and a high guard while he works. He leans on feints at times to the point of not committing to much offense. His grappling only earns a decent grade -- the analyst flags that grade as generous -- with a good cage push and very good dirty boxing in the clinch, plus enough top pressure and ground follow-up if he lands there.

sides with the experience gap but says outright this is not a confident read

Graded good as a striker: real pop in his hands, a varied kicking attack from either stance side, feinting, and a high guard held up defensively. He starts fast and looks to finish early. His grappling is secondary but useful: good top pressure, cage work mixing dirty boxing with knees, solid work on top finishing with strikes, and a decent sprawl.