Ethyn Ewing

Direct mechanism given: he expects ewing to "dictate the pace".

Built on forward pressure, deceptive feints, clean combinations and real power, with head movement that keeps him from eating punches flush despite already having a sturdy chin. His takedown defense is described as having improved sharply since a recent fight against a strong wrestler, and he's now genuinely hard to hold down; he also uses scrambles and well-timed takedowns to disrupt an opponent's rhythm.

explicitly an unconfident pick

As of 2026-03-29, a solid, forward-moving striker who uses head movement and feints to find his opponent's pattern before landing, hits with real power and combinations, and is durable enough that clean shots do not seem to hurt him much. He can grapple and is very tough to hold down once there (he scrambles and works back to his feet quickly, occasionally mixing in his own takedowns), but the analyst names takedown defense as the clear way to beat him, calling it the area he has struggled with on the regional scene.