Lerryan Douglas

Picks Douglas's power over Emmers's slow starts, saying Emmers likely won't get the chance to use his own path to win.

A fighter the analyst says is developing nicely, carrying serious punching power, most of all in that lead hook, plus heavy kicks off the rear leg. He is very patient, picks his shots and favors a lead-hook-into-cross entry over committing to full combinations, which the analyst flags as the one thing holding him back from a higher striking grade. He also has good takedown defense. The analyst ultimately leans on the power and the opponent's slow start rather than any grappling path for Douglas.

could go either way, biased

His patience is something the analyst admires in general, but here it can tip into waiting too long for one perfect single shot and getting outworked in the meantime. His lead hook is a legitimate fight-ender -- the analyst compares its knockout upside to Dustin Poirier's -- and he also fires heavy kicks off his rear leg plus a hook-into-straight two-punch combo entering the pocket. Takedown defense is solid. The analyst figures a finish, by strikes or repeated knockdowns, is his most realistic road to victory here, same as in most of his fights. He's making his promotional debut on the back of a 5-0 run that included a Contender Series win.