Mitch Raposo

He states flatly that the opponent has every area covered and that he has to take him, and the lone objection he raises (debut nerves) he answers himself by noting the familiar venue.

A sharp, quick-handed striker with well-timed takedowns off his strikes, but one whose passivity and willingness to retreat leave him behind an opponent the analyst sees as better everywhere.

Firm close: "it's Nasento all day" if it hits the mat.

Credited with real tools -- sharp hand speed, a useful calf kick and clean combination work -- undercut by being too patient and too willing to give up ground. The same pattern repeats in his grappling: he sets up takedowns well but simply doesn't finish what he starts. The read is that fixing either the patience or the follow-through would make him a real problem, but as is, he leaves too much on the table.

Firm pick with reasons ('stylistically, it favors Nascimento... my gosh, is he good'), no qualifier on the win itself.

A decent striker whose crisp combination punching, quick hands and a sharp calf kick are undercut by two habits the analyst dislikes: he is too patient at times and willing to back up. He is a decent grappler with good timing on takedowns that tend to come at the end of his strikes. The analyst says fixing the patience and backing-up habits 'would go a long way' but reads the matchup as stylistically unfavorable against a grappler who wants exactly this kind of opponent.

Picks Maksum on volume/output after weighing a wide line, no hedge on the outcome itself.

A decent striker with good combinations, fast hands and a nice calf kick, undercut by a habit of backing up and being too patient. A decent grappler whose main asset is takedown timing off the end of his own striking combinations, used sparingly but effectively. As of 2025-10-20.

Textbook coinflip shape: he calls the fight a total pass, tells viewers outright to stay away, and invokes the root-beer idiom. He still names a winner (Sumudaerji) but immediately admits to real nerves about that call and reminds the audience he had already told them to sit this one out. Named winner only; no analytical conviction behind it.

A decent striker: crisp hands, a tidy calf kick, but a tendency to retreat and to over-patient stretches that the analyst says can cost him rounds. A decent grappler whose takedown entries are well-timed, landing right as a striking flurry ends, though what he does with the fight once grounded is less impressive.

Picks Raposo's takedown timing as the deciding factor over Lima's cleaner striking; the only qualifiers concern how close the fight looks and the scorecard route, not doubt about the winner.

Short-notice flyweight replacement coming off a Contender Series/TUF run. The analyst credits his combination striking, quick hands and calf kick, but his real edge is takedown timing, shooting under or after Lima's own strikes. He flags a tendency to back up on the feet as the main concern.