Ozzy Diaz

admits he is 'tempted by' the underdog

Called the more technical of the two strikers, with a working jab and good body work. His takedown defense is mixed: he is easy to put down but relentless about getting back to his feet, which the analyst says makes him exhausting to hold.

picks a Gautier win, specifically by knockout

A pretty good, unspectacular striker - forward pressure, decent power, body work, a stiff jab - described plainly as nothing flashy but solid. His grappling is mostly about being hard to pin down: average takedown defense but a refusal to accept bottom position and a strong work rate to stand back up; he is not much of an offensive grappler himself.

States 'all signs point to' Gautier and calls him a heavy favorite with good reason, predicting a first-round finish by knockout, with no qualifier placed on the win itself.

A pretty good boxer at the core -- solid forward pressure, real pop in his hands, body work and a stiff jab -- but the analyst says his game stops at those boxing fundamentals. His grappling is decent mainly because he is hard to hold down and works back to his feet; he starts fast and does not fade much either. He is read as capable of beating lesser opposition but not ready for a fighter at Gautier's level.

He names Diaz outright, but immediately undercuts his own conviction by joking he could end up looking foolish, and separately expects a close, largely even striking match -- the support behind the naming is thinner than the explicit pick alone suggests.

138 describes Diaz as almost entirely a striker: good forward pressure, good power, and solid work to the body. His own grappling and takedown defense are not rated highly, but he is hard to hold down, which can wear out opponents who have to keep shooting on him. He is also a fast starter. 138 likes his recent drop back to 185 pounds as the right weight class for him.

He picks Zhang for a few small edges (fighting closer to home, prior UFC experience in the region) but pairs the pick with an explicit root-beer line telling viewers not to bet this one at all, which per the authoring rules caps this at the lowest confidence grade.

A good striker with heavy forward pressure and power who rips to the body well, and an incredibly fast starter expected to push the pace immediately. His grappling is decent; his takedown defense can be a little loose, but he refuses to accept bottom position and is said to wear opponents out between being put down and getting back up, then landing on the feet.