Yadier del Valle

States he has zero confidence in this pick and admits he is only taking the betting favorite out of habit this card -- the clearest possible hedge on the win.

A good striker with clean straight punches, good knees, and real power, though he can get drawn into winging wild shots. His UFC track record is described as inconsistent, including a recent dominant loss as a big favorite. His grappling is submission-focused and active: he attacks chokes often and jumps guillotines, is very active from his back, and scrambles and ground-and-pounds well, though chasing submissions against a hard-to-control, hard-to-submit opponent is called a real risk.

picks the striking edge but explicitly concedes the grappling exchanges could go either guy's way

Our paraphrase: a clean striker with straight punches, heavy knees up the middle and real power, though he can fall into throwing wild power shots at the expense of discipline. His grappling is credited as solid -- actively hunting submissions, constantly working off his back, a strong scrambler, and heavy ground-and-pound he uses to open submissions up -- with a tendency to jump for the guillotine often enough that it's flagged as a double-edged habit. The analyst gives him the striking edge as the deciding factor, while admitting the grappling exchanges are close to a coin-toss between the two men.

He gives Dulgarian a concrete decision-win mechanism (grinding top position and pace) and twice states plainly that del Valle does not come out on top, hedging only on round margin and on a separate bet-the-underdog-for-value note; the closing root-beer-and-coffee-table aside caps enthusiasm without any advice to stay off the fight.

A strong striker landing clean straight shots and knees with real pop behind them, though that pop can tempt him into just swinging for a shot. A solid, active grappler -- attacks submissions well, scrambles effectively off his back, and uses ground and pound to open up submission chances -- but he jumps guillotines often, which can also leave him stuck on his back if the attempt fails. As of 2025-10-28.

Commits to del Valle despite several hedges (guillotine habit, striking that can get wild) and says the betting line makes the other side tempting.

A good striker with clean straight punches and knees and decent power, who can be drawn into wild, swinging exchanges under pressure. A notably better grappler than his opponent who attacks submissions -- including a habit of jumping for low-percentage guillotines -- stays active and scrambles well off his back, and uses ground and pound to open up submission attempts.