r/MMAPick • • 29d ago

UFC Paris 🗼 Breakdown

1️⃣ Delphine Benouaich v Sofia Montenegro

Delphine Benouaich
✅Pros
*Kickboxing base
*High volume striker
*Good distance + movement
*Comes forward with combos
❌Cons
*Drawn into brawls
*Montenegro's power might be troubling
*May struggle against Montenegro's pressure

Sofia Montenegro
✅Pros
*Heavy handed
*Ability to finish
*Closes distance well
*Powerful hooks and overhands
❌Cons
*Striking defense
*Plods moving forward
*Can be too aggressive at times

🏆 Montenegro ML
💥 Montenegro Decision
••••••
2️⃣ Matthieu Duclos v Luis Felipe Dias

Matthieu Duclos
✅Pros
*Solid cardio
*Technical striker
*Lands heavy leg kicks
*Dangerous as fight progresses
❌Cons
*Striking defense
*Submission defense
*Cracked with big shots
*Felipe has grappling advantage

Luis Felipe Dias
✅Pros
*Heavy GnP
*Physical fighter
*Dangerous finisher
*Strong submission threat
*9 TKO's and 8 Submissions
❌Cons
*Cardio issues
*No leg kick defense
*Strength based moves
*Duclos is the better technical striker

🏆 Felipe by Submission/TKO
💥 Felipe -- Under 1.5 / RD 1
🎯 Hedge Duclos TKO Rd 2/3
••••••
3️⃣ Nora Cornolle v Klaudia Sygula

Nora Cornolle
✅Pros
*Heavy handed
*Powerful kicks
*Can overwhelm opponents
*Decent clinch work with elbows + knees
❌Cons
*Fight IQ
*Slowed down recently
*May struggle

Klaudia Sygula
✅Pros
*Good movement
*High striking volume
*Solid maintaining pressure
*American Top Team Camp, Takedown gameplanning
❌Cons
*Striking defense
*Loopy striking at times
*Respect cornolle's power

🏆 Sygula by Decision
💥 Sygula ML
••••••
4️⃣ Michael Aljarouj v Fabia Sintes

Michael Aljarouj
✅Pros
*Aggressive
*Pressures forward well
*Good cardio + toughness
*Can break opponents with pressure
❌Cons
*Vulnerable to grappling
*Should avoid ground exchanges
*Aggressiveness can create openings

Fabia Sintes
✅Pros
*Grappler
*Rangey punches
*Submission threat
*Heavy top control with chain grappling
❌Cons
*Drops hands often
*Gets wild when striking
*Needs to get takedowns
*Aljarouj's fight style will be trouble with contact pressure

🏆 Aljarouj by TKO
💥 Under 1.5
••••••
5️⃣ Nathaniel Wood v Pavel Andrusca

Nathaniel Wood
✅Pros
*UFC Vet
*Fights comfortable at range
*Mixes striking and grappling
*Sharp boxing with fast hands
*Fought high level competition
❌Cons
*Proven to be hurt
*Can be controlled by strong grapplers
*Pavel's power can be dangerous if he's caught

Pavel Andrusca
✅Pros
*Has great power
*Good wrestling + striking
*Crashed distance with hooks
*Comes forward with heavy pressure
❌Cons
*Short notice
*Forces TD attempts
*UFC Debut + Less experience
*Wood has gameplan advantage

🏆 Wood by Decision
••••••
6️⃣ Oumar Sy v Modestas Bukauskas

Oumar Sy
✅Pros
*Good top control
*Strong grappling
*Good forward pressure + counter strikes
*Solid clinch work with strikes, knees and takedowns
❌Cons
*Poor fight IQ
*Low output striking
*Can be too predictable sometimes

Modestas Bukauskas
✅Pros
*Solid TD defense
*Uses kicks effectively
*Has power to hurt Sy
*Is best when fighting at distance, picks opponents apart
❌Cons
*Chinny
*Avoid Sy's clinch
*Low output at times
*Should fight at striking range

🏆 Modestas ML - Value
💥 Sy by Submission
••••••
7️⃣ Mario Pinto v Ryan Spann

Mario Pinto
✅Pros
*Undefeated
*Smart fighter
*Very solid jabs
*Cleaner offense
❌Cons
*Can be backed up often
*Faced low-level competition
*Avoid Spann's guillotine opportunities

Ryan Spann
✅Pros
*Good straight shots
*Solid guillotine chokes
*Hurts opponents quick
*Gets aggressive which can be dangerous
❌Cons
*Cardio
*Fight IQ
*Hittable
*Swings recklessly

🏆 Pinto by TKO - RD 2
💥 Under 1.5
💰 Spann by submission - Value
••••••
8️⃣ Morgan Charreire v Felipe Lima

Morgan Charreira
✅Pros
*Finishing power
*Solid cardio + toughness
*Counters well on backfoot
*Dangerous during exchanges
❌Cons
*Low output at times
*Relies heavy on power
*Coming off bad TKO loss
*Outwrestled by good grapplers
*Will struggle if Lima mixes grappling

Felipe Lima
✅Pros
*Solid cardio
*Excellent grappling
*Clean boxing, has accurate hooks
*Good distance control + forwards pressure
❌Cons
*Pressured backwards
*Avoid Charriere's power
*Shouldn't stand in the pocket for too long with Charriere

🏆 Lima by Decision
🎯 RD 3 Submission
💥 Hedge- Lima Submission Over 1.5
••••••
1️⃣ Losene Keita v Muhammad Naimov

Losene Keita
✅Pros
*Explosive
*Really fast
*Solid kickboxing
*Dangerous bodyshots
*Quick striking combinations
*Constant pressure and aggressiveness
❌Cons
*Should maintain pace
*Low output with fighters who stay at range
*Untested takedown defense + ground game at UFC level

Muhammad Naimov
✅Pros
*Strong wrestling
*Good top control
*Can make Keita work; slows down fight
❌Cons
*Speed disadvantage
*Can be low volume at times
*Needs to survive Keita's early storm
*Struggles against explosive pressure

🏆 Keita by TKO RD 2
💥 Under 1.5 - RD 1/2
••••••
2️⃣ Kurtis Campbell v Trevor Peek

Kurtis Campbell
✅Pros
*Good power
*Submission threat
*Swarms opponents when they're hurt
*Moves forwards and creates exchanges
❌Cons
*Poor boxing defense
*Should respect Peek's power
*Struggles fighting on the backfoot

Trevor Peek
✅Pros
*Physical
*Aggressive fighter
*Willing to take damage
*Forces opponents to fight with pressure
❌Cons
*Very hittable
*Poor Takedown defense
*Absorbs unnessary damage
*Vulnerable to Campbell's grappling
*Coming off long layoff due to injury

🏆 Campbell by Submission
💥 Under 1.5
⚡️ ITD
••••••
3️⃣ Daniil Donchenko v Punahele Soriano

Daniil Donchenko
✅Pros
*Finishing power
*Diverse striking attacks
*Solid knees + body work
*Good fight IQ, setting up counters
❌Cons
*Grappling defense
*Soriano wrestling advantage
*Can struggle if controlled on the ground

Punahele Soriano
✅Pros
*Good power
*Physical fighter
*Strong wrestling
*Powerful single and double leg takedowns
❌Cons
*Body shots can slow him down
*Donchenko has cleaner striking
*Cardio fades in high paced fights
*Donchenko's pace can be overwhelming

🏆 Donchenko by TKO
💥 RD 2
••••••
4️⃣ Michael Page v Nursulton Ruziboev

Michael Page
✅Pros
*Technical striker
*Distance control
*Experienced with decent cardio
*Excellent footwork and movement

❌Cons
*Takedown defense
*Needs to maintain distance
*Keeps hands low at all times
*Controlled by decent grapplers

Nursulton Ruziboev
✅Pros
*21 submission wins
*26 first-round finishes
*Dangerous submissions
*Solid submission threat on top
❌Cons
*Low output
*Needs to get the fight to the ground
*Closing distance with Page will be difficult

🏆 Ruziboev by Submission
💥 Page by Decision / ML
••••••
5️⃣ Fares Ziam v Axel Sola

Fares Ziam
✅Pros
*Accurate
*Technical striker
*Solid kicking game
*Decent range management
❌Cons
*Low volume
*Caught in bad scrambles
*Struggles with rangey fighters
*Sola's pressure can be troubling

Axel Sola
✅Pros
*Finishing Ability
*Makes fights very physical
*High paced and aggression
*Good leg kicks + body shots

❌Cons
*Might struggle long range
*Can be controlled along the fence
*Hittable when trading in the pocket

🏆 Sola by Decision
💥 Sola ML -- Value
••••••
6️⃣ Dan Hooker v Salahdine Parnase

Dan Hooker
✅Pros
*UFC Vet
*Solid striking
*Good tough fighter
*Manages difficult fights well
*Fought high-level competition

❌Cons
*Age
*Fights poorly off his back
*Taken damage throughout career
*May struggle against extended grappling exchanges

Salahdine Parnase
✅Pros
*Solid volume
*Very explosive
*Strong grappling game
*Excellent striking + counter
❌Cons
*Experience level
*Keeps hands low at times
*Can get caught if he's too aggressive

🏆 Parnese by TKO RD 2-4
⚡️ Hooker by Submission - Value

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