UFC light-heavyweight champion (2008) and Hall of Famer, now a desk analyst.
Track Record
Derived from every pick we've logged and verified — shown with its denominator, never a bare percentage. Draws and no-contests fall outside it. How Track Record works.
Called 4 of 5 resolved picks
Call Profile
How this analyst's logged calls performed: winner, stated detail, and frozen pre-event underdog context.
1 call included both method and round.
Resolved Calls
What was predicted, what actually happened, and whether it hit. A 'didn't call it' row is logged for the record but doesn't count toward the tally.
Hit Lewis vs Hokit Rashad Evans: predicted Hokit · to win for Lewis vs Hokit. Actual Hokit · KO/TKO R2. Result: Hit. Note: A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Rashad frames the fight as a showcase for Hokit to let his hands go and entertain, and believes he gets the win this weekend — while warning he must respect Derrick Lewis's knockout power.
- Sees it as Hokit's coming-out moment
- Must watch out for Lewis's one-shot power
“I think he's going to let his hands go and I think he's going to get the win this weekend.”
* A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
No pick Lopes vs Garcia Rashad Evans: made no pick for Lopes vs Garcia. Actual Lopes · KO/TKO R2. Result: No pick.
Rashad expressly declined to call it — 'a horrible fight for me to call.' He breaks down both men (Garcia treating it win-win out of Jackson-Wink, a must-win for Lopes) but never commits to a winner. From the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Hit Nickal vs Daukaus Rashad Evans: predicted Nickal · KO/TKO · R2 for Nickal vs Daukaus. Actual Nickal · KO/TKO R1. Result: Hit. Note: A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Rashad takes Nickal: although Daukaus's desire for the upset is real, Nickal simply has more tools — better stand-up plus a ground game that speaks for itself — and gets him out of there in the second round.
- Nickal has more tools standing and on the mat
- Calls it a stoppage, round 2
“I think it's a stoppage. I think Bo Nickal gets him out of the second round.”
* A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Miss Pereira vs Gane Rashad Evans: predicted Pereira · to win for Pereira vs Gane. Actual Gane · KO/TKO R2. Result: Miss. Note: A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Rashad sides with Pereira because he trusts the active champion's timing, hunger and late-fight power more than Gane's recent cage time. He respects Gane's skill and says he can present problems, but still sees Pereira separating himself as the fight goes on.
- Calls it a close fight and notes Gane has the skills to create trouble
- Trusts Pereira's activity, timing and hunger more
- Sees Pereira's power becoming the separator late
“I'm going with Pereira and I think Pereira because of the fact that, you know, where his story and where he's been.”
* A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Hit Ruffy vs Chandler Rashad Evans: predicted Ruffy · to win for Ruffy vs Chandler. Actual Ruffy · KO/TKO R1. Result: Hit. Note: A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Rashad picks Ruffy, saying he has so many tools that even a harder-than-ever Chandler at this stage of his career won't be enough.
- Ruffy's deep toolbox is the difference
- Expects Chandler to fight hard but fall short
“I feel like it's not going to be enough. I got Ruffy for the win in this one.”
* A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Hit Topuria vs Gaethje Rashad Evans: predicted Gaethje · to win for Topuria vs Gaethje. Actual Gaethje · KO/TKO R4. Result: Hit. Note: A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.
Rashad dissents from the panel and picks Gaethje on the magnitude of the moment. Speaking as a former fighter, he says Gaethje is chasing the biggest moment of his life (unification, walking away undisputed), and a fighter driven by that force becomes far more dangerous than the calculated version opponents expect.
- The lone Gaethje pick, dissenting from a Topuria-leaning panel
- Reads the stakes (undisputed, the moment) as raising Gaethje's level
- Expects Topuria pulled into brawls he thinks he can win, then surprised
“For me, I'm going to go with Justin Gaethje in this fight, because we all as fighters, we're living for that moment.”
* A former champion's pick on the UFC on Paramount+ HQ Spotlight panel.