DFS By The Numbers — UFC Belgrade predictions

Describes Oliveira as terrifying and impossible to take down, marching opponents down and breaking them, while Elliott is on back-to-back losses and has been finished repeatedly.

“Elliott's been subbed once, but I think he's going to get knocked out again he's going to get knocked out again here. I mean, I give me a Michael here. I mean, I give me a Michael Oliveira. Give me a Michael Oliveira by Oliveira. Give me a Michael Oliveira by brutal brutal brutal brutal brutal second round knockout. brutal second round knockout. Up [snorts] next we have Nina Milosevic Up [snorts] next we have Nina Milosevic going against Hailey Cowan. going against Hailey Cowan. We got Milosevic”

His least favourite fight on the card. Grad is a BJJ black belt who throws more volume, lands the bigger shots and can mix in takedowns, so he takes Grad on activity rather than a finish.

“activity. So, yeah, I got to go Grad here, but it's not a fight I'm running here, but it's not a fight I'm running to the window for by any means. I'm to the window for by any means. I'm going to go Bogdan Grad to win this going to go Bogdan Grad to win this fight. fight. And win this fight by decision. And win this fight by decision. All right, next we got Ludovit Klein All right, next we got Ludovit Klein going against Tofiq Musayev. We got going against Tofiq Musayev. We got Ludovit Klein min”

Says Klein is younger, more durable and better everywhere, while Musayev is 36-plus with 30 fights and waning durability, and predicts Klein finally uses the grappling in his back pocket.

“Could see a club and sub there. So, I think there's a lot of ways that Klein think there's a lot of ways that Klein wins this fight. So, I'm going to go wins this fight. So, I'm going to go Ludovit Klein to win and I'll take him Ludovit Klein to win and I'll take him to win this fight actually by to win this fight actually by submission. I'll say he gets his first submission. I'll say he gets his first submission submission in like almost 10 years. I'm going to in like almost 10 years. I'm going”

Frames it as the battle of who is least washed — Rakic has not won in five years, but he is the more skilled striker with better takedown defence against a Tybura who looks horrible.

“Let me just pick apart this slow old man for for 15 minutes and then get a dub." for for 15 minutes and then get a dub." And I kind of think that's what's going And I kind of think that's what's going to happen. So, I'm going to go on to happen. So, I'm going to go on Aleksandar Rakic to win by decision. Aleksandar Rakic to win by decision. Up next, we got Robert Whittaker Up next, we got Robert Whittaker going against Duško Todorović. We got going against Duško Todorović. We got Valentine -130.”

Takes the underdog: says Valentin has poor striking defence, roughly 50% takedown defence and looks bad off his back, while Todorovic is the more skilled fighter whose only real flaw is his chin.

“and get a TKO. But yeah, I mean, I think somebody's probably getting served. I somebody's probably getting served. I think that somebody's going to be think that somebody's going to be Valentin. Give me Dusko Todorovic to win Valentin. Give me Dusko Todorovic to win this fight by second round TKO. this fight by second round TKO. Let's go. It's going to It's going to be Let's go. It's going to It's going to be good. We got Vlasenko Chepko going good. We got Vlasenko Chepko going against Gilbert U”

Warns that Cepo has one of the worst ground games he has seen and that Urbina genuinely has a grappling path, but rates Urbina as chinny with horrible fight IQ.

“rats in a shoe. I think these guys are going to swing dicks. Chepo, yeah, I going to swing dicks. Chepo, yeah, I think he's going to get that knockout. think he's going to get that knockout. So, give me Chepo to win. Chepo to win So, give me Chepo to win. Chepo to win by first round KO. by first round KO. And then we get to the co-main event, we And then we get to the co-main event, we have Navajo Sterling going against Jan have Navajo Sterling going against Jan Błachowicz. Błachowicz. Um Um who”

Not in love with Stirling and criticises his fight IQ against Cutelaba, but the 15-year age gap, higher volume, speed, cardio and takedown defence beat a 43-year-old, damaged Blachowicz.

“probably leaning the other way potentially, but um yeah, as of now, 15 potentially, but um yeah, as of now, 15 years younger, you I think you got to go years younger, you I think you got to go Sterling here. I'll go Sterling to win Sterling here. I'll go Sterling to win this fight by decision. Blachowicz still this fight by decision. Blachowicz still at 43 is is super tough. So Sterling and at 43 is is super tough. So Sterling and Sterling by decision. Sterling by decision. All right, next we go”

Calls Medic a 100%-finish-rate killer with dynamite in his hands, and says Rodriguez at almost 40 has too much tread on the tires, pointing to him being badly hurt by a compromised Kevin Holland.

“think he's going to get knocked out in the first round. This isn't prison. Um the first round. This isn't prison. Um this is Erceg Erceg Medić. So I'm I'm this is Erceg Erceg Medić. So I'm I'm going Erceg Medić to win this fight. going Erceg Medić to win this fight. I'll take him to win this fight by first I'll take him to win this fight by first round KO. And there we have it, guys. 14 round KO. And there we have it, guys. 14 fights for UFC Belgrade. It was a grind fights for UFC Belgrade. It w”