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   Alex Pereira

   "Poatan"

   10-2-0

   1987 - Brazil - UFC Champion
   
   Just has concussive power and doesn't even need to land fully clean to KO people. For some reason dudes seem to think they can stand with him but only really Izzy has ever shown that he can. TDD seems pretty solid, but it would be interesting to see it tested against someone like an Ankalaev.
   

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   Magomed Ankalaev

   19-1-1, 1 NC

   1992 - Russia - UFC
   
   Has been seen as the uncrowned champion for years at this point, but kind of blew chance against Jan by deciding to strike too long with him and get his leg too damaged before he decided to wrestle. Still probably won the fight in my eyes. Threatening to stand with Pereira when he gets his shot at him but you'd hope he won't make the same mistake twice.
   

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   Jiří Procházka

   "BJP"

   30-4-1

   1992 - Czechia - UFC
   
   Seems to be doing everything wrong, but it just seems to work out for the guy. Style puts him heavy on the front foot which makes him extremely susceptible to calf kicks but he seems to just be prepared to fight through it rather than adapt his style at all to avoid them. Super tough mentally and is going to be trying to win in every second of the fight until you put him out of there. Ability to overwhelm people with offence and an absolute nightmare if he gets you hurt.
   

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   Jan Błachowicz

   29-10-1

   1983 - Poland - UFC
   
   Now firmly in his 40's but former UFC champ is still dangerous having proved he can still be competitive with the likes of Poatan and Ankalaev. Could drop off at any time, especially competing at such a high level.
   

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   Aleksandar Rakić

   "Rocket"

   14-4-0

   1992 - Serbia - UFC
   
   Looked pretty good to me in return from long layoff against Jiri, just got out wilded. Striking looked good, landing hard, kicks still there, can mix wrestling in if he wants. Got lured into a bit of a wild brawl against a guy who excels at that, but probably could have won if he'd stuck to task and been more disciplined.
   

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   Jamahal Hill

   "Sweet Dreams"

   12-2-0, 1 NC

   1991 - USA - UFC
   
   Completely wrong game plan against Alex, trusted his striking too much against a higher level guy there, ****** around and found out. Does have very sharp, fast and accurate boxing with good power so I guess I can see why he had a false sense of security but you'd think having shown an ability to grapple on top of decent people he'd have gone that route. Still a dangerous opponent but hard to think he didn't get a slightly fortuitous run to the title.
   

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   Corey Anderson

   "Overtime"

   18-6-0, 1 NC

   1989 - USA - Bellator Champion
   
   Finally got himself a title in a major promotion once Nemkov vacated the division. Feel good for the guy because he does deserve one. Reverted back to being wrestler Corey rather than trying to be exciting with the hands although he does have better striking in his locker than he used to.
   

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   Nikita Krylov

   "The Miner"

   30-9-0

   1992 - Ukraine - UFC
   
   Balls to the wall and can get caught doing it sometimes. Hits hard and aggressive. Can wrestle if he wants to and has solid ground and pound on top.
   

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   Johnny Walker

   21-8-0, 1 NC

   1992 - Brazil - UFC
   
   Forever trying to find a mix between wild Walker and econo-Walker. Ridiculously explosive and loads of power, also good grappling and back takes from top. TDD not great against good wrestlers but I think he is improving his cage get ups. Weird chin where he seems to get wobbled very easily but not actually go all the way out.
   

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    Phil Davis

    "Mr. Wonderful"

    24-7-0, 1 NC

    1984 - USA - PFL
    
    Kind of turned into a slow paced striker/wrestler. Still pretty effective despite being very boring. Not going to take him down and has one of the best chins ever. Offensively pretty good still.
    

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    Khalil Rountree Jr.

    "The War Horse"  |  13-5-0, 1 NC

    1990 - USA - UFC
    
    Breaking out into the top of the division. On a good win streak but probably didn't actually win the Jacoby fight. Always been a hard hitter but now getting better at staying on his feet and timing his punches well. Very good killer instinct and guys can't really afford to get in any kind of trouble against him. Impressively violent in his approach too. Seems much more on top of things mentally than he was a few years ago.
    

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    Impa Kasanganay

    "Tshilobo"  |  16-4-0

    1994 - USA - PFL
    
    Better than I ever thought he would be and seems very suited to 205. Really carries power at this weight, carries strength and without having much of a weight cut (if any) he can afford to fight at a really high pace. Hasn't really had to show it against a real top flight 205er yet, but the signs are very promising.
    

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    Volkan Oezdemir

    "No Time"  |  19-7-0

    1989 - Switzerland - UFC
    
    Loads of high level experience, fought just about everyone over the years. Solid power on the feet although not as much as it looked like he had when he first turned up in the UFC. Pretty solid on top when he wants to be and fairly solid takedown defence too. Doesn't have it to beat the top guys, but always good for a fraud check.
    

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    Carlos Ulberg

    "Black Jag"  |  9-1-0

    1990 - New Zealand - UFC
    
    Seems fairly safe to put the Nzechukwu fight down to inexperience at this point. Dude is looking like a killer now, one of the hardest and most accurate fighters at the weight. Cardio seems fine, defensive grappling is holding up well and he's even starting to develop a bit of an offensive grappling game.
    

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    Azamat Murzakanov

    "The Professional"  |  13-0-0

    1989 - Russia - UFC
    
    Weird fighter, sometimes seems a bit slow and like he's not doing much for most of a fight then deads someone. Sometimes fights a lot better and outstrikes technical kickboxers. Hard to tell how he'll do against the elite of the division.
    

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    Yoel Romero

    "Soldier of God"  |  16-7-0

    1977 - Cuba - Bellator
    
    Feels like the wheels should fall off at any time but they somehow seem to stay on. As long as the fight is at a pretty slow pace he's still very capable. Can still clock people and although doesn't wrestle offensively that much he's still very hard to take down. Still looks relatively quick, especially for his age.
    

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    Alonzo Menifield

    "Atomic"  |  15-3-1

    1987 - USA - UFC
    
    Athletically gifted dude who's developed his technique over the years. Always been strong and been able to crack but now able to hang in there technically with good fighters like Dustin Jacoby.
    

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    Vitor Petrino

    "Icão"  |  11-0-0

    1997 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Arguably the most physical guy at the weight. Massive and strong for the weight, hits hard, drops hard ground and pound. Wrestling isn't the most technical but strong enough to just rag most guys about. Makes a few technical mistakes in the grappling but just muscling out of them so far. Will be interesting to see what happens with this guy when someone is able to drag him into deep waters.
    

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    Anthony Smith

    "Lionheart"  |  37-19-0

    1988 - USA - UFC
    
    Seems on the decline but still grinds out a win sometimes. Not the same fighter he was when he was on the charge to a title shot though. Doesn't seem to be able to handle shots as well as he used to be, can get outworked by grapplers and held down. Does still have decent striking and offensive grappling himself.
    

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    Josh Silveira

    "Coninha"  |  13-2-0

    1992 - USA - PFL
    
    Would be better off as a middleweight but PFL don't have that division. Striking is pretty aggressive, good high kick, throws punches hard looking to dive in for takedowns off it, defence not too good. Strong and can hold people against the cage, wrestling isn't that smooth but can just power a lot of people down but more athletic guys seem to be able to hold it off. Solid top game. Sometimes tires himself out wrestling.
    

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    Dustin Jacoby

    "The Hanyak"  |  19-8-1

    1988 - USA - UFC
    
    Very technical striker and tough. Solid TDD and cardio, should have got the nod over Khalil, would have expected him to probably outstrike Murzakanov and Menifield but didn't really. Still a solid test for up and comers.
    

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    Bogdan Guskov

    "Czarevitch"  |  16-3-0

    1992 - Uzbekistan - UFC
    
    Deadly on the feet, very good power, good accuracy with his punches and killer instinct when he hurts people. Really good chin too, took clean shot from Spann without flinching. Bit of a hole in his grappling, doesn't look good at all when he ends up underneath people.
    

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    Ryan Spann

    "Superman"  |  21-10-0

    1991 - USA - UFC
    
    Dude sometimes looks great and sometimes looks terrible, just frustratingly inconsistent. Very dangerous early, powerful punches and has decent offensive grappling early if he wants to use it too. Seems to fall apart mentally if his opponent survives his initial onslaught and starts to come back at him. Not sure if it's cardio or just a mentality thing.
    

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    Dominick Reyes

    "The Devastator"  |  12-4-0

    1989 - USA - UFC
    
    Oh what could have been. Probably should have been UFC champion, but got robbed of it, then Jan cracked his chin, then Jiri absolutely ruined it and he's looked a shadow of himself since. Didn't really look like he was planning to change his style up at all against Spann.
    

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    Rafał Haratyk

    "Polish Tank"  |  19-5-2

    1987 - Poland - KSW Champion
    
    Really a middleweight but seems to be getting away with it at 205 so far. I'm not sure he actually won the Piwowarczyk final but got the belt after a 4 man tournament. Not the prettiest striker but slings hooks hard as **** and if they catch people they're in trouble. Decent wrestling and good base, but might find guys this size are harder to hold.
    

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    Thiago Santos

    "Marreta"  |  22-12-0, 1 NC

    1984 - Brazil - PFL
    
    Looks like he's absolutely falling off a cliff to me and that all his injuries are catching up to him at once. Looks plodding and struggles to get out of the way of shots. Can't really impose himself physically like he used to do and finds it hard to land his power against anyone decent. Might be time to think about calling it a career.
    

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    Jacky Jeanne

    4-1-0

    1994ish - France - Ares
    
    Good striker, hasn't really been tested against a grappler since he got wrestle****** by Augen, but that loss has aged pretty well and Ares have pretty much exclusively put him in against strikers in fights he should be winning since.