Alexander Volkov🇷🇺 (38-11) efficiently uses his height of 6'7" and 80 inch reach with his footwork staying defensively aware, feinting, and controling range to set up his patient but accurate and powerful combinations that include long jobs, straight rights, lead and rear hooks, uppercuts, teep kicks, body kicks, lead and rear leg kicks, and calf kicks. He is also especially dangerous against smaller fighters who need to close distance to land their shots or initiate the grappling because he doesn't overextend with his boxing and after circling out he punishes people who are sloppy which will likely be a factor in this fight. After closing distance he can initiate the grappling through the clinch using grips to deny underhooks and control opponents, head position to open up single legs and ankle picks, elbows, and knees to the head and body. When he finds himself on top he distributes his weight well to hold opponents down while looking for wrist grips to open up his ground & pound elbows but I don't believe it would be sustainable against an elite grappler. Defensively, in the open, he's shown he can be brought down by well-timed shots, but when prepared, he has multiple tools to defend, like his underhooks, wrist grips, and arm drags but he can also counter and threaten with submissions like gulliotines. On the bottom, his wrist grips are very useful again, making him hard to control, stalling in his guard, and giving him time to look for things like hip escapes. Jailton Almeida🇧🇷 (22-3) as we know, uses his standup solely to create openings for his grappling, feinting, closing distance, changing levels, but I'll cover it regardless. He comes forward and throws powerful front kicks, jabs, and straight rights to maintain range. He also throws or feints left hooks to bait reactions so he can shoot single or double leg takedowns. The positive here is that he can overwhelm guys with pressure but the huge negatives is that his low volume from range could get him caught and as shown against Curtis Blaydes failed takedowns leave him open to potential fight ending strikes during scrambles. Jailton can also initiate the grappling through the clinch after closing distance off of feints or front kicks tying up with underhooks or body locks then securing control with superior head positioning before looking for slams or trips while throwing elbows to the head and knees to the thigh in volume. His clinch entries are honestly more effective against taller fighters because of how quickly he can duck under shots. On the mat, he has great control from side control or mount, getting wrist control, smothering hips, and tying the legs in order to glue opponents down and eliminate scrambles. He uses ground & pound to open up transitions to the crucifix position or to back for the rear naked choke. Defensively, he sprawls well with underhooks and whizzers, and if he's ever on his back, which he rarely has, he has a great guard. My pick is Volkov (RD2 TKO).