Niklas Stolze vs. Ramazan Emeev

Niklas Stolze is 5-2 in his last seven fights and makes his UFC debut on two weeks notice after Shavkat Rakhmonov was forced to pull out due to injury. Stolze is primarily a puncher who will mix in a kick every now and then, but neither will bother his challenger, Ramazan Emeev. Emeev is 3-1 in the UFC. He can defend kicks and is a grappler, content to grind things out, and utilize his elite wrestling skills. Emeev's last five fights went the distance, and he's on a 15-2 run overall. He's in bounce-back mode, as his seven-fight winning streak come to an end with a unanimous decision loss to Anthony Rocco Martin in November despite having five more total strikes. He failed with all nine takedown attempts, but that won't be a concern here as the more experienced Emeev is the far better wrestler. Take Ramazan Emeev to win the fight.