Lucrative James — UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott full-card predictions
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Card not settled yet — 12 picks pending
- James Blissett: Called 35 of 54 resolved picks
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Pick Joaquin Buckley · KO/TKO
Result Pending
All analysts: 50 picks — 24 Buckley · 26 Malott
After weighing Malott’s early finishing threat, James predicts Buckley will take over late and win by knockout, perhaps in round four or five.
“I will predict a Buckley knockout in this fight. And I'll predict it in a later round, maybe round four, round five.”
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Pick Erin Blanchfield · Decision
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All analysts: 47 picks — 45 Blanchfield · 2 Jasudavicius
James favors Blanchfield’s grappling, pressure, and top game, and makes her the official decision winner.
“I've got Aaron Blanchfield to win the fight. I'll say she wins it via decision cuz Jasmine is just so tough.”
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Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Perez
Pick Cristian Perez · KO/TKO
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All analysts: 40 picks — 6 Nelson · 34 Perez
James expects Perez to land more damage against Nelson and selects Perez by knockout.
“I got Perez to win this fight to a knockout.”
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Pick Kyle Daukaus · Decision
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All analysts: 42 picks — 4 Barriault · 38 Daukaus
James calls the bout close but leans Kyle Daukaus for his early striking and grappling upside, then selects him by decision. The caption transcript garbles Daukaus’s name in the final line.
“I'll say gets the fight done via decision.”
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Pick Louis Jourdain · KO/TKO
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All analysts: 41 picks — 36 Jourdain · 5 Cuamba
James favors Jourdain’s boxing and damage and names him by knockout as his official prediction.
“via KO is my official prediction.”
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Pick Mandel Nallo · KO/TKO · R1
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All analysts: 40 picks — 34 Nallo · 6 Landwehr
James expects Nallo’s speed and power to overwhelm Landwehr and calls a first-round knockout.
“I'll say he wins it be a knockout. I'll say it's in round one as well.”
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Pick Jhonata Diniz · KO/TKO
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All analysts: 41 picks — 5 Boser · 36 Diniz
James favors Diniz’s striking and durability and predicts a knockout. Auto-captions misrender Diniz’s name, but the segment is the Boser–Diniz chapter and the surrounding analysis identifies both fighters.
“wins this fight via knockout.”
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Pick Nick Galanti · Sub
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All analysts: 37 picks — 0 Leblanc · 37 Galanti
James expects Galanti to secure a takedown and exploit the grappling matchup, selecting him by submission; the source gives round one as a likelihood but allows rounds two or three, so no round is recorded.
“win this fight via submission.”
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Pick Javad Mahjoub · Sub
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All analysts: 37 picks — 23 Mahjoub · 14 Faglier
James sees a close fight but favors Mahjoub for his top-time and jiu-jitsu upside, selecting him by submission.
“via submission as my official prediction.”
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Pick Katlyn Cerminara · Decision
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All analysts: 39 picks — 35 Cerminara · 4 Stiller
Lucrative James selects Katlyn Cerminara by decision over Mackenzie Stiller.
““for the patented decision win here””
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Pick Chad Anheliger · KO/TKO
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All analysts: 38 picks — 14 Anheliger · 24 Koslow
James acknowledges the volatile matchup and selects Anheliger by knockout.
“I'll say Chad wins this fight via knockout as my official prediction.”
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Pick Melissa Croden · Decision
Result Pending
All analysts: 42 picks — 39 Croden · 3 Chandler
James leans Croden for her cardio, pace, and pressure, and makes her his official decision pick while noting Chandler’s early danger.
“my official prediction to win via decision.”