UFC Fight Night: Edmonton | Main Card Fight Breakdowns

UFC Fight Night Edmonton predictions, picks, and full main card breakdown! Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott headlines UFC Fight Night Edmonton, and The Fighter Index is analyzing every main-card matchup to determine who has the skills, advantages, and stylistic tools to win. In this UFC Fight Night Edmonton breakdown, we're going beyond records, rankings, and betting odds to examine each fighter's strengths, weaknesses, striking, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and potential paths to victory. Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott — Main Event Joaquin Buckley returns to the Octagon looking to rebound from losses to Kamaru Usman and Sean Brady. Across from him is Canadian welterweight Mike Malott, a well-rounded competitor with dangerous submission skills and powerful striking. Buckley's explosive offense and improved takedown defense make him a difficult matchup, but Malott has the grappling ability to create problems if he can get the fight to the ground. Can Malott capitalize on the wrestling vulnerabilities exposed in Buckley's recent fights? Or does Buckley's speed, power, and athleticism present a completely different challenge? UFC Fight Night Edmonton — Main Card • Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott • Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius • Kyle Nelson vs. Cristian Perez Gonzalez • Marc-André Barriault vs. Kyle Daukaus • Louis Jourdain vs. Timmy Cuamba Other key matchups: Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius brings together two dangerous women's flyweights with strong grappling backgrounds. Can Jasudavicius use her size, striking, and defensive grappling to challenge Blanchfield's wrestling and submission game? Marc-André Barriault vs. Kyle Daukaus features a physical pressure striker against a dangerous submission specialist. Will Barriault's clinch offense help him control the fight, or create opportunities for Daukaus to take it to the ground? Louis Jourdain makes his UFC debut against Timmy Cuamba, while Mandel Nallo faces Nate Landwehr in a matchup featuring explosive striking, pressure, and questions about durability. What You'll See in This UFC Fight Night Breakdown: ✅ UFC Fight Night Edmonton predictions and picks ✅ Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott fight analysis ✅ Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius breakdown ✅ Every main-card fighter's strengths and weaknesses ✅ Fighter Index tiers and fighting archetypes ✅ Striking, wrestling, grappling, and submission analysis ✅ Fighter Index Skill Matrix comparisons ✅ All four Fighter Index pillars ✅ Fighter Index Composite Scores ✅ Stylistic mismatches and paths to victory ✅ Predicted winners and potential finishing methods What Makes The Fighter Index Different? Every fighter is evaluated across 16 individual MMA skills organized into four pillars: 1. Fight IQ & Athletic Tools 2. Striking & Stand-Up Defense 3. Grappling & Control 4. Defense & Ground Survival These ratings help identify where fighters are strongest, where they're vulnerable, and how their abilities interact with an opponent's skill set. The Fighter Index Composite Score measures overall skill-set completeness, but it does not automatically predict the winner. The final predictions consider the specific matchup, the fighter's demonstrated abilities, and the paths each competitor has to victory. Who wins Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott? Drop your UFC Fight Night Edmonton predictions in the comments! Which matchups are you most interested in, and which fighters do you think will surprise everyone? Subscribe to The Fighter Index for weekly UFC fight predictions, MMA breakdowns, fighter analysis, skill ratings, and detailed main-card previews. The Fighter Index — MMA's premier fighter scoring system. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Louis Jourdain vs Timmy Cuamba 3:42 Marc-Andre Marriault vs Kyle Daukaus 7:02 Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Perez Gonzalez 10:48 Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius 14:34 Joaquin Buckley vs Mik Malott 18:10 Outro #UFCEdmonton #BuckleyVsMalott #UFCFightNight #UFCPredictions #JoaquinBuckley #MikeMalott #ErinBlanchfield #JasmineJasudavicius #MMAAnalysis #FighterIndex