Losene Keita is coming off the greatest celebration in the history of the UFC which is quite the accomplishment. We had the old school Tito Ortiz grave digger, the Chuck Liddell scream, but what Losene did absolutely takes the cage. The problem is, I don’t know long it will be until we see it again. I think Pico wins here and am surprised to see him as a dog. He is an incredible wrestler and an underrated striker. I don’t think Losene will be able to just let his hands go freely. He will have to worry about to takedowns and that in of it itself will slow the hands down. If Pico comes in and wrestles early, he should be safe going to rounds 2-3. We saw Losene lose some of the sting on his strikes in the Nathaniel Wood fight and some offensive wrestling would do the same here. i get that Pico has a questionable chin, but he’s too well rounded to come in here and get slept the way that Naimov did. You can comment some nonsense about the loss to Lerone Murphy, but Pico was winning that fight before a rogue spinning back elbow.

Aaron Pico

Aaron Pico was one of the more hyped prospects signed by the UFC in 2025 but all that hype left with his soul when he was knocked out by Lerone Murphy in his debut. Style wise he is a nasty wrestler who has great boxing. Credential wise he made his way to the finals of the olympic trials where he lost a razor thin match. He has Golden Gloves boxing experience as well and has trained at a high level. His chin is questionable but he didn’t even need it in his last fight where he had 6 takedowns against Pitbull.

Losene Keita

Losene Keita is an absolute destroyer on the feet. He’s fast, powerful, creative. He has great offensive striking and counter striking. His sprawls are fast and everything he does is with intent. We don’t have a ton of footage on his takedown defense, but he sprawls quickly and does a good job worrying about the takedown instead of throwing fake punches. He fights like someone who should fade later in the fight, but his cardio is solid and he keeps the pressure on. He is coming off the incredible KO over Muhammad Naimov