”Do Bronx” is an all-time great offensive fighter. Combining potent Muay Thai with some of the most aggressive jiu-jitsu in UFC history, Oliveira is a verifiable wood chipper that can finish his opponents in an instant. The key here is doing damage while Gamrot expends energy wrestling. Just last year, Dan Hooker managed to wear down Gamrot with constant pressure, stabbing front kicks, short elbows while Gamrot hung onto his legs. After a round, Gamrot’s face and posture showed a man who was struggling to maintain his own pace, and Hooker’s success continued to grow. Oliveira should be attempting a similar strategy. Whether he’s at distance, in the clinch, or in bottom position, Oliveira should be attacking. He can wear Gamrot down and force the Polish fighter to expend energy at an unsustainable rate, setting him up for a strangle in the second half of the fight.

Gamrot is one of Lightweight’s best technical wrestlers. He chains together his shots beautifully and has a lot of variety to his finishes. Once in top position, Gamrot is an excellent jiu-jitsu player as well, though he sometimes struggles to hold down his most athletic opposition. On the feet, Gamrot is a mobile kickboxer with a sharp 1-2 from either stance, though he struggles if forced to box for an extended period of time. I mentioned a good handful of grinding wrestlers in the sections above, but I didn’t name Islam Makhachev, the single man to really beat up Oliveira on the canvas since 2018. The key for Makhachev — and what I expect to be the key for Gamrot as well — was that the Russian champion hurt Oliveira on the feet and didn’t force his takedowns.