Modestas Bukauskas

Sy has lost two of his last three and managed only five significant strikes against Cutelaba, while Bukauskas has won two of three with far higher output.

Bukauskas is 2-1 across his last three, with wins over Christian Edwards and Paul Craig sandwiching a loss to Nikita Krylov, while Sy is 1-2 in the same window with defeats to Ion Cutelaba and Alonzo Menifield. Sy's loss to Cutelaba produced just five significant strikes and 0:18 of control on his side of the ledger, whereas Bukauskas logged 36 and 22 significant strikes in his two wins along with 2:15 and 1:50 of control. Both men are experienced (20-7-0 and 12-2-0). The recent results and the striking-volume numbers favor Bukauskas, though Sy has shown some takedown ability (2 TDs vs Ribeiro, 1 vs Menifield) that Bukauskas has not had to answer recently.