Marwan Rahiki vs. Ollie Schmid prediction, pick for UFC Fight Night 275

TL;DR

Marwan Rahiki faces Ollie Schmid at UFC Fight Night 275 in Perth, Australia. Rahiki enters the fight undefeated at 8-0 and is coming off a Fight of the Night performance in his UFC debut.

Key points

Marwan Rahiki is 8-0 in MMA and 1-0 in UFC.
Ollie Schmid will fight Rahiki at UFC Fight Night 275.
Rahiki won his UFC debut by second-round corner stoppage.

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Marwan Rahiki and Ollie Schmid meet on the UFC Fight Night 275 main card Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.

Last event's results: 3-3
UFC main cards, 2026: 39-22

Marwan Rahiki vs. Ollie Schmid UFC Fight Night 275 preview

Rahiki (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is a Dana White's Contender Series signee who made his debut in March against Harry Hardwick. It was a successful introduction, as the 23-year-old won the Fight of the Night by second-round corner stoppage.

Schmid (4-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) gets the call for his UFC debut on just a few days' notice to replace Jack Jenkins. The 25-year-old comes in on a three-fight winning streak. Three of his four wins have been first-round finishes.

Marwan Rahiki vs. Ollie Schmid UFC Fight Night 275 expert pick, prediction

Filling out the main card is an impromptu lightweight fight between Marwan Rahiki and Ollie Schmid. Initially slated to face Jack Jenkins, Rahiki will now welcome short-notice newcomer Schmid into the UFC fold.

A City Kickboxing stablemate of other fighters on the card, Schmid looks to be yet another product of the UFC's corporate, cost-effective approach to keeping their machine rolling.

Don't get me wrong: There looks like there could be a lot to like about Schmid, who appears to be a strong featherweight with a lot of room to grow. The problem, however, is that the UFC's featherweight division is not exactly an easy place to get that growth.

This is one of those weird cases where a win could genuinely be worse than a loss for Schmid, given the development his game still needs. Rahiki isn't exactly light-years ahead of his Hungarian counterpart, but "Freaky" appears to have a better grasp of what looks to be a much more dangerous offensive arsenal.

Add in the fact that Rahiki has proven that he can be the nail when he needs to, and it's hard not to side with him here.

The official pick is for Rahiki to force a stoppage via strikes by Round 2.