UFC 268 here with the most stacked card of the year featuring a UFC welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and top contender Colby Covington at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The pair previously fought at UFC 245 and in that fight, Kamaru Usman scored a fifth-round TKO victory. It was an extremely close fight and both fighters were 2-2 on the judge’s scorecards going into the fifth round and fans have been eagerly waiting for the rematch ever since.
The co-main event features a highly anticipated rematch between reigning UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and former champion Weili Zhang. The pair previously fought at UFC 261 and in that fight, Rose scored a head kick knockout over the Chinese superstar.
Kamaru Usman:
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute: 4.63
Significant Striking Accuracy: 54%
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute: 2.40
Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land): 57%
Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes: 3.27
Takedown Accuracy: 48%
Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land): 100%
Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes: 0.1
Colby Covington:
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute: 4.12
Significant Striking Accuracy: 38%
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute: 2.86
Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land): 55%
Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes: 4.61
Takedown Accuracy: 50%
Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land): 75%
Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes: 0.1
Betting Tips:
The MMA India Show brings you another series of “The Prediction”, where, I, Jay Rock, analyze the upcoming fight cards and giving my predictions, analysis, betting tips.
For the last fight card, I didn’t have a great day as I went 10-2 on picks, bringing my overall record to 217-100
Check out my previous predictions here.
UFC 268: Usman vs Covington Fight Odds Main Card
Kamaru Usman, welterweight champ: 1.30
Colby Covington: 3.50
Prediction: Kamaru Usman wins
Rose Namajunas, strawweight champ: 2.00
Zhang Weili: 1.80
Prediction: The fight goes over 2.5 rounds @1.44 or Weili Zhang wins.
Justin Gaethje, lightweight: 1.44
Michael Chandler: 2.75
Prediction: Justin Gaethje wins.
Shane Burgos, featherweight: 1.50
Billy Quarantillo: 2.62
Prediction: Shane Burgos wins
Frankie Edgar, bantamweight: 2.30
Marlon Vera: 1.61
Prediction: The fight goes over 2.5 rounds @1.57
Preliminary card
Alex Pereira, middleweight: 1.36
Andreas Michailidis: 3.10
Prediction: Alex Pereira wins
Al Iaquinta, lightweight: 2.50
Bobby Green: 1.53
Prediction: Bobby Green wins
Phil Hawes, middleweight: 1.30
Chris Curtis: 3.50
Prediction: Chris Curtis wins
Edmen Shahbazyan, middleweight: 1.95
Nassourdine Imavov: 1.83
Prediction: Nassourdine Imamov wins
Ian Garry, welterweight: 1.22
Jordan Williams: 4.25
Prediction: Ian Garry wins
Early preliminary card
Gian Villante, heavyweight: 1.80
Chris Barnett: 2.00
Prediction: Gian Villante wins
Dustin Jacoby, light heavyweight: 1.25
John Allan: 4.00
Prediction: Dustin Jacoby wins
Melsik Baghdasaryan, featherweight: 1.28
Bruno Souza: 3.60
Prediction: Melsik Baghdasaryan wins
CJ Vergara, flyweight: 2.50
Ode’ Osbourne: 1.53
Prediction: Ode Osbourne wins
BONUS BETS
Canelo Alvarez (1.10) vs Caleb Plant (7.00)
Prediction: Canelo Alvarez wins
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