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UFC 288 takes place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This card features a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo as the Main Event.
Here is our favorite UFC parlay for this card, with odds of +493 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Be sure to check out the rest of our UFC 288 predictions for all of the Main Card and Preliminary Card fights.
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Jessica Andrade ML over Yan Xiaonan (-190)
Jessica Andrade comes into this fight with an MMA record of 24-10. She is 15-8 in the UFC, most recently losing to Erin Blanchfield by submission back in February of this year. Andrade is averaging 6.84 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 51%. She is absorbing 5.34 strikes and has a striking defense of 54%. Her grappling is also solid, averaging 2.62 takedowns per every 15 minutes. Her takedown accuracy is 54% and has a takedown defense of 73%.
Andrade is a heavy favorite here and while she could be vulnerable to a submission, Xiaonan’s strength is not grappling. Andrade has the significant edge in striking and grappling for that matter, therefore backing her to win will be our play.
Drew Dober vs Matt Frevola – Fight to end by KO/TKO (-165)
Drew Dober is a heavy favorite, so his money line could be too risky to back here. However, because both fighters have seen their last 3 fights end by KO/TKO, therefore backing this fight to do the same will be our lean.
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Kennedy Nzechukwu ML over Devin Clark (-180)
Kennedy Nzechukwu comes into this fight with an MMA record of 11-3. He is 7-3 in the UFC, most recently beating Ion Cutelaba by KO/TKO back in November of 2022. Nzechukwu is averaging 4.63 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 44%. He is absorbing 4.19 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling has been decent, averaging 0.74 takedowns per every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 55% and his takedown defense is 80%.
Nzechukwu is a large favorite in this fight, but still may be worth a play. He has the better striking and has a good enough takedown defense to avoid having this fight reach the ground. For that reason, backing Nzechukwu to win will be our play.
Rafael Estevam ML over Zhalgas Zhumagulov (-180)
Rafael Estevam comes into this fight with an MMA record of 11-0. He is 1-0 in the UFC, though this will be his official UFC debut. His lone UFC win came in the Dana White Contender Series, where he beat Joao Elias by KO/TKO back in September of 2022. Estevam is averaging 6.47 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 80%. He is absorbing 0.40 strikes and has a striking defense of 50%. His grappling has been elite so far, averaging 4.04 takedowns per every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 50%.
Estevam is a heavy favorite in this fight, but given how poorly Zhalgas Zhumagulov has performed in the UFC and given the fact that Estevam has the superior striking and grappling, backing him to win his UFC debut will be our play.
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