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UFC Fight Night 214 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a women’s strawweight fight between Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos as the Main Event.
Here is our favorite 4-fight parlay for this card, with odds of +436 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Be sure to check out the rest of our UFC Fight Night 214 predictions for the full 5-fight Main Card.
Chase Sherman vs Josh Parisian – Fight to end by KO/TKO (-175)
This fight is pretty evenly matched, but both guys have the power to win this fight quickly. Chase Sherman has seen 19 of his 26 career fights end by KO/TKO, including his last 2 UFC fights. Josh Parisian has seen 13 of his 20 career fights end by KO/TKO, also including his last 2 UFC fights. For that reason, backing this fight to also end by KO/TKO will be the play.
Tagir Ulanbekov ML over Nate Maness (-215)
Tagir Ulanbekov comes into this fight with an MMA record of 13-2. He is 2-1 in the UFC, most recently losing to Tim Elliot by unanimous decision back in March of this year. Ulanbekov is averaging 3.42 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 44%. He is absorbing 3.36 strikes and has a striking defense of 54%. His grappling will be his main focus, averaging 3.67 takedowns per every 15 minutes. Ulanbekov has a takedown accuracy of 42% and his takedown defense is 61%.
Ulanbekov is the heavy favorite in this fight, but still looks to be the right side. He has the superior striking and grappling, therefore back him to win will be the lean.
Mario Bautista ML over Benito Lopez (-295)
Mario Bautista comes into this fight with an MMA record of 10-2. He is 4-2 in the UFC, most recently beating Brian Kelleher by submission back in June of this year. Bautista is averaging 5.27 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. He is absorbing 3.96 strikes and has a striking defense of 56%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.17 takedowns per every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 63% and a takedown defense of 66%.
Bautista has won his last 2 UFC fights in a row and 4 of his last 5. He has the superior striking and grappling, therefore backing Bautista will be the play.
Miranda Maverick vs Shanna Young – Fight to go the Distance – No (-135)
Miranda Maverick comes into this fight with an MMA record of 12-4. She is 3-2 in the UFC, most recently beating Sabina Mazo by submission back in March of this year. Maverick is averaging 3.62 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 41%. She is absorbing 2.69 strikes and has a striking defense of 59%.
Shanna Young comes into this fight with an MMA record of 9-5. She is 1-3 in the UFC, most recently losing to Gina Mazany by KO/TKO back in April of this year. Young is averaging 3.67 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 51%. She is absorbing 5.15 strikes and has a striking defense of 43%.
Maverick has seen 7 of her career fights end inside the distance, while Young has seen 7 of her 12 career fights do the same. Because both fighters have a solid finish rate, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be the play.
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