UFC Fight Night 244: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd Prediction for Saturday, 10/12/24

The first fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 244 will see Abdul Razak Alhassan take on Josh Fremd. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Alhassan enters this fight with an MMA record of 12-6 and he is 6-6 in the UFC. He averages 3.62 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 49%. Alhassan is absorbing 3.97 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.88 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 38% and a takedown defense of 51%.

Fremd enters this fight with an MMA record of 11-6 and he is 2-4 in the UFC. He averages 2.52 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 44%. Fremd absorbs 2.23 strikes and has a striking defense of 47%. His grappling is decent as well, averaging 0.66 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.1 submission attempts during the same period. He has a takedown accuracy of 25% and his takedown defense is 30%.

Alhassan is the heavy favorite here so even though he has been a bit inconsistent in the UFC, we will be looking at him to win by KO/TKO. Of his 12 career wins, all 12 have come by KO/TKO. As for Fremd, he has lost by KO/TKO 2 times in his career, but once as recently as last year. Because Alhassan has clearly shown he has one-punch power, backing him to win by KO/TKO will be our best bet.