UFC Fight Night 246: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus Prediction for Today, 11/02/24

The second fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 246 will see Marc-Andre Barriault take on Dustin Stoltzfus. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Barriault enters this fight with an MMA record of 16-8 and he is 5-7 in the UFC. He averages 6.12 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 47%. Barriault absorbs 5.67 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. His grappling has overall been poor, averaging 0.21 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 25% and a takedown defense of 67%.

Stoltzfus enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-6 and he is 3-5 in the UFC. He averages 3.51 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 44%. Stoltzfus absorbs 3.40 strikes and has a striking defense of 47%. His grappling has also been solid, averaging 2.45 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.0 submission attempts during the same period. Stoltzfus has a takedown accuracy of 41% and a takedown defense of 46%.

Barriault is the clear favorite in this fight, however, he and Stoltzfus have been inconsistent in the UFC, which is why we will be looking at this fight to end inside the distance instead. Barriault has seen 5 of his last 7 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Stoltzfus has seen 5 of his last 6 UFC fights do the same. Because both fighters are consistently seeing their fights end early as of recently, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our play.