UFC Fight Night 248: Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo Prediction for Today, 11/23/24

The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 248 will see Petr Yan take on Deiveson Figueiredo. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight division. Figueiredo comes into this fight with an MMA record of 24-3-1 and he is 13-3-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.01 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 55%. Figueiredo absorbs 3.39 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.68 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.6 submission attempts during the same period. His takedown accuracy is 35% and his takedown defense is 58%.

Yan enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-5 and he is 9-4 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.14 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 53%. Yan absorbs 4.36 strikes and has a striking defense of 58%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.73 takedowns every 15. His takedown accuracy is 51% and his takedown defense is 85%.

Yan is the clear favorite in this fight so instead we will be looking at this fight to go the distance. He has seen each of his last 5 UFC fights go the distance, while Figueiredo has seen 3 of his last 5 UFC fights do the same. Because both fighters have been seeing their fights go the distance, backing the same here will be our play.