UFC Fight Night 248: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg Prediction for Today, 11/23/24

The second fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 248 will see Volkan Oezdemir take on Carlos Ulberg. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. Oezdemir enters this fight with an MMA record of 20-7 and he is 8-6 in the UFC. He averages 4.79 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. Oezdemir absorbs 3.96 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. He also has decent grappling, averaging 0.56 takedowns every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 33% and his takedown defense is 80%.

Ulberg enters this fight with an MMA record of 11-1 and he is 7-1 in the UFC. He averages 7.41 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 59%. Ulberg absorbs 3.60 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 0.95 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy and takedown defense of 75%.

Ulberg is the heavy favorite in this fight, so we will be looking at him to win by KO/TKO. Ulberg has won 6 of his 8 UFC fights by KO/TKO, therefore backing him to win by KO/TKO will be our best bet.