UFC Fight Night 249: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov Prediction for Tomorrow, 01/11/25
UFC Fight Night 249: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov Pickswise Expert Predictions
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 249 will see Chris Curtis take on Roman Kopylov. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Curtis enters this fight with an MMA record of 31-11 and 6-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.76 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 51%. Curtis is absorbing 6.16 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. He has not shown any grappling ability but has a takedown defense of 82%.
Kopylov enters this fight with an MMA record of 13-3 and 5-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.33 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Kopylov absorbs 4.06 strikes and has a striking defense of 58%. His grappling is decent as well, averaging 1.20 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 53% and a takedown defense of 87%.
Kopylov is the huge favorite in this fight, so instead we will look for this fight to end inside the distance. Kopylov has seen 5 of his last 6 UFC fights end inside the distance, therefore backing the same here will be our best bet.
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