UFC Fight Night 249: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov Prediction

UFC Fight Night 249: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov Prediction for Tomorrow, 01/11/25

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UFC Fight Night 249: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov Pickswise Expert Predictions

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Fight to go the Distance - No(+130)

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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