Damian Stasiak will have the big edge in crowd support, as he takes on Brian Kelleher at UFC Fight Night 118 in Poland on October 21on UFC Fight Pass. Stasiak is 10-4 in his career, including 2-2 in the UFC, while Kelleher is 17-8 overall and 1-1 in the UFC. Stasiak began his MMA career fighting in his home country of Poland and he won his first three fights. He has gone 7-4 since, including two submission wins in the UFC. Kelleher has fought twice in the UFC, winning once by submission and losing once by submission. This fight is one of eight on the preliminary card, leading up for a four-fight main card that features Donald Cerrone taking on Darren Till.
Bet on UFC at BookMaker.eu
Damian Stasiak (10-4, 2-2 UFC)
Stasiak made his UFC debut in 2015 in his home country of Poland and lost a unanimous decision to Yaotzin Mez. He bounced back to win his next two fights, as he submitted Filip Pejic in April of last year and he submitted Davey Grant in October of last year. Stasiak couldn’t follow up that success, as he is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Pedro Munhoz in May of this year.
Stasiak has been a pro since 2011 and he has seven wins by submission and one knockout. He has four first round finishes.
Brian Kelleher (17-8, 1-1UFC)
Kelleher made his UFC debut in June of this year and he got a “Performance of the Night” win against Iuri Alcantara. Kelleher came back quickly and fought just seven weeks later and lost to Marlon Vera by first round submission.
Kelleher has been a pro since 2011 and he has eight submission wins and six wins by knockout.
UFC Picks
This fight has the potential to be one of the best ones on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 118. Stasiak is an exciting fighter who usually looks to get a quick takedown, while Kelleher is also a fighter who wants to go for the early kill. Stasiak is going to have a huge home crowd edge but that edge didn’t do him any good in his first UFC fight that he lost to Meza. Stasiak has more UFC experience, as he has four UFC fights, while Kelleher has just two.
The odds on this fight should be close to a pick but oddsmakers may choose to give Stasiak the edge simply because he is fighting at home. I don’t know that either of these fighters should be listed as a big favorite, as this fight looks very even.
The value in this fight may be on the rounds total. Both fighters have been going under the rounds total on a regular basis. Four of the last six fights by Stasiak have ended in submission, while the last two Kelleher fights have not made it out of the first round. Nine of the last 11 Kelleher fights have ended in a knockout or submission. Both Stasiak and Kelleher have shown in their careers that they are submission specialists, so I don’t’ see this fight going the distance. I will take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 118 takes place on October 21, 2017 at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The main event is a welterweight bout between former UFC lightweight challenger Donald Cerrone and Darren Till. There are four fights on the main card that can be seen on UFC Fight Pass and eight bouts on the preliminary card, also on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Donald Cerrone vs. Darren Till
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Jodie Esquibel
Jan Blachowicz vs. Devin Clark
Jonathan Wilson vs. Oskar Piechota
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
TBA vs. Marcin Held
Anthony Hamilton vs. Adam Wieczorek
Damian Stasiak vs. Brian Kelleher
Trevor Smith vs. Ramazan Emeev
Artem Lobov vs. Andre Fili
Jim Wallhead vs. Warlley Alves
Felipe Arantes vs. Josh Emmett
Lina Lansberg vs. Aspen Ladd
How to Bet
Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker sportsbook! Real-time spreads, totals, props and money line are all available so start betting with BookMaker today.
