Shane Young is heavily favored against Austin Arnett at UFC 234 on Sunday, February 10 in Australia, but keep in mind that the action starts Eastern Time in the U.S. on Saturday night. This is one of four fights on the ESPN portion of the preliminary card. Young is 12-4 in his career, while Arnett is 16-5 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 234, with the headliner a bout between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Young and Arnett and UFC picks.
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Shane Young (12-4, 1-1 UFC)
Young came into the UFC with a record of 11-3 and he has one win and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Rolando Dy by TKO while losing to Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision. Young has been a pro since 2012 and has six wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Young said this to newshub.co.nz about his upcoming fight against Arnett, “I watch him have conversations with people and I don't like the way he speaks. He's not eloquent, he doesn't plan his sentences at all, and he swears a lot. I've got his height, then I go down to his movements as a fighter. I see the same things all the time he's predictable. It's up to me now to exploit them. Between those two levels you can see the person, because fighting is an expression of yourself.”
Austin Arnett (16-5, 1-2 UFC)
Arnett came into the UFC with a record of 15-3 and he has one win and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Humberto Bandenay by unanimous decision; while losing to Cory Sandhagen by TKO and Hakeem Dawodu by unanimous decision. Arnett has been a pro since 2012 and has six wins by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Arnett said this to cagesidepress.com about his upcoming fight against Young, “I’m super excited. It’s a fun and exciting fight, and he’s going to move forward and throw lots of punches. There will be a high punch-count, a lot of strikes being thrown, and people getting hit!”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Young 4.95 / Arnett 4.35
Accuracy: Young 41% / Arnett 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Young 5.07/ Arnett 5.93
Defense: Young 53% / Arnett 62%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Young 1.22/ Arnett 0.56
Accuracy: Young 33% / Arnett 18%
Takedowns defended: Young 64% / Arnett 40%
Submission average: Young 0.0 / Arnett 0.3
UFC Picks
Young is a big favorite and it is easy to see why, as Arnett just continues to get hit time after time. Young has the power to knock out Arnett and the defense to protect himself against Arnett’s punches. Arnett on the other hand doesn’t really do anything that well and will be lucky to survive a couple of rounds. I will take Young to get the knockout win and the rounds to go under the total.
UFC 234 takes place Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, February 10 but will start in the United States on Saturday night, with five fights on the main pay-per-view card, headlined by Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum and seven preliminary bouts, with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Middleweight - Robert Whittaker -265 vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Middleweight - Israel Adesanya -768 vs. Anderson Silva
Bantamweight - Ricky Simon -134 vs. Rani Yahya
Womens Flyweight - Montana De La Rosa -252 vs. Nadia Kassem
Light Heavyweight - Jim Crute -140 vs. Sam Alvey
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Lightweight - Devonte Smith -238 vs. Dong Hyun Ma
Featherweight - Shane Young -306 vs. Austin Arnett
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -289 vs. Raulian Paiva
Bantamweight - Kyung Ho Kang -429 vs. Teruto Ishihara
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight - Lando Vannata -323 vs. Marcos Rosa
Lightweight - Jalin Turner -260 vs. Callan Potter;
Bantamweight - Jonathan Martinez -185 vs. Wuliji Buren
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