Khalil Rountree Jr. is heavily favored against Marcin Prachnio at UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 on Saturday, January 23 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This event is one of four fights on the ESPN/ESPN+ portion of the preliminary card. Rountree Jr. is 8-4 in his career, while Prachnio is 13-5 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card on UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2, with the headliner a bout between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on ESPN/ESPN+ and three on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass. Let's look at the bout between Rountree Jr. and Prachnio and UFC picks.
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Khalil Rountree Jr. (8-4, 4-4 UFC)
Rountree Jr. came into the UFC with a record of 4-0 and he has four wins and four losses in the UFC. He defeated Daniel Jolly by KO, Paul Craig by KO, Gökhan Saki by TKO, and Eryk Anders by unanimous decision; while losing to Andrew Sanchez by unanimous decision, Tyson Pedro by rear-naked choke submission, Johnny Walker by KO, and Ion Cu?elaba by TKO. Rountree Jr. has been a pro since 2014 and he has five wins by TKO/KO. He has five first round finishes.
Marcin Prachnio (13-5, 0-3 UFC)
Prachnio came into the UFC with a record of 13-2 and he has no wins and three losses in the UFC. He lost to Sam Alvey by KO, Magomed Ankalaev by TKO, and Mike Rodríguez by KO. Prachnio's last win in his career was against Gilberto Galvão by KO on August 5, 2017. Prachnio has been a pro since 2013 and he has 10 wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has 11 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Rountree Jr. 3.01/ Prachnio 3.26
Striking Accuracy: Rountree Jr. 40% / Prachnio 48%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Rountree Jr. 2.85/ Prachnio 4.38
Defense: Rountree Jr. 47% / Prachnio 40%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Rountree Jr. 0.00/ Prachnio 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Rountree Jr. 0% / Prachnio 0%
Takedowns defended: Rountree Jr. 46% / Prachnio 0%
Submission average: Rountree Jr. 0.2/ Prachnio 0.0
UFC Picks
Rountree Jr. is heavily favored in this fight while Prachnio is trying to prove that he has what it takes to stay in the UFC. I despise laying big money on anything and while Rountree should get this win, I am not laying 3-1. These two have combined for 16 first rounds finishes so I will play the rounds to go under the total.
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor II Card & Odds
Lightweight - Dustin Poirier +261 vs. Conor McGregor -329
Lightweight - Nasrat Haqparast +218 vs. Arman Tsarukyan -269
Women's Featherweight - Marina Rodriguez +257 vs. Amanda Ribas -323
Women's Flyweight - Jessica Eye -107 vs. Joanne Calderwood -117
Light Heavyweight - Marcin Prachnio +267 vs. Khalil Rountree -337
Middleweight - Antonio Carlos Junior +113 vs. Brad Tavares -137
Lightweight - Matt Frevola +136 vs. Ottman Azaitar -164
Flyweight - Amir Albazi -102 vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov -122
Middleweight - Andrew Sanchez +116 vs. Makhmud Muradov -142
Women's Bantamweight - Julianna Pena +103 vs. Sara McMann -127
Lightweight - Michael Chandler -109 vs. Dan Hooker -115
Catchweight - Nik Lentz +354 vs. Movsar Evloev -468
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