Nordine Taleb is a sold favorite against Claudio Silva at UFC Fight Night 130 on Sunday night in Liverpool, England. This event is one of four fights on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Silva is 11-1 in his career, while Taleb is 14-4 in his career. There are total of six fights on the main card at UFC Fight Night 130, with the headliner a bout between Stephen Thompson and Darren Till. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Silva and Taleb and UFC picks.
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Claudio Silva (11-1, 2-0 UFC)
Silva came into the UFC with a record of 9-1 and he has two wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Brad Scott by unanimous decision and Leon Edwards by split decision. His only loss in his career was in his debut against Matt Thorpe by DQ. Silva has been a pro since 2007 and has six wins by submission and three by TKO/KO. He has seven first round finishes.
Silva said this to mmajunkie.com about his upcoming fight with Taleb, “I don’t care who’s on the opposite corner, it can be whoever, and it’s just a person with two arms and two legs. He is very tough, but I’m tougher than he is, and that’s it. The feeling is that I’ll go in there to fight no matter what I have to do this fight no matter what. This fight is the most important thing I have in my life right now.”
Nordine Taleb (14-4, 6-2 UFC)
Taleb came into the UFC with a record of 8-2 and he has six wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Vik Grujic by unanimous decision, Li Jingliang by split decision, Chris Clements by unanimous decision, Erick Silva by KO, Oliver Enkamp by unanimous decision, and Danny Roberts by KO. His only two losses were against Warlley Alves by submission and Santiago Ponzinibbio by unanimous decision. Taleb has been a pro since 2007 and has seven wins by TKO/KO. He has won six of his last eight fights and has three first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Silva 2.33 / Taleb 3.30
Accuracy: Silva 45% / Taleb 54%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Silva 2.47/ Taleb 1.96
Defense: Silva 45% / Taleb 69%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Silva 3.00/ Taleb 2.45
Accuracy: Silva 25% / Taleb 78%
Takedowns defended: Silva 0% / Taleb 72%
Submission average: Silva 0.5/ Taleb 0.0
UFC Picks
Taleb is a big favorite in this fight and is it is hard to make much of a case for Silva, as he is coming back from several injuries. Silva has to prove that he is really healthy and ready to compete at a high level before I can back him. The price on Taleb is too high, so I will just take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 130 takes place on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, featuring Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till. There are six fights on the main card on FS1 and six on the preliminary card, with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Welterweight - Darren Till -125 vs. Stephen Thompson
Welterweight - Neil Magny -564 vs. Craig White
Featherweight - Arnold Allen -270 vs. Mads Burnell
Featherweight - Jason Knight -151 vs. Makwan Amirkhani
Bantamweight - Manny Bermudez -284 vs. Davey Grant
Middleweight - Eric Spicely -195 vs. Darren Stewart
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Welterweight - Nordine Taleb -353 vs. Claudio Silva
Middleweight - Tom Breese -351 vs. Dan Kelly
Welterweight - Carlo Pedersoli Jr. -185 vs. Brad Scott
Women’s Flyweight - Molly McCann -245 vs. Gillian Robertson
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight - Elias Theodorou -421 vs. Trevor Smith
Women’s Bantamweight - Gina Mazany -120 vs. Lina Lansberg
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