Sam Alvey is a slight favorite against Gian Villante at UFC Fight Night 131 on Friday night in Utica, New York. This event is one of six fights on the FS1 main card. Villante is 16-9 in his career, while Alvey is 32-10 in his career. There are total of six fights on the main card at UFC Fight Night 131, with the headliner a bout between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Villante and Alvey and UFC picks.
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Gian Villante (16-9, 6-6 UFC)
Villante came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and he has six wins and six losses in the UFC. In his last four fights, he has two wins and two losses. He defeated Saparbek Safarov by TKO and Francimar Barroso by split decision while losing to Mauricio Rua by TKO and Patrick Cummins by split decision. Villante has been a pro since 2009 and has 10 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has won nine of his last 15 fights and has eight first round finishes.
Sam Alvey (32-10, 9-5 UFC)
Alvey came into the UFC with a record of 23-5 and he has nine wins and five losses in the UFC. In his last four fights, he has two wins and two losses. He defeated Rashad Evans by split decision and Marcin Prachnio by KO while losing to Thale Leites by unanimous decision and Ramazan Emeev by unanimous decision. Alvey has been a pro since 2008 and has 19 wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has won six of his last eight fights and has 14 first round finishes.
Sam Alvey said this to fansided.com about his upcoming UFC fight, “I love going to New York, they will like me by the end of the fight, I promise, I went to Brazil, and by the end of my fight they were cheering for me.”
Sam Alvey said this to mmajunkie.com about this fight against Gian Villante. “He’s awesome, I met him once or twice before, and the dude’s a blast. I would have so much fun sharing a cage with him. Win or lose, I’m going to make some money. Win or lose, he’s going to make some money.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Villante 4.22 / Alvey 3.05
Accuracy: Villante 44% / Alvey 46%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Villante 5.44/ Alvey 3.19
Defense: Villante 55% / Alvey 54%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Villante 0.63/ Alvey 0.11
Accuracy: Villante 24% / Alvey 25%
Takedowns defended: Villante 82% / Alvey 84%
Submission average: Villante 0.0/ Alvey 0.1
UFC Picks
How is this fight on the main card? It is hard to get too excited about backing Alvey in this fight, as it is hard to find any really good wins for Alvey of late. Villante is not a whole lot better, but we are getting him at plus money. I will take Villante in this bout.
UFC Fight Night 131 takes place on Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York, featuring Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Moraes. There are six fights on the main card on FS1 and seven on the preliminary card, with four on FS1 and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Bantamweight – Jimmie Rivera -120 vs. Marlon Moraes
Lightweight – Gregor Gillespie -475 vs. Vinc Pichel
Heavyweight – Walt Harris -287 vs. Daniel Spitz
Welterweight – Jake Ellenberger -170 vs. Ben Saunders
Featherweight – Julio Arce -170 vs. Daniel Teymur
Light Heavyweight – Sam Alvey -135 vs. Gian Villante
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Women’s Flyweight – Sijara Eubanks -155 vs. Lauren Murphy
Lightweight – David Teymur -270 vs. Nik Lentz
Welterweight – Belal Muhammad - 375 vs. Chance Rencountre
Lightweight – Desmond Green -255 vs. Gleison Tibau
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Strawweight – Jessica Aguilar -135 vs. Jodie Esquibel
Bantamweight – Nathaniel Wood -270 vs. Johnny Eduardo
Flyweight – Jose Torres -190 vs. Jarred Brooks
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