Nick Hein is favored over Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night 134 on Sunday night in Hamburg, Germany. This event is one of four on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Hein is 14-3 in his career, while Hadzovic is 11-4 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Maurício Rua and Anthony Smith. 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 Hein and Hadzovic and UFC predictions.
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Nick Hein (14-3, 4-2 UFC)
Hein came into the UFC with a record of 10-1 and he has four wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Drew Dober by unanimous decision, Lukasz Sajewski by unanimous decision, Yusuke Kasuya by unanimous decision, and Tae Hyun Bang by unanimous decision; while losing to James Vick by unanimous decision and Davi Ramos by submission. Hein has been a pro since 2009 and has one win by TKO and four by submission. He has two first round finishes.
Damir Hadzovic (11-4, 1-2 UFC)
Hadzovic came into the UFC with a record of 10-2 and he has one win and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Marcin Held by KO; while losing to Mairbek Taisumov by KO and Alan Patrick by unanimous decision. Hadzovic has been a pro since 2009 and has six wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Hadzovic said this to mmanews.com about his upcoming UFC fight against Hein and what it means for him, “I see this as, if I don’t win this fight I’m going to get kicked out of the UFC. So I have to win this fight, so I don’t want to make any crazy mistakes. I want to fight this fight the hard way. If the finish is there, I will take advantage of it when it comes. But I am fighting for my place to fight. It’s a good fight for me, he’s a south paw. My last fight was a south paw, so I continue on the same the path. The last guy was long and awkward. This guy is short and stocky and suits me better.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Hein 2.47 / Hadzovic 1.56
Accuracy: Hein 38% / Hadzovic 45%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Hein 2.59/ Hadzovic 2.91
Defense: Hein 64% / Hadzovic 50%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Hein 0.95 / Hadzovic 0.00
Accuracy: Hein 33% / Hadzovic 0%
Takedowns defended: Hein 83% / Hadzovic 31%
Submission average: Hein 0.0 / Hadzovic 0.5
UFC Predictions
Hadzovic has been struggling lately with only a 1-2 record in the UFC and really needs a win otherwise he will probably be out of the UFC. Motivation can be a huge factor in the UFC and I think there is value on Hadzovic as the underdog, so I will take him at the plus price.
UFC Fight Night 134 takes place on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The main card has six fights on FS1, featuring Maurício Rua taking on Anthony Smith. There are seven fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Light Heavyweight – Anthony Smith -235 vs. Maurício Rua
Light Heavyweight – Glover Teixeira -180 vs. Corey Anderson
Middleweight – Abu Azaitar -180 vs. Vitor Miranda
Heavyweight – Marcin Tybura -250 vs. Stefan Struve
Welterweight – Danny Roberts -400 vs. David Zawada
Lightweight – Marc Diakiese -178 vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Lightweight – Nick Hein -170 vs. Damir Hadžovic
Welterweight – Emil Weber Meek -160 vs. Bartosz Fabinski
Featherweight - Nad Narimani -245 vs. Khalid Taha
Light Heavyweight – Justin Ledet -138 vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight – Manny Bermudez -245 vs. Davey Grant
Light Heavyweight – Darko Stošic -270 vs. Jeremy Kimball
Bantamweight - Liu Pingyuan -126 vs. Damian Stasiak
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