Magomed Ankalaev is a solid favorite over Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia. This event is one of eight fights on the preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass. Ankalaev is 8-1 in his career, while Prachnio is 13-3 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Mark Hunt and Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Ankalaev and Prachnio and UFC predictions.
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Magomed Ankalaev (8-1, 0-1 UFC)
Ankalaev came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he lost his UFC debut against Paul Craig by submission. His last win in his career was against Celso Ricardo da Silva by KO punches in October of 2017. Ankalaev has been a pro since 2014 and has four wins by TKO/KO. He has a total of three first round finishes.
Marcin Prachnio (13-3, 0-1 UFC)
Prachnio came into the UFC with a record of 13-2 and he lost his UFC debut against Sam Alvey by KO. His last win in his career was against Gilberto Galvao by KO punch in August of 2017. Prachnio has been a pro since 2013 and has 10 wins by TKO/KO and one by submission which was by RNC. He has a total of 11 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Ankalaev 3.94/ Prachnio 23.42
Accuracy: Ankalaev 61% / Prachnio 62%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Ankalaev 1.20/ Prachnio 2.28
Defense: Ankalaev 64% / Prachnio 47%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Ankalaev 0.00 / Prachnio 0.00
Accuracy: Ankalaev 0% / Prachnio 0%
Takedowns defended: Ankalaev 71% / Prachnio 0%
Submission average: Ankalaev 0.0 / Prachnio 0.0
UFC Predictions
This will not be an easy light heavyweight bout for either Ankalaev or Prachnio. Ankalaev signed with the UFC as a top prospect with some powerful ground-and-pound but he couldn’t even handle Paul Craig, as he was beaten by triangle choke in the last ten seconds of the bout. Prachnio is somewhat one-dimensional but at least he’s fun to watch, as he is a powerful striker. He wasn’t able to do much in his UFC debut, as he was knocked out by Sam Alvey this past February. Prachnio has a chance in this fight with Ankalaev’s striking being poor. Ankalaev should be able to use his wrestling without much trouble and if he can avoid some early strikes by Prachnio this should not be much of a battle. I will take Ankalaev to get the win in this fight, likely by stoppage. I also can’t see this fight going the distance, as I expect Ankalaev to get Prachnio to the mat with relative ease. This fight should end in the first or second round, so I will also play the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 136 takes place on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The main card has four fights on UFC Fight Pass, featuring Mark Hunt taking on Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight - Mark Hunt -172 vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk
Light Heavyweight - Nikita Krylov -132 vs. Jan Blachowicz
Heavyweight - Shamil Abdurakhimov -127 vs. Andrei Arlovski
Welterweight - Alexey Kunchenko -500 vs. Thiago Alves
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight - Khalid Murtazaliev -156 vs. C.B. Dollaway
Bantamweight - Petr Yan -885 vs. Jin Soo Son
Lightweight - Rustam Khabilov -700 vs. Kajan Johnson
Lightweight - Mairbek Taisumov -480 vs. Desmond Green
Light Heavyweight - Magomed Ankalaev -455 vs. Marcin Prachnio
Middleweight - Jordan Johnson -250 vs. Adam Yandiev
Welterweight - Ramazan Emeev -565 vs. Stefan Sekulic
Bantamweight - Merab Dvalishvili -550 vs. Terrion Ware
UFC Fight Night 136 Odds
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