Movsar Evloev is heavily favored against Lu Zhenhong at UFC Fight Night 157 on Saturday, August 31 in Shenzhen, China. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Evloev is 11-0 in his career, while Zhenhong is 16-6 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 157, with the headliner a bout between Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN. Let’s look at the bout between Evloev and Zhenhong and UFC predictions.
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Movsar Evloev (11-0, 1-0 UFC)
Evloev came into the UFC with a record of 10-0 and he has one win and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Sung Woo Choi by unanimous decision on April 20, 2019. Evloev has been a pro since 2014 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has two first round finishes.
Lu Zhenhong (16-6, UFC debut)
Zhenhong will be making his UFC debut against Evloev. Zhenhong last fought against Ruslan Hisamutdinov where he lost by split decision on April 27, 2019. Zhenhong’s last win was against Evgeny Ryazanov by TKO on May 26, 2018. Zhenhong has been a pro since 2012 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and four wins by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Evloev 3.33 / Zhenhong 0.00
Striking Accuracy: Evloev 64% / Zhenhong 0%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Evloev 1.73/ Zhenhong 0.00
Defense: Evloev 55% / Zhenhong 0%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Evloev 5.00/ Zhenhong 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Evloev 31% / Zhenhong 0%
Takedowns defended: Evloev 100% / Zhenhong 0%
Submission average: Evloev 0.0 / Zhenhong 0.0
UFC Predictions
Zhenhong is going to be facing a big challenge and an uphill battle this Saturday when he faces undefeated and heavily favored Evloev. This is a short notice fight for Zhenhong who is replacing the injured Mike Grundy. Evloev and Zhenhong actually fought just over four years ago and it was a unanimous decision win for Evloev. The strength of Zhenhong is on the ground, but whether he can get Evloev to the mat and under control is the question. When they fought the first time it was Evloev controlling the fight all the way around. Zhenhong has some skills on the mat, but his problem in this fight is that Evloev is excellent on the mat. No matter where this fight is fought, the advantage is with Evloev and he should get a dominating win. There may be more value on the total than laying the big price on Evloev, so I will take the rounds to go over the total.
UFC Fight Night 157 takes place at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Arena in Shenzhen, China on Saturday, August 31, with five fights on the main card on ESPN+ headlined by Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang and seven preliminary bouts, all on ESPN.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight - Jessica Andrade -180 vs. Weili Zhang
Welterweight - Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos -300 vs. Li Jingliang
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -198 vs. Mark De La Rosa
Featherweight - Movsar Evloev -1008 vs. Lu Zhenhong
Women's Flyweight - Mizuki Inoue -145 vs. Wu Yanan
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Welterweight - Kenan Song -120 vs. Derrick Krantz
Middleweight - Anthony Hernandez -170 vs. Jun Yong Park
Bantamweight - Andre Soukhamthath -185 vs. Su Mudaerji
Light Heavyweight - Khadis Ibragimov -305 vs. Da Un Jung
Lightweight - Damir Ismagulov -195 vs. Thiago Moisés
Women's Bantamweight - Karolline Rosa Cavedo -115 vs. Lara Fritzen Procopio
Bantamweight - Batgerel Danaa -118 vs. Heili Alateng
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