Jun Yong Park is favored against Albert Duraev at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva on Saturday, July 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN and ESPN+. Duraev is 16-4 in his career, while Yong Park is 16-5 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva. Let’s look at the bout between Duraev and Yong Park and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 15 with 14 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva Betting
Albert Duraev (16-4, 2-1 UFC)
Duraev came into the UFC with a record of 14-3 and he has two wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Roman Kopylov by unanimous decision and Chidi Njokuani by split decision; while losing to Joaquin Buckley by TKO. Duraev has been a pro since 2011 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Jun Yong Park (16-5, 6-2 UFC)
Yong Park came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and he has six wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Marc-André Barriault by unanimous decision, John Phillips by unanimous decision, Tafon Nchukwi by majority decision, Eryk Anders by split decision, Joseph Holmes by rear-naked choke submission, and Denis Tiuliulin by technical submission; while losing to Anthony Hernandez by anaconda choke submission and Gregory Rodrigues by KO. Yong Park has been a pro since 2013 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Duraev 2.94 /Yong Park 4.92
Striking Accuracy: Duraev 40% /Yong Park 51%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Duraev 2.53/Yong Park 3.71
Defense: Duraev 63% /Yong Park 53%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Duraev 2.07 /Yong Park 2.33
Takedown Accuracy: Duraev 27% /Yong Park 51%
Takedowns defended: Duraev 50% /Yong Park 70%
Submission average: Duraev 0.7 /Yong Park 0.8
UFC Picks
Duraev has alternated wins and losses since coming from Dana White’s Contender Series. He rebounded from a loss to Joaquin Buckley by winning a split decision victory against Chidi Njokuani. Park has three straight victories and a 6-1 mark in his last seven fights.
Duraev would like to get this fight to the mat, as nine of his sixteen profession wins occurred by way of means of submission. He’s a respectable boxer, even though he doesn’t do a ton of damage. Duraev’s most powerful weapon is takedowns. He appears capable of taking down nearly any opponent, whilst he’s additionally quite respectable in relation to protecting in opposition to takedowns. In his four Dana White’s Contender Series fights, we noticed him land a minimum of one takedown.
“The Iron Turtle” is 16-5 overall, with a 6-2 record in the UFC. He is also a fighter who would like to win on the mat. He’s terrific wrestling-wise, with respectable boxing abilities. The Korean lands quite a few strikes, but he gets hit a lot. Park is definitely capable on the mat and he lands 2.33 takedowns and his takedown protection is 70%.
There is no question that the skillsets on these two fighters are similar and the UFC odds on this fight are pretty close. Yong Park is listed as a slight favorite, so perhaps there may be some value in taking Duraev. Unlike last week where I had a strong opinion on an underdog and Alexandre Pantoja delivered, I am not really sold on Duraev or Yong Park.
I think the rounds is the better option. Both of these would like to get this fight to the mat and I think it will turn into a fight that has each fighter avoiding dangerous spots. I think that will lead to the fight going over the total, so I will lay the -140 and take the rounds of 2.5 to go over.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 7/15 | Mayra Bueno Silva | +139 |
| Holly Holm | -175 |
| 7/15 | Jun Yong Park | -155 |
| Albert Duraev | +124 |
| 7/15 | Josh Parisian | +124 |
| Walt Harris | -155 |
| 7/15 | Chelsea Chandler | +115 |
| Norma Dumont | -145 |
| 7/15 | Ottman Azaitar | -105 |
| Francisco Prado | -125 |
| 7/15 | Nazim Sadykhov | -145 |
| Terrance McKinney | +115 |
| 7/15 | Tucker Lutz | +127 |
| Melsik Baghdasaryan | -160 |
| 7/15 | Istela Nunes | +165 |
| Viktoriya Dudakova | -210 |
| 7/15 | Austin Lingo | +161 |
| Melquizael Costa | -205 |
| 7/15 | Genaro Valdez | +244 |
| Evan Elder | -325 |
| 7/15 | Tyson Nam | +298 |
| Azat Maksum | -410 |
| 7/15 | Carl Deaton III | +127 |
| Alexander Munoz | -160 |
| 7/15 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | +150 |
| Ailin Perez | -190 |
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