Wellington Turman is slightly favored against Andrew Sanchez at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik on Saturday, August 8 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of nine fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Sanchez is 11-5 in his career, while Turman is 16-3 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik, with the headliner a bout between Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik. There are also a total of nine fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Let's look at the bout between Sanchez and Turman and UFC predictions.
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Andrew Sanchez (11-5, 4-3 UFC)
Sanchez came into the UFC with a record of 7-2 and he has four wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Khalil Rountree by unanimous decision, Trevor Smith by unanimous decision, Markus Perez by unanimous decision, and Marc-André Barriault by unanimous decision; while losing to Anthony Smith by KO, Ryan Janes by TKO, and Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision. Sanchez has been a pro since 2010 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Sanchez said this to mymmanews.com about his upcoming fight against Turman, “I'm feeling dangerous man. I really do. He's tough, he's game. I'm going to be tested and so is he. But I'd like to say this is the one I'm going to get that finish. That finish I've been looking for in the UFC and a lot of decisions, near finishes. I've hurt guys but I want a finish. But it's also one of those things you can't go for it too hard. If you try to grab it too much you're never going to find it. But expect a new, dangerous, more complete Andrew Sanchez for sure. My last fight, I've got a lot to prove from that. Because I'm not too proud of that one too be honest. Sometimes you got to take a loss to really catapult forward.”
Wellington Turman (16-3, 1-1 UFC)
Turman came into the UFC with a record of 15-2 and he has one win and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Markus Perez by unanimous decision; while losing to Karl Roberson by split decision. Turman has been a pro since 2014 and he has four wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Sanchez 4.49/ Turman 2.43
Striking Accuracy: Sanchez 43% / Turman 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Sanchez 4.92/ Turman 3.30
Defense: Sanchez 50% / Turman 43%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Sanchez 2.25/ Turman 3.00
Takedown Accuracy: Sanchez 33% / Turman 37%
Takedowns defended: Sanchez 100% / Turman 100%
Submission average: Sanchez 0.0/ Turman 1.0
UFC Picks
The odds on this fight have Turman listed as the favorite. I know that Sanchez didn't look good last time out, but he is saying all the right things leading into this fight and I still don't know what to think of Turman. I lean toward Sanchez at plus money and based on his comments this should be a fight with a lot of action that ends with a finish, so I will also play the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Card & Odds
Heavyweight - Aleksei Oleinik +176 vs. Derrick Lewis -214
Middleweight - Omari Akhmedov +104 vs. Chris Weidman -128
Lightweight - Scott Holtzman +134 vs. Beneil Dariush -162
Middleweight - Andrew Sanchez +134 vs. Wellington Turman -162
Lightweight - Alex Munoz +205 vs. Nasrat Haqparast -251
Welterweight - Tim Means +113 vs. Laureano Strapoli -137
Featherweight - Justin Jaynes +123 vs. Gavin Tucker -147
Featherweight - Peter Barret +327 vs. Youssef Zalal -425
Women Bantamweight - Julija Stoliarenko +194 vs. Yana Kunitskaya -238
Bantamweight - Ali Al Qaisi +162 vs. Irwin Rivera -196
Middleweight - Maki Pitolo +150 vs. Darren Stewart -181
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