Bryan Barberena is heavily favored against Jason Witt at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland on Saturday, July 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+. Barberena is 15-7 in his career, while Witt is 18-7 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland and seven preliminary bouts on ESPN/ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Barberena and Witt and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland takes place at UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 31 with six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ and seven preliminary bouts also on ESPN/ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Betting
Bryan Barberena (15-7, 6-5 UFC)
Barberena came into the UFC with a record of 9-2 and he has six wins and five losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has three wins and three losses. He defeated Joe Proctor by TKO, Jake Ellenberger by TKO, and Anthony Ivy by unanimous decision; while losing to Leon Edwards by unanimous decision, Vicente Luque by TKO, and Randy Brown by TKO. Barberena has been a pro since 2009 and he has 10 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Jason Witt (18-7, 1-2 UFC)
Witt came into the UFC with a record of 17-5 and he has one win and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Cole Williams by arm-triangle choke submission; while losing to Takashi Sato by TKO and Matthew Semelsberger by KO. Witt has been a pro since 2013 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Witt said this to mymmanews.com about his upcoming fight against Barberena, You can’t make the little mistakes at this level. I lost the last fight pretty quickly and I just made a stupid mistake. I paid for it, it was embarrassing for me, and it really sucked. You need a short memory in this game. I know I belong here, (in the past) sometimes I would doubt that I belonged here or not, but I know I have the skill set to beat anybody in that cage. One of the biggest takeaways is knowing I belong there, a confidence booster. Barberena is a tough veteran; you have a tough veteran in me. I’m hard to put away…. He’s hard to put away, I’m going to grind him out.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Barberena 5.48 / Witt 3.16
Striking Accuracy: Barberena 48% / Witt 65%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Barberena 4.70 / Witt 2.68
Defense: Barberena 45% / Witt 29%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Barberena 0.23 / Witt 3.65
Takedown Accuracy: Barberena 28% / Witt 50%
Takedowns defended: Barberena 60% / Witt 0%
Submission average: Barberena 0.5 / Witt 1.8
UFC Picks
Barbarena is favored in this fight and it makes sense, as he has more experience in the UFC. Perhaps Barbarena will indeed get the win, but I am not laying nearly 3-1 on him. Barbarena is basically a .500 fighter in the UFC and I just can’t lay big money on him against a decent fighter in Witt. I think the better choice is the rounds. I know that we get a lot of meaningless talk when fighters discuss their upcoming bouts, but I think what Barbarena said is important to consider. He expects this fight to be a war that goes the distance and I agree. Barbarena made a mistake in his last fight and got caught early and I think he will be much more cautious this time around. We get plus money on the rounds to go over in this fight, so I will take the rounds to go over the total.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Card & Odds
Middleweight - Uriah Hall +168 vs. Sean Strickland -215
Lightweight - Chris Gruetzemacher +228 vs. Rafa Garcia -300
Welterweight - Jason Witt +211 vs. Bryan Barberena -275
Featherweight - Melsik Baghdasaryan -145 vs. Collin Anglin +115
Welterweight - Philip Rowe +127 vs. Orion Cosce -160
Women's Strawweight - Gloria de Paula +143 vs. Cheyanne Buys -180
Women’s Strawweight - Jinh Yu Frey +110 vs. Ashley Yoder -140
Bantamweight - Rani Yahya +110 vs. Kyung Ho Kang -140
Women’s Bantamweight - Yanan Wu+194 vs. Nicco Montano -250
Flyweight - Zarrukh Adashev +107 vs. Ryan Benoit -137
Bantamweight - Ronnie Lawrence -145 vs. Trevin Jones +115
Featherweight - Kai Kamaka -120 vs. Danny Chavez -110
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