Bryan Battle is favored against Ange Loosa at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on Saturday, March 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN+. Battle is 10-2 in his career, including 5-1 in the UFC, while Loosa is 10-3 in his career, including 2-1 in the UFC. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura. Let’s look at the bout between Battle and Loosa and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 16 with 13 fights, all on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Betting
Bryan Battle (10-2, 5-1 UFC)
Battle came into the UFC with a record of 5-1 and he has five wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Gilbert Urbina by rear-naked choke submission, Tresean Gore by unanimous decision, Takashi Sato by KO, Gabriel Green by KO, and A.J. Fletcher by rear-naked choke submission; while losing to Rinat Fakhretdinov by unanimous decision. Battle has been a pro since 2019 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Battle said that Loosa will be the toughest guy he has faced. “Very, very tough guy. Definitely the toughest guy I've fought.” Battle said to the media, “He hasn't gotten to finishing forever, but he hasn't been finished his entire professional career. So that's definitely something I noticed. And that's something I'm looking forward to being the first person to stop him.”
Ange Loosa (10-3, 2-1 UFC)
Loosa came into the UFC with a record of 8-2 and he has two wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated A.J. Fletcher by unanimous decision and Rhys McKee by unanimous decision; while losing to Mounir Lazzez by unanimous decision. Loosa has been a pro since 2013 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Battle 4.52 /Loosa 6.32
Striking Accuracy: Battle 54% /Loosa 46%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Battle 3.73/Loosa 6.88
Defense: Battle 42% /Loosa 51%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Battle 0.94/Loosa 2.25
Takedown Accuracy: Battle 25%/Loosa 45%
Takedowns defended: Battle 45%/Loosa 100%
Submission average: Battle 0.6/Loosa 0.2
UFC Picks
Battle is listed as a -170 favorite in UFC odds and the rounds are listed at 2.5 with the over at -210. Battle has ten wins in his career with five of those wins coming by submission. While Battle does have some submission wins, I am still not impressed with his skills on the mat. He only takes down his opponents on 25% of his attempts and that is simply not good enough to be considered a serious threat on the ground. Battle would be well served in this fight if he could get the fight to the mat, but Loosa is excellent at takedown defense, so that may not happen. Loosa should be looking to keep this fight standing and see if he can get the fight into a striking battle. I don’t know that Battle will do much to counter that strategy so this should be a fight that remains standing.
I don’t see much separating these two fighters, yet the odds have Battle a solid favorite. I don’t see it, as I think the odds should be closer to a pick. There is some value in taking Loosa at the plus price.
While Loosa could be a live dog, I think the rounds option is the better choice. I know that Battle said he is looking forward to getting a finish, I just don’t see it happening. Loosa is not that great on the mat and while Battle has gotten better with his submission skills, I don’t see him getting a submission. I think this fight turns into a striking battle that goes the distance, so I will go over the rounds total.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 03/16 | Marcin Tybura | +100 |
| Tai Tuivasa | -130 |
| 03/16 | Ange Loosa | +135 |
| Bryan Battle | -170 |
| 03/16 | Ovince St. Preux | +365 |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu | -525 |
| 03/16 | Pannie Kianzad | +158 |
| Macy Chiasson | -200 |
| 03/16 | Bryan Barberena | +176 |
| Gerald Meerschaert | -225 |
| 03/16 | Natan Levy | +228 |
| Mike Davis | -300 |
| 03/16 | Chelsea Chandler | +115 |
| Josiane Nunes | -145 |
| 03/16 | Christian Rodriguez | +150 |
| Isaac Dulgarian | -190 |
| 03/16 | Ode Osbourne | +143 |
| Jafel Filho | -180 |
| 03/16 | Danny Silva | +146 |
| Josh Culibao | -185 |
| 03/16 | Cory McKenna | -130 |
| Jaqualine Amorim | +100 |
| 03/16 | Chad Anheliger | +135 |
| Charalampos Grigoriou | -170 |
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