Court McGee is going up against Claudio Silva at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt on Saturday, May 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of seven fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. McGee is 19-10 in his career, while Silva is 14-2 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt, with the headliner a bout between Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between McGee and Silva and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt Betting
Court McGee (19-10, 8-9 UFC)
McGee came into the UFC with a record of 11-1 and he has eight wins and nine losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has one win and five losses. He defeated Alex Garcia by unanimous decision; while losing to Ben Saunders by unanimous decision, Sean Strickland by unanimous decision, Dhiego Lima by split decision, Sean Brady by unanimous decision, and Carlos Condit by unanimous decision. McGee has been a pro since 2007 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Claudio Silva (14-2, 5-1 UFC)
Silva came into the UFC with a record of 9-1 and he has five wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Brad Scott by unanimous decision, Leon Edwards by split decision, Nordine Taleb by rear-naked choke submission, Danny Roberts by armbar submission, and Cole Williams by rear-naked choke submission; while losing to James Krause by unanimous decision. Silva has been a pro since 2007 and he has two wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: McGee 4.90/ Silva 3.14
Striking Accuracy: McGee 36% / Silva 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: McGee 3.94/ Silva 3.12
Defense: McGee 61% / Silva 43%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: McGee 1.60/ Silva 3.01
Takedown Accuracy: McGee 21% / Silva 28%
Takedowns defended: McGee 63% / Silva 66%
Submission average: McGee 0.4/ Silva 1.6
UFC Picks
McGee has struggled lately in the UFC with winning only one of his last six fights, but when you look at the UFC odds you will notice this fight is listed as a pick. Silva has won five of his last six fights, so you would think based on recent form that Silva would be a big favorite, but that is not the case. That fact alone has me leery of taking Silva in this fight. I don’t like to get involved in picking a side when I think the odds are a trap. I will, however, look at the rounds total. Neither of these two fighters has much striking power, so if we get a finish it will likely be by submission. If McGee can stay out of trouble then this fight should go the distance. I’ll lay the small price and say this fight goes to a decision.
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt Card & Odds
Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt -115 vs. Rob Font -115
Women’s Strawweight: Carla Esparza -110 vs. Xiaonan Yan -120
Flyweight: Raulian Paiva +120 vs. David Dvorak -150
Heavyweight: Jared Vanderaa +150 vs. Justin Tafa -190
Featherweight: Yilan Sha +204 vs. Joshua Culibao -265
Lightweight: Damir Hadžovic -125 vs. Yancy Medeiros -105
Welterweight: Court McGee -115 vs. Claudio Silva -115
Bantamweight: Ricardo Ramos +100 vs. Bill Algeo -130
Flyweight: Victor Rodriguez +254 vs. Bruno Silva -340
Lightweight: Rafael Alves +411 vs. Damir Ismagulov -610
Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan +129 vs. Jack Hermansson -162
Women's Featherweight: Norma Dumont +135 vs. Felicia Spencer -170
Heavyweight: Chris Barnett +244 vs. Ben Rothwell -325
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