Billy Quarantillo is favored against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen on Saturday, April 15 in Kansas City, Missouri. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN/ESPN+. Barboza is 22-11 in his career, while Quarantillo is 17-4 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ESPN/ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen. Let’s look at the bout between Barboza and Quarantillo and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen takes place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, April 15 with 14 fights, all on ESPN/ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Betting
Edson Barboza (22-11, 16-11 UFC)
Barboza came into the UFC with a record of 6-0 and he has 16 wins and 11 losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has two wins and four losses. He defeated Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision and Shane Burgos by KO; while losing to Paul Felder by split decision, Dan Ige by split decision, Giga Chikadze by TKO, and Bryce Mitchell by unanimous decision. Barboza has been a pro since 2009 and he has 13 wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Billy Quarantillo (17-4, 5-2 UFC)
Quarantillo came into the UFC with a record of 12-2 and he has five wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Jacob Kilburn by triangle choke submission, Spike Carlyle by unanimous decision, Kyle Nelson by KO, Gabriel Benítez by TKO, and Alexander Hernandez by TKO; while losing to Gavin Tucker by unanimous decision and Shane Burgos by unanimous decision. Quarantillo has been a pro since 2013 and he has eight wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Quarantillo said this to lowkickmma.com about his upcoming fight against Barboza, “He’s obviously a really good striker. I think a lot of people underestimate my striking. I’ve been striking for 13-plus years with boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing, learning different stuff and adding a lot of new tools. There’s a lot of tools that I’ve never used in fights before that I’ve been doing for years and of course my grappling, my wrestling. I’m a black belt in jiu-jitsu. I believe he’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu as well. I think everyone in Brazil is a black belt in jiu-jitsu. I’m not too sure, but there’s a lot of different ways I can win. Just my game plan that I’m going in there with, my coaching, my coaching staff, and myself we got together and kind of talked about it. We broke down some of his fights. And obviously, there’s a lot of film on him, but I think the last few fights have really given a blueprint on what you need to do to beat him. Of course, the losses that he’s taken have been against really good guys so I need to execute at a super high level and I can’t make any big mistakes.”
Quarantillo told MMA Junkie Radio that there are no secrets as to what he is going to do in this fight. “I think I can talk about it pretty openly about what my game plan is,” Quarantillo said. “A lot of fighters are like, ‘Ah, I don’t want to tell you too much,’ but I think people that watch me know what I’m trying to do. They know that I’m trying to drag the fight out, wear you out, beat you wherever the fight goes – standing, wrestling, on the ground. Obviously, going against a guy like Edson Barboza, it wouldn’t be smart just to stand and bang with him and see who gets knocked out first. So I’m definitely trying to mix in everything that I can to make it an ugly fight, a fight I’m able to grind him down, and look to get that finish – whether it’s in the second round or third round or even the first round.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Barboza 3.96 /Quarantillo 7.88
Striking Accuracy: Barboza 44% /Quarantillo 58%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Barboza 4.10/Quarantillo 5.72
Defense: Barboza 58% /Quarantillo 40%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Barboza 0.38 /Quarantillo 1.55
Takedown Accuracy: Barboza 44% /Quarantillo 24%
Takedowns defended: Barboza 75% /Quarantillo 58%
Submission average: Barboza 0.1 /Quarantillo 1.2
UFC Picks
I am tempted to take the plus price on Barboza, but I just don’t know how much he has left. What we do know is that Barboza doesn’t have the finishing power he once had. We also know that Quarantillo is going to be looking to avoid getting into a striking battle. I think that means we see a fight that goes the distance, so I will go over the rounds total.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 4/15 | Arnold Allen | +150 |
| Max Holloway | -190 |
| 4/15 | Ion Cutelaba | -130 |
| Tanner Boser | +100 |
| 4/15 | Billy Quarantillo | -170 |
| Edson Barboza | +135 |
| 4/15 | Azamat Murzakanov | +139 |
| Dustin Jacoby | -175 |
| 4/15 | Pedro Munhoz | +172 |
| Chris Gutierrez | -220 |
| 4/15 | TJ Brown | +154 |
| Bill Algeo | -195 |
| 4/15 | Ed Herman | +183 |
| Zak Cummings | -235 |
| 4/15 | Clay Guida | +194 |
| Rafa Garcia | -250 |
| 4/15 | Piera Rodriguez | -107 |
| Gillian Robertson | -123 |
| 4/15 | Brandon Royval | +161 |
| Matheus Nicolau | -205 |
| 4/15 | Denise Gomes | +139 |
| Bruna Brasil | -175 |
| 4/15 | Aaron Phillips | +158 |
| Gaston Bolanos | -200 |
| 4/15 | Daniel Zellhuber | -125 |
| Lando Vannata | -105 |
| 4/15 | Joselyne Edwards | +115 |
| Lucie Pudilova | -145 |
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