UFC Fight Night - Hakeem Dawodu vs. Michael Trizano Odds

Hakeem Dawodu is favored against Michael Trizano at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland on Saturday, February 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN+. Dawodu is 12-2-1 in his career, while Trizano is 9-1 in his career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland. Let’s look at the bout between Dawodu and Trizano and UFC predictions.

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, February 5 with 13 fights, all on ESPN+.

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Betting

Hakeem Dawodu (12-2-1, 5-2 UFC)

Dawodu came into the UFC with a record of 7-0-1 and he has five wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Austin Arnett by unanimous decision, Kyle Bochniak by split decision, Yoshinori Horie by TKO, Julio Arce by split decision, and Zubaira Tukhugov by split decision; while losing to Danny Henry by technical submission and Movsar Evloev by unanimous decision. Dawodu has been a pro since 2014 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and five by decision. He has two first round finishes.

Michael Trizano (9-1, 3-1 UFC)

Trizano came into the UFC with a record of 6-0 and he has three wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Joe Giannetti by split decision, Luis Peña by split decision, and Ludovít Klein by unanimous decision; while losing to Grant Dawson by rear-naked choke submission. Trizano has been a pro since 2016 and he has two wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has two first round finishes.

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Dawodu 4.72 / Trizano 3.22

Striking Accuracy: Dawodu 46% / Trizano 53%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Dawodu 2.39 / Trizano 2.36

Defense: Dawodu 62% / Trizano 58%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Dawodu 0.00 / Trizano 0.29

Takedown Accuracy: Dawodu 0% / Trizano 50%

Takedowns defended: Dawodu 67% / Trizano 71%

Submission average: Dawodu 0.0 / Trizano 0.9

UFC Picks

Dawodu is nearly a 2-1 favorite in this fight. The question is whether or not he is deserving of that type of respect. Trizano has lost just once in his career but some of his wins have not been that impressive. His UFC debut was a split decision win and his win in the Ultimate Fighter was also a split decision. Dawodu has more experience and he looked good with five straight wins before losing to Evloey in his last bout. It should be noted, however, that Dawodu had three split decision wins in his five UFC victories. Perhaps Dawodu gets this win but I am sure not laying almost 2-1 on him. I am also concerned that the step up to the UFC has simply negated some of Dawodu’s strengths, as he is now going against fighters who are just as good, or better than he is. In his five UFC wins he has had to go to a decision four times and three of those decision wins were split. If I were to play a side I would probably lean to Trizano simply because of the price, but I’ll pass on taking a fighter in this one.

I think the better choice in this bout is the rounds total. I have not been impressed with the finishing ability of Trizano, as only none of his UFC wins have been finishes, as in his nine career wins, he has just four finishes. Dawodu has more finishing ability but it should be noted that since he has come into the UFC, he has just one finish. The oddsmakers are well aware that neither of these two is known for their finishes, as the round were set at 2.5 with the over at a price of more than 2-1. I don’t like laying prices, but I think the best choice in this one is to take the rounds to go over the total.

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Card & Odds

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