Max Holloway is heavily favored against Jung Chan-sung at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie on Saturday, August 26 in Kallang, Singapore. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN+. Holloway is 24-7 in his career, while Chan-sung is 17-7 in his career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie. Let’s look at the bout between Holloway and Chan-sung and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie takes place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore on Saturday, August 26 with 13 fights, all on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Betting
Max Holloway (24-7, 20-7 UFC)
Holloway came into the UFC with a record of 4-0 and he has 20 wins and seven losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has three wins and three losses. He defeated Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision, Yair Rodríguez by unanimous decision, and Arnold Allen by unanimous decision; while losing to Alexander Volkanovski three times with twice by unanimous decision and once by split decision. Holloway has been a pro since 2010 and he has 10 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Jung Chan-sung (17-7, 7-4 UFC)
Chan-sung came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and he has seven wins and four losses in the UFC. He defeated Leonard Garcia by twister submission, Mark Hominick by KO, Dustin Poirier by technical submission, Dennis Bermudez by KO, Renato Moicano by TKO, Frankie Edgar by TKO, and Dan Ige by TKO; while losing to José Aldo by TKO, Yair Rodríguez by KO, Brian Ortega by unanimous decision, and Alexander Volkanovski by TKO. Chan-sung has been a pro since 2007 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Ex-UFC title challenger-turned-PFL executive Dan Hardy said this to mmanews.com about the upcoming fight between Holloway and Chan-sung, “He (Chan-sung) stays right in range to take shots, but his eyes are open; he never blinks when someone takes a shot at him. The recklessness of putting himself in danger right in the pocket, but the crispness of being able to land the right punch in the right moment... He's willing to throw logic out of the window to put himself in a position to land a heavier shot... On the other side, you've got Max Holloway, whose intensity increases over five rounds, round-by-round. Starts off at a steady pace, landing maybe 25, 30 percent of his shots. Then he starts to pick it up. The Calvin Kattar fight stays in everyone's mind because of the volume he threw... (That's) something Max Holloway can utilize against 'The Korean Zombie,' who kind of waits... He hangs back and waits a little bit, even if he's on the front foot. Sometimes he can get hurt and dazed in moments where he's waiting, looking for the right shot, because he doesn't mind taking the shots... Sometimes he'll take shots he doesn't need to... That's where Max Holloway's very good; the general accumulation.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Holloway 7.16 /Chan-sung 3.97
Striking Accuracy: Holloway 47% /Chan-sung 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Holloway 4.79/Chan-sung 4.35
Defense: Holloway 59% /Chan-sung 52%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Holloway 0.28 /Chan-sung 0.74
Takedown Accuracy: Holloway 53% /Chan-sung 47%
Takedowns defended: Holloway 84% /Chan-sung 72%
Submission average: Holloway 0.3 /Chan-sung 0.7
UFC Picks
First off, the UFC odds on Holloway are ridiculous. He shouldn’t be an 8-1 favorite in this fight. He has some definite advantages over Chan-sung, but the price on this fight suggests that Holloway is a sure thing. I am not laying this type of price on anyone and definitely not on Holloway. Is Chan-sung worth a play at the big number? I am not a big fan of Chan-sung, as I don’t think he has beaten that many top fighters, as his fights seem to be cherry picked to pad his record, so I don’t really want to take the underdog. In a fight like this where the price is so high, you would think that Holloway would have the finishing power to end it early, but he really doesn’t. The most likely scenario is that he will grind out a victory, so I will go over the rounds total.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 8/26 |
Chan Sung Jung |
+502 |
| Max Holloway |
-800 |
| 8/26 |
Talia Santos |
+115 |
| Erin Blanchfield |
-145 |
| 8/26 |
Anthony Smith |
+100 |
| Ryan Spann |
-130 |
| 8/26 |
Alex Caceres |
+194 |
| Giga Chikadze |
-250 |
| 8/26 |
Chidi Njokuani |
-112 |
| Michal Oleksiejczuk |
-118 |
| 8/26 |
Jarno Errens |
+124 |
| Seungwoo Choi |
-155 |
| 8/26 |
Song Kenan |
+231 |
| Rolando Bedoya |
-305 |
| 8/26 |
Parker Porter |
+124 |
| Junior Tafa |
-156 |
| 8/26 |
Lukasz Brzeski |
+179 |
| Waldo Cortes-Acosta |
-230 |
| 8/26 |
Fernie Garcia |
+502 |
| Rinya Nakamura |
-800 |
| 8/26 |
Na Liang |
+405 |
| J J Aldrich |
-600 |
| 8/26 |
Yusaku Kinoshita |
-150 |
| Billy Goff |
+120 |
| 8/26 |
Toshiomi Kazama |
+135 |
| Garrett Armfield |
-170 |
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