Punahele Soriano is slightly favored against Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on Saturday, July 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of six fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Soriano is 8-0 in his career, while Allen is 16-4 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw and six preliminary bouts on ESPN/ESPN+.Let’s look at the bout between Soriano and Allen and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw takes place at UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 24 with six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ and six preliminary bouts also on ESPN/ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Betting
Punahele Soriano (8-0, 2-0 UFC)
Soriano came into the UFC with a record of 6-0 and he has two wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Oskar Piechota by KO and Dusko Todorovic by TKO. Soriano has been a pro since 2017 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Soriano said this to ufc.com about his upcoming fight against Allen, “All I think about is getting into the gym every day and training as hard as I can. It comes with a lot of pressure, but I love to live up to that and push beyond that. I don’t want to just be another Hawaiian with a granite chin that can hit hard — I want to be the Hawaiian that can do that and everything else; the guy that can wrestle, can grapple, can win hard rounds, and can grind it out. I want to be the new breed. He might have been fighting longer than me — he’s a great fighter and he’s good everywhere; he can do it all — but I’m a good fighter as well and I plan to be better than him everywhere. All that matters is that one day, the day of the fight. I know he comes from a good camp — they’ve got tough guys there, good coaches — but I’m just going to go out there and out-fight him. I’m not afraid to get tired. I’m not afraid to get in there and give it my all. I’m not afraid to die out there. I’m going out there to win and that’s it.”
Brendan Allen (16-4, 4-1 UFC)
Allen came into the UFC with a record of 12-3 and he has four wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Kevin Holland by rear-naked choke submission, Tom Breese by TKO, Kyle Daukaus by unanimous decision, and Karl Roberson by ankle lock submission; while losing to Sean Strickland by TKO. Allen has been a pro since 2015 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Soriano 4.46 / Allen 3.35
Striking Accuracy: Soriano 43% / Allen 58%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Soriano 2.86 / Allen 4.19
Defense: Soriano 52% / Allen 39%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Soriano 2.60 / Allen 1.73
Takedown Accuracy: Soriano 66% / Allen 50%
Takedowns defended: Soriano 0% / Allen 50%
Submission average: Soriano 0.0 / Allen 2.1
UFC Picks
Allen has more experience, but oddsmakers are giving Soriano a lot of respect, as the odds on this fight are a pick. I don’t know that Soriano is anything special, as he hasn’t yet fought anyone of note. Allen has at least fought some decent competition and fared pretty well. I give Allen a slight edge in this fight and since the odds are a pick, I will take Allen to get the win. Both of these fighters are known as finishers, so I will also take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Card & Odds
Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw +150 vs. Cory Sandhagen -190
Women's Bantamweight - Macy Chiasson +158 vs. Aspen Ladd -200
Bantamweight - Randy Costa +172 vs. Adrian Yanez -220
Middleweight - Brendan Allen -110 vs. Punahele Soriano -120
Bantamweight - Raulian Paiva +217 vs. Kyler Phillips -285
Women's Flyweight - Maycee Barber +105 vs. Miranda Maverick -135
Welterweight - Jordan Williams -170 vs. Mickey Gall +135
Middleweight - Nassourdine Imavov +124 vs. Ian Heinisch -155
Bantamweight - Julio Arce -195 vs. Andre Ewell +154
Featherweight - Darrick Minner -165 vs. Darren Elkins +131
Women's Flyweight - Elise Reed +251 vs. Sijara Eubanks -335
Women's Strawweight - Diana Belbita -105 vs. Hannah Goldy -125
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