A middleweight fight between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland will highlight UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland on Saturday, July 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hall comes into this fight at 17-9 and on a four-fight winning streak, while Strickland is 23-3 and also on a four-fight winning streak. There are a total of six fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland and nine preliminary bouts, with all of the fights being shown on ESPN and ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Hall and Strickland and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland takes place at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 31 with six fights on the main card and nine preliminary bouts, with all of the fights on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Betting
Uriah Hall (17-9, 10-7 UFC)
Hall came into the UFC with a record of 7-2 and he has 10 wins and seven losses in the UFC. In his last five fights he is 4-1. He is coming off a TKO win against Chris Weidman in April. Hall won by TKO against Anderson Silva in October of last year, won a split decision against Antonio Carlos Junior in September of 2019, won by knockout against Bevon Lewis in December of 2018 and lost to Paulo Costa by TKO in July of 2018. Hall has been a pro since 2005 and he has 13 wins by knockout and one by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Sean Strickland (23-3, 10-3 UFC)
Strickland came into the UFC with a record of 13-0 and he has 10 wins and three losses in the UFC. He is 4-1 in his last five fights. He is coming off a unanimous decision win against Krzysztof Jotko in May. Strickland won by TKO against Brendan Allen in November of last year, won a unanimous decision against Jack Marshman in October of last year, won by TKO against Nordine Taleb in October of 2018 and lost by knockout to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in May of 2018. Strickland has been a pro since 2008 and he has 10 wins by knockout and four by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Strickland knows that a win over Hall would be huge, but he is not putting too much pressure on himself. “You beat Uriah, it puts you about one fight away from a title shot,” Strickland said to the media, “But I don’t really fight for what’s next, what’s this. I like to fight. This is my job, this is my life, and if I wasn’t getting paid to fight, I’d probably pay to fight.”
Strickland knows that he has to put constant pressure on Hall to win. “I just gotta keep hitting it over and over again, from round one to round five, just say in his face. And he knows that.” Strickland said to the media, “Maybe (I’ll) throw in a takedown here and there. He knows that. He’s going to try and catch me and I’m going to try to beat him to death.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Hall 3.34 / Strickland 5.14
Striking Accuracy: Hall 51% / Strickland 39%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Hall 3.54 / Strickland 3.64
Defense: Hall 53% / Strickland 67%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Hall 0.67 / Strickland 1.14
Takedown Accuracy: Hall 38% / Strickland 60%
Takedowns defended: Hall 69% / Strickland 82%
Submission average: Hall 0.2 / Strickland 0.4
UFC Picks
I like Strickland to win this fight, but I am not thrilled about laying more than 2-1. Hall is a tough fighter and definitely not without a chance. I think the rounds might be the better play. This is scheduled for five rounds and an option to bet 3.5 rounds is on the board. Hall and Strickland are friends and have sparred together in the past. I would be really surprised if this fight didn’t go back and forth and go the distance so I will go over the rounds total.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Card & Odds
Middleweight - Uriah Hall +168 vs. Sean Strickland -215
Lightweight - Chris Gruetzemacher +228 vs. Rafa Garcia -300
Welterweight - Jason Witt +211 vs. Bryan Barberena -275
Featherweight - Melsik Baghdasaryan -145 vs. Collin Anglin +115
Welterweight - Philip Rowe +127 vs. Orion Cosce -160
Women's Strawweight - Gloria de Paula +143 vs. Cheyanne Buys -180
Women’s Strawweight - Jinh Yu Frey +110 vs. Ashley Yoder -140
Bantamweight - Rani Yahya +110 vs. Kyung Ho Kang -140
Women’s Bantamweight - Yanan Wu+194 vs. Nicco Montano -250
Flyweight - Zarrukh Adashev +107 vs. Ryan Benoit -137
Bantamweight - Ronnie Lawrence -145 vs. Trevin Jones +115
Featherweight - Kai Kamaka -120 vs. Danny Chavez -110
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