Salim Touahri is slightly favored against Mickey Gall at UFC on ESPN 5 on Saturday, August 3 in Newark, New Jersey. This event is one of six fights on the preliminary card on ESPN. Gall is 5-2 in his career, while Touahri is 10-3 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card, with the headliner a bout between Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN. Let’s look at the bout between Gall and Touahri and UFC picks.
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Mickey Gall (5-2, 4-2 UFC)
Gall came into the UFC with a record of 1-0 and he has four wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Mike Jackson by rear-naked choke submission, CM Punk by rear-naked choke submission, Sage Northcutt by rear-naked choke submission, and George Sullivan by rear-naked choke submission; while losing to Randy Brown by unanimous decision and Diego Sanchez by TKO. Gall has been a pro since 2015 and he has five wins by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Gall said this to thebodylockmma.com about his upcoming fight against Touahri, “Yeah, I looked him up and I’ve watched a couple of his fights to see what he does. At the end of the day, I’m just going to force my game and whoop his ass. I think I’ll finish him in the first or second round. I’ll take him out. I don’t know exactly when but I’m just gonna go in there and fight and feel good. What is there for me to be afraid of? I’ve had to fight on my worst day. I’m going to do everything I can to have my best day. I’m gonna get in there and get a nice win. I’m just going to be me and do my thing.”
Salim Touahri (10-3, 0-2 UFC)
Touahri came into the UFC with a record of 10-1 and he has no wins and two losses in the UFC. He was defeated by Warlley Alves by unanimous decision and Keita Nakamura by split decision. Touahri’s last win in his career was against Bayzet Khatkhokhu by KO on October 29, 2016. Touahri has been a pro since 2010 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Gall 1.74 / Touahri 2.30
Striking Accuracy: Gall 44% / Touahri 45%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Gall 3.23/ Touahri 2.63
Defense: Gall 39% / Touahri 58%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Gall 1.71/ Touahri 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Gall 66% / Touahri 0%
Takedowns defended: Gall 16% / Touahri 81%
Submission average: Gall 3.9 / Touahri 0.0
UFC Picks
Touahri is listed as the -135 favorite, but how can you get excited about laying money on a fighter who has yet to win in the UFC? What we do know is that both of these fighters can finish and finish quickly, as they have combined for 11 first round finishes. I’ll avoid a side and just play the rounds to go under the total.
UFC on ESPN 5 takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, August 3, with six fights on the main card on ESPN headlined by Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler and six preliminary bouts, also on ESPN.
Main Card (ESPN)
Welterweight - Colby Covington -230 vs. Robbie Lawler
Lightweight - Jim Miller -180 vs. Clay Guida
Lightweight - Nasrat Haqparast -245 vs. Joaquim Silva
Middleweight - Trevin Giles -155 vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Lightweight - Scott Holtzman -350 vs. Dong Hyun Ma
Light Heavyweight - Darko Stošic -133 vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Welterweight - Salim Touahri -135 vs. Mickey Gall
Women's Flyweight - Antonina Shevchenko -160 vs. Lucie Pudilová
Flyweight - Jordan Espinosa -125 vs. Matt Schnell
Women's Flyweight - Mara Romero Borella -165 vs. Lauren Murphy
Welterweight - Cláudio Silva -410 vs. Cole Williams
Women's Flyweight - Hannah Goldy -165 vs. Miranda Granger
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