UFC 223 - Ferguson vs. Khabib

UFC 223 - Ferguson vs. Khabib

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Barclays Center

Brooklyn, New York United States

Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak

Zabit Magomedsharipov (27 years old)

-               6 foot 1

-               145 pounds (featherweight)

-               74 inch reach

-               14-1-0

-               10 fight win streak

-               Won 10 of last 10 fights

Kyle Bochniak (31 years old)

-               5 foot 7

-               145 pounds (featherweight)

-               70 inch reach

-               8-2-0

-               1 fight win streak

-               8-2-0

Zabit Magomedsharipov is a good well-rounded fighter with 2 UFC fights, winning both of them by way of submission. He is also an excellent strikes, winning 6 of his 14 MMA fights by way of knockout. Zabit has a striking accuracy of 59% in the UFC, landing 79 of 135 strikes. Zabit is a diverse striker with a variety of head kicks and punches. Zabit is a very good ground fighter, with 6 of his 14 wins coming by way of submission. Zabit also has good takedown defense, stopping 71% of attempted takedowns against him in the UFC. Kyle Bochniak is a very aggressive fighter, with a bulky frame. Kyle has won 2 of his 4 UFC fights, both by way of decision. Kyle’s striking accuracy in the UFC is 33%, landing 149 of 456 strikes. Kyle has succeeded in 5 of his 23 takedown attempts in the UFC (22%), and he has avoided 66% of takedowns. Kyle has only won 2 of his 8 UFC fights by way of knockout. I believe that Zabit will win this fight by way of decision, outstriking Kyle Bochniak and keeping him on the outside with his height and reach advantage and kicks.

Prediction: Zabit Magomedsharipov

Devin Clark vs. Michael Rodriguez

Devin Clark (27 years old)

-               6 foot 0

-               205 pounds (light heavyweight)

-               75 inch reach

-               8-2-0

-               1 fight losing streak

-               Won 3 of last 5 fights

Michael Rodriguez (29 years old)

-               6 foot 3

-               205 pounds (light heavyweight)

-               83 inch reach

-               9-2-0

-               4 fight win streak

-               Won 4 of last 5 fights

Devin Clark is a good ground fighter, winning 2 of his 4 UFC fights both by way of decision. Devin Clark won 3 of his 8 wins by way of knockout, with 1 of those wins coming by way of submission. Devin Clark has good striking accuracy, landing 144 of 271 strikes thrown (53%). Devin has good takedown defense, avoiding 80% of takedowns against him in the UFC. Devin has a fighting style of wrestling the opponent to the floor but with only 1 submission win in his MMA career and none in his UFC career. Michael Rodriguez is an MMA fighter who is making his UFC debut. Michael Rodriguez has won 7 of his 9 MMA fights by way of knockout, all being in the first round. Michael Rodriguez has 2 submission wins in his MMA career and he has only been to the third round once, where he lost by unanimous decision. I believe that Devin Clark will wrestle Michael Rodriguez to the ground and will win by decision. Devin Clark has more experience and has faught tough fighters such as Jan Blachowicz, therefore I think he will take the decision victory.

Prediction: Devin Clark