Matthew Lowrimore
UFC 319 takes place on Saturday at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It features a UFC Middleweight title fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev as the Main Event. Here are my favorite UFC parlay picks for this card. Also, be sure to check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the Main Card fights.
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev – Over 1.5 Rounds (-195)
Carlos Prates ML over Geoff Neal (-245)
Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (-250)
UFC 319 parlay pick: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev – Over 1.5 Rounds (-195)
The Main Event at UFC 319 will see Dricus Du Plessis take on Khamzat Chimaev. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division and will be for the UFC Middleweight division title. Du Plessis enters this fight with an MMA record of 23-2 and 9-0 in the UFC. He is averaging 6.12 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. Du Plessis is absorbing 4.90 strikes and has a striking defense of 54%. His grappling has also been elite in the UFC, averaging 2.55 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 50% and a takedown defense of 50%.
Chimaev enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-0 and 8-0 in the UFC. He averages 5.36 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 58%. Chimaev absorbs 3.25 strikes and has a striking defense of 41%. Chimaev also has elite grappling, averaging 4.31 takedowns every 15 minutes and 2.8 submission attempts during the same period. He has a takedown accuracy of 47% and a takedown defense of 100%.
Chimaev is the heavy favorite in this fight, despite not being the current title holder. Because of this, we will be targeting this fight to go over 1.5 rounds. Du Plessis has seen 6 of his last 7 UFC fights go over 1.5 rounds, while Chimaev has seen 2 of his last 4 UFC fights do the same. Because of this, backing over 1.5 rounds will be our play.
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UFC 319 parlay pick: Carlos Prates ML over Geoff Neal (-245)
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC 319 will see Geoff Neal take on Carlos Prates. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division. Prates enters this fight with an MMA record of 21-7 and 5-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.60 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Prates is absorbing 4.79 strikes per minute and has a striking defense of 48%. He has shown little grappling ability, averaging just 0.25 takedowns every 15 minutes. That said, he has a takedown accuracy of 100% and a takedown defense of 83%.
Prates is the heavy favorite in this fight, but still looks to be worth a small bet. He has been much more consistent in the UFC, having lost just once, while Neal has lost 2 of his last 3 UFC fights. Because of the current form shown by both fighters, backing Prates to win will be our play.
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UFC 319 parlay pick: Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (-250)
The second fight on the Main Card at UFC 319 will see Jared Cannonier take on Michael Page. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. For this fight, we will be targeting it to go the distance. Cannonier has seen 4 of his 6 UFC fights go the distance, while Page has seen all 3 of his UFC fights do the same. For this reason, backing this fight to go the distance will be our play.
