UFC 322 takes place on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. It features a UFC Welterweight title fight between Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev as the Main Event, and a UFC Women’s Flyweight fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili as the Co-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.
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev – Fight to go the Distance – No (-180)
Carlos Prates ML over Leon Edwards (-180)
Benoit Saint Denis ML over Beneil Dariush (-192)
UFC 322 parlay pick: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev – Fight to go the Distance – No (-180)
The Main Event at UFC 322 will see Jack Della Maddalena take on Islam Makhachev. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division and will be for the UFC Welterweight title.
Despite being the title challenger, Makhachev is the significant favorite. Because of that, we will be targeting this fight to end inside the distance. Della Maddalena has seen 5 of his last 8 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Makhachev has seen 8 of his last 9 UFC fights do the same. Given this, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our play.
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UFC 322 parlay pick: Carlos Prates ML over Leon Edwards (-180)
The second fight on the Main Card at UFC 322 will see Leon Edwards take on Carlos Prates. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division.
Prates enters this fight with an MMA record of 22-7 and 6-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.82 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Prates is absorbing 4.80 strikes per minute and has a striking defense of 48%. He has shown little grappling ability, averaging just 0.23 takedowns every 15 minutes. That said, he has a takedown accuracy of 100% and a takedown defense of 84%.
Prates is the clear favorite in this fight, but still looks to be the best betting option. He has the striking volume advantage over Edwards, and while his grappling is weak, Prates has a takedown defense that is strong enough to limit Edwards’ advantage. Further, Edwards has lost each of his last 2 UFC fights in a row, while Prates has lost just once in the UFC. Therefore, given the form of Prates and his advantage in striking, backing Prates to win will be our play.
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UFC 322 parlay pick: Benoit Saint Denis ML over Beneil Dariush (-192)
The first fight on the Main Card at UFC 322 will see Beneil Dariush take on Benoit Saint Denis. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division.
Saint Denis enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-3 and 7-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.05 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 55%. Saint Denis is absorbing 4.19 strikes and has a striking defense of 42%. His grappling is also elite, averaging 4.35 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.6 submission attempts during the same period. Saint Denis has a takedown accuracy of 37% and a takedown defense of 70%.
Saint Denis is the clear favorite in this fight, but still looks like the best betting option. He has the advantage in striking volume and grappling. Therefore, given that he has been better in every area compared to Dariush, backing Saint Denis to win will be our play.
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