The second fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 290 will see Andre Fili take on Kai Kamaka III. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight Division. Fili enters this fight with an MMA record of 25-14 and 13-13 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.89 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 37%. Fili absorbs 4.55 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.24 takedowns every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 46%, and his takedown defense is 71%.
Kamaka III enters this fight with an MMA record of 18-8-1 and 2-3-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.49 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 59%. Kamaka III is absorbing 6.03 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. His grappling has also been decent, averaging 1.45 takedowns every 15 minutes. Kamaka III has a takedown accuracy of 53% and a takedown defense of 55%.
For this fight, we will be looking for Fili to win. Most notably, Fili has not been very consistent in the UFC recently. That said, Kamaka III has been even more inconsistent. Kamaka III does have the advantage in striking volume, but Fili has the advantage in grappling, which could be the difference. For that reason, backing Fili to win will be our play.
