The Co-Main Event at UFC 332 will see Deiveson Figueiredo take on Payton Talbott. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight Division. Figueiredo comes into this fight with an MMA record of 25-7-1 and 14-7-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 2.57 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 53%. Figueiredo absorbs 3.43 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.61 takedowns per 15 minutes and 1.2 submission attempts during the same period. His takedown accuracy is 34%, and he has a takedown defense of 57%.
Talbott enters this fight with an MMA record of 11-1 and 6-1 in the UFC. He averages 6.62 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 56%. Talbott absorbs 3.41 strikes and has a striking defense of 46%. His grappling has been decent, averaging 0.78 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 44% and a takedown defense of 77%.
Talbott is the overwhelming favorite; therefore, we will be looking for this fight to start round 3. Figueiredo has struggled recently, with a 1-4 record over his last 5 UFC fights. That said, 9 of his last 12 UFC fights have reached at least the third round. Talbott, on the other hand, has seen 5 of his 7 career UFC fights do the same. Because of this, backing this fight to start round 3 will be our play.
