The third fight on the Main Card at UFC 333 will see Lone’er Kavanagh take on Ramazan Temirov. This will be a fight in the UFC Flyweight Division. Kavanagh enters this fight with an MMA record of 10-2 and 4-2 in the UFC. He averages 4.13 significant strikes and has a striking accuracy of 50%. Kavanagh absorbs 3.94 strikes and has a striking defense of 53%. His grappling has been solid as well, averaging 1.12 takedowns every 15 minutes. Kavanagh has a takedown accuracy of 46% and a takedown defense of 92%.
Temirov enters this fight with an MMA record of 20-3 and 3-0 in the UFC. He averages 4.73 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 41%. Temirov absorbs 3.65 strikes and has a striking defense of 62%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.68 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 50% and a takedown defense of 100%.
Kavanagh is the slight favorite in this fight; however, Temirov looks to be the best betting option. For one, Temirov has not yet lost in the UFC, while Kavanagh is an inconsistent 1-2 over his last 3 UFC fights. Further, Temirov has the advantage in striking volume, striking defense, and has a strong enough takedown defense to help negate Kavanagh’s advantage. Because of this, backing Temirov to win will be our play.
