UFC Fight Night 284 Best Bets: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Quillan Salkilld
UFC Fight Night 284 is scheduled for Saturday, August 8th, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event will feature a main event in the Lightweight division between #8 Mateusz Gamrot and #12 Quillan Salkilld. Below, I have my 2 best bets for UFC Fight Night 284, both of which will take place on the main card.
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UFC Fight Night 284 Best Bet: Quillan Salkilld ML over Mateusz Gamrot (-142)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable to -142.
Gamrot enters this fight 9-4 in the UFC, averaging 3.21 significant strikes per minute with a striking accuracy of 50%. On the other end, he absorbs 2.81 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. His grappling is elite, averaging 5.22 takedowns every 15 minutes with a takedown accuracy of 38% and a takedown defense of 83%.
Salkilld enters this fight with a perfect 6-0 mark in the UFC. He averages 5.01 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 57%, while he absorbs 3.03 strikes and has a striking defense of 45%. His grappling has been elite in the UFC, averaging 7.25 takedowns every 15 minutes. Furthermore, he has a takedown accuracy of 35% and a takedown defense of 80%.
Salkilld is the moderate favorite in this fight, and he is the best betting option. For one, Salkilld is unbeaten in the UFC and has elite striking and grappling ability. Gamrot, on the other hand, has been inconsistent recently, having gone 2-2 over his last 4 UFC fights. He has comparable striking and grappling ability, but because Salkilld's power is hard to ignore, especially as the more consistent fighter.
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UFC Fight Night 284 Best Bet: Diego Ferreira vs. Billy Quarantillo - Fight to End by KO/TKO (-145)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable to -145.
The co-main event at UFC Fight Night 284 will see Diego Ferreira take on Billy Quarantillo in the Lightweight division. Ferreira enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-7 and 10-7 in the UFC. As for Quarantillo, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 18-7 and is 7-5 in the UFC.
Ferreira has seen 5 of his last 6 UFC fights end by KO/TKO, while Quarantillo has seen 4 of his last 7 UFC fights do the same. Because both fighters tend to prefer striking, while neither is all that great defensively, backing this fight to end by KO/TKO will be our best bet. No need to overthink this one.
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