UFC 319: Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page Prediction

UFC 319: Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page Prediction for Saturday, 08/16/25

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UFC 319: Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page Pickswise Expert Predictions

Fight Prop Pick
Fight to go the Distance - Yes(-250)

The second fight on the Main Card at UFC 319 will see Jared Cannonier take on Michael Page. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Cannonier enters this fight with an MMA record of 18-8 and 11-8 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.60 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 50%. Cannonier is absorbing 4.49 strikes, and he has a striking defense of 56%. His grappling has not been strong, averaging just 0.46 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 44% and a takedown defense of 64%.

Page enters this fight with an MMA record of 23-3 and 2-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 2.53 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 62%. He absorbs 1.78 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. Page’s grappling has been poor, averaging 0.30 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 20% and a takedown defense of 63%.

For this fight, we will be targeting it to go the distance. Cannonier has seen 4 of his 6 UFC fights go the distance, while Page has seen all 3 of his UFC fights do the same. For this reason, backing this fight to go the distance will be our lean.

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