UFC on ESPN 71: Neil Magny vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Prediction for Today, 08/02/25

The second fight on the Main Card at UFC on ESPN 71 will see Neil Magny take on Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division. Magny enters this fight with an MMA record of 29-14 and 22-12 in the UFC. He averages 3.43 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 46%. Magny is absorbing 2.48 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.12 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 38% and a takedown defense of 53%.

Dos Santos enters this fight with an MMA record of 25-9-1 and 11-5-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.26 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 41%. Dos Santos is absorbing 3.52 strikes and has a striking defense of 56%. His grappling is decent, averaging 0.75 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 20% and a takedown defense of 68%.

For this fight, we will be targeting it to end inside the distance. Magny has seen 6 of his last 8 UFC fights end inside the distance, including his last 3 UFC fights in a row. As for Dos Santos, he has seen 6 of his last 12 UFC fights end inside the distance, including his last 2 UFC fights in a row. Because both fighters have had a high finish rate recently, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our best bet.