UFC 282: Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev predictions
UFC 282: Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev predictions

UFC 282 takes place on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a light heavyweight title fight between Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev as the Main Event.

Here is our favorite 4-fight parlay for this card, with odds of +340 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Be sure to check out the rest of our UFC 282 predictions for the full 14-fight card.

Magomed Ankalaev comes into this fight with an MMA record of 18-1. He is 9-1 in the UFC, most recently beating Anthony Smith by KO/TKO back in July of this year. Ankalaev is averaging 3.64 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. He is averaging 2.14 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.94 takedowns per every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 33% and his takedown defense is 86%.

Ankalaev is a heavy favorite in this fight, but that looks to be warranted given the fact that he has won 9 UFC fights in a row. In fact, the last time Ankalaev lost was in 2018. He also has the slightly better striking and has defended takedowns more often than Jan Blachowicz. For that reason backing Ankalaev will be the play.

  
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