UFC Fight Night 217: Nassourdine Imavov vs Sean Strickland predictions

UFC Fight Night 217 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a light heavyweight fight between Nassourdine Imavov vs Sean Strickland as the Main Event.

Here is our favorite parlay for this card, with odds of +713 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Be sure to check out the rest of our UFC Fight Night 217 predictions for all of the Main Card picks.

Punahele Soriano ML Roman Kopylov (-150)

Punahele Soriano comes into this fight with an MMA record of 9-2. He is 4-2 in the UFC, most recently beating Dalcha Lungiambula by KO/TKO back in July of 2022. Soriano is averaging 3.95 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 47%. He is absorbing 3.42 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 1.02 takedowns per every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 57% and has a takedown defense of 31%.

Soriano is a medium-sized favorite in this fight, and looks to the right side as well. He has the better striking and grappling and has overall been more consistent. For that reason, backing Soriano to win will be the play.

Umar Nurmagomedov Win by decision over Raoni Barcelos (-200)

  
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