Brian Ortega at Alex Volkanovski 9/25/21 - UFC 266 Picks & Predictions
Alexander Volkanovski is coming into the fight standing at 5’6” and 145 pounds. Volkanovski is coming in with a reach of 71 inches. Alexander is coming in with a record of 22-1-0 in his career so far.
When it comes to his fighting stance Volkanovski is coming in with an orthodox stance. The fighting style that has been used is that of a striker. The last 5 bouts for Alexander ended up being wins. Three of those wins were by unanimous decision and one was a split decision. With the final win being a KO/TKO.
Brian Ortega is coming into the fights here sitting on a 15-1-0 record in his career overall. In this career Ortega stands at 5’8” and 145 pounds. The reach for Ortega is coming in at 69 inches.
The last five bouts for Ortega has come in with a 4-1 mark. The loss was by a TKO. The wins have been by a KO/TKO, a unanimous decision win, but also 2 submission wins. Ortega is seen using the fighting style for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The fighting stance that has been used by Ortega is more of a switch style.
The fight here will be one that can definitely be seen as a great main event. However, Volkanovski is throwing more strikes per minute and is very accurate with them. Throw in the reach advantage and that makes it very difficult to see Ortega able to do much with his bread and butter take down offensive moves. That will allow this fight to tip towards Alexander here. UFC 266 Winner Prediction, Alexander Volkanovski.
