Derrick Lewis vs Aleksei Oleinik 8/8/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
Coming to the fight in the heavyweight main event it is going to feature Derrick Lewis who is 6’3” and 262 pounds taking on ALeksei Oleinik. Oleinik is coming into the fight standing at 6’2” and 227 pounds, which is a significant disadvantage when it comes to the weight. Lewis has a 79 inch reach and Oleinik has an 80 inch reach.
The overall record for Lewis sits at 23-7. For Oleinik he is heading into the match here with a 59-13-1 record in this career. The last 5 matches for Lewis have him sitting at 3-2. The last 5 for Oleinik have him sitting at 3-2 as well.
Coming to this fight Lewis is sitting at 2.53 significant strikes per minute with 49.43% accuracy. Those are definitely good numbers, but the number of strikes per minute is a little bit on the low side.
Oleinik is coming in throwing 3.72 significant strikes a minute and landing them at a rate of 50.73% in his career. So it is very obvious to see that Oleinik has been able to get an advantage when it comes to throwing the strikes.
The fight here will feature Lewis who has a weight advantage taking on Oleinik. Oleinik has several things going for him and that includes his reach advantage and the fact that he throws more strikes per minute with better accuracy to bring home a win in the fight here. Fight Night Prediction, Aleksei Olenik.
