Magomed Ankalaev vs Ion Cutelaba 8/29/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
Magomed is coming into the fight here standing at 6’3” and 205 pounds. When it comes to his reach Ankalaev has a reach that is sitting at 75 inches. When it comes to his overall record he has managed to fight well enough to get a 13-1 record.
Ankalalev tends to use more of an orthodox style when it comes to his fighting stance. Magomed is coming into the fight here as a striker and that will definitely help him out to a point in the fight here. The last 5 bouts for Ankalalev were good with 4 wins and 1 loss. The loss was a submission loss in 2018. The wins were one unanimous decision win, but he did pick up 3 KO/TKO wins.
Ion is coming to the bout giving up a height advantage at 6’1” and 205 pounds. When it comes to his reach he actually has the exact same reach as his opponent at 75 inches. The record that Ion holds right now is sitting at 15-5 so far in his career.
Cutelaba is coming into the fight here as a southpaw. He is seen as a striker and wrestler when it comes to the fight. What is interesting is the fact that Cutelaba has managed to get 3 wins and 2 losses in his last 5 fights. Those wins have all been by the KO/TKO decision and the losses were by a submission and a KO.
Ion is coming in as a hard striker as seen by his number of KO’s in the record book. However, what else will be interesting is the fact that Ion has ended up getting a few losses that have went against him and even throwing more strikes per minute he is not as accurate. Look for that to make the difference as Aankalaev is able to land more blows, but also land more where it matters and that leads to a win. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Magomed Ankalaev.
