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Brandon Royval Vs Alexandre Pantoja! Pantoja will make his first defense of the flyweight championship against Brandon Royval in the co-main event of UFC 296 Tonight! Strap in its going to be a good one!
Alexandre Pantoja Preview
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Current champion & #10 UFC
Pound for Pound fighter Alexandre Pantoja, comes into this fight riding a solid performance over Brandon Moreno.
Pantoja is an experienced fighter with a record of 26-5 with 18 of those wins coming inside the distance. On the feet, he will throw volume, and a mix of kicks, punches & nasty elbow strikes. http://UFC.com reference -
"Pantoja is averaging 4.41 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. He is absorbing 3.81 and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.75 takedowns per every 15 minutes and 1.0 submission attempts during the same time period"
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The Challenger Brandon Royval comes into this fight on a hot three-fight win streak, & two quick first-round finishes in his last two fights.
Royval 15-6 currently, has a wild style of kill or be killed lately. Likes to bring the pace forward, will throw some spinning attacks or wild knees that are dangerous when successful but is also very receptive to a takedown. Royval has under 50% takedown defense, will often rely on getting backup.
http://UFC.com Reference
"Royval is only decent at grappling, averaging 0.66 takedowns per every 15 minutes and 2.3 submission attempts during the same time period. His takedown accuracy is 100% and he has a takedown defense of 39%."
Prediction- Pantoja has shown great durability against some dangerous fighters like Figueiredo, Moreno & even Royval previously, besides a puncher's chance I just don't see an advantage here for Royval. Pantoja has his beat everywhere in my opinion and not just his fighting advantages physically, he also mentally comes with a great game plan and such a strong Jit Jits Su game.
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Alexandre Pantoja Moneyline -190 best odds via BetMGM
Alexandre Pantoja Inside the Distance KO/TKO/SUB/DQ -125 best odds via betway
Moneyline is playable up to 2 units, or valid as a parlay piece.
Inside Distance Prop Risking 1.25 units
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