Da-Un Jung vs William Knight Pick, 4/10/2021 Predictions UFC on ABC 2 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/7/2021

Da-Un Jung vs William Knight

UFC on ABC 2

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Da-Un Jung will face off with William Knight at UFC on ABC 2 on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The opening odds have Jung priced at -137 while Knight is priced at +117.

Da-Un "Sseda" Jung walks into the Octagon with a record of 13-2-1. The 27-year-old weighs 205 lbs and measures in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 78". William "Knightmare" Knight stands in at 5'10" and tips the scales at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 9-1-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 73". When talking about significant strikes, Da-Un Jung is landing 5.06 per min and William Knight is landing 4.69 significant strikes per minute. Jung is landing 43% of the significant strikes he tries while Knight connects on 76%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Sseda" takes 5.38 significant strikes per minute while "Knightmare" absorbs 2.88. Jung also stops 55% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Knight prevents 33% of them.

UFC on ABC 2	Da-Un Jung	William Knight
Opening Odds	-137	+117
Record	13-2-1	9-1-0
Average Fight Time	9:21	10:39
Height	6'4"	5'10"
Weight	205 lbs	205 lbs
Reach	78"	73"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	5.06	4.69
Striking Accuracy	43%	76%

Concerning grappling, Da-Un Jung is the not as competent as a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.56 times per 15 min. Jung is scoring a takedown on 30% of his attempts and stopping 83% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Knight is scoring a takedown on 66% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 63% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Jung is the more able fighter by going for 0.6 subs per 15 minutes while Knight goes for 0.5 subs per 15 min.

The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Da-Un Jung went up against Sam Alvey and ended up in a draw by way of split decision in round 3. Alvey ended up landing 69 of 177 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Jung finished this fight landing 61 of 133 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Alvey landed 59 of 166, which means his percentage was 35%. He landed 38 of 140 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Jung landed 44% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 56 of 126. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 43 of 108 to the head. 94% of the significant strikes landed by Alvey and 82% of them connected on by Jung were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for William Knight, he faced off with Aleksa Camur and ended up getting the victory in the fight by unanimous decision in round 3. Camur ended up landing 52% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Knight connected on 26% of his significant strikes at distance. Knight connected on 70% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 38 of 54. He connected on 29 of 40 significant strikes directed at the head. Camur connected on 17 of 30 significant strikes in that battle. Out of those significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 8 of 18 to the head. In terms of the total strikes thrown in this fight, Camur connected on 59 of 72 and Knight landed 58 of 77 total strikes.

Other fights to keep an eye on

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Impa Kasanganay takes on Sasha Palatnikov. Kasanganay will be looking to add a win to his career total of 8-1-0. The 27-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and measures 5'11". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 75". Palatnikov measures in at 6'1" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 6-2-0. The 32-year-old stretches 72". Regarding grappling, Impa Kasanganay gets his opposition to the mat 1.44 times per 15 min and Sasha Palatnikov gets a takedown 1.17 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Kasanganay is connecting on 5.36 strikes per minute and connecting on 49% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Sasha Palatnikov, who lands 52% of the strikes he has tried and connects for an average of 9.78 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Mackenzie Dern is set to go up against Nina Ansaroff. Ansaroff will be looking to add a win to her career total of 10-6-0. The 35-year-old will fight at 115 lbs and measures 5'5". The orthodox fighter stretches 64". Dern measures 5'4" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to her total of 10-1-0. The 28-year-old extends her reach 63". Regarding takedowns, Nina Ansaroff is thwarting 77% of the takedowns her opponents try and is scoring a takedown on 40% of the times she tries. Dern is taking her opponents to the mat on 5% of the tries she takes and thwarts 30% of all takedown tries against her. With reference to striking, Ansaroff is absorbing 3.55 strikes/min while she is dealing 4.81 per minute. Dern, on the contrary, is taking 3.81 strikes/min and is dishing out 3.74 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take William Knight (+117)

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