Khalil Rountree vs Marcin Prachnio Pick, 1/23/2021 Predictions UFC 257 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/22/2021

Khalil Rountree vs Marcin Prachnio

UFC 257

Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Khalil Rountree will face off with Marcin Prachnio at UFC 257 on Saturday, January 23, 2021. The opening line has Rountree priced at -325 while Prachnio is coming in at +265.

Khalil Rountree walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 9-4-0. The 30-year-old will fight at 205 lbs and measures in at 6'1". The southpaw fighter stretches 76". Marcin Prachnio stands 6'3" and steps on the scale at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 13-5-0. The 32-year-old has an arm span of 74". When talking about significant strikes, Khalil Rountree connects on 3.01 per minute while Marcin Prachnio connects on 3.26 significant strikes per min. Rountree is landing 40% of the significant strikes he attempts and Prachnio lands 48%. Regarding defense, Rountree takes 2.85 significant strikes per minute while Prachnio absorbs 4.38. Rountree also prevents 47% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Prachnio defends against 40% of them.

Concerning takedowns, Khalil Rountree is the more competent wrestler as he takes his opponents down 0.60 times per 15 min. Rountree is finishing his takedown attempts on 37% of the times he tries and is stopping 46% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Prachnio is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of the takedowns he tries and is stopping 40% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Rountree is the more skilled fighter by attempting 0.2 submissions per 15 min while Prachnio attempts 0.1 submissions per 3 rounds.

The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Khalil Rountree went up against Ion Cutelaba and walked away with a loss via an elbow to the head in round 1. Cutelaba landed 16 of 27 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Rountree walked away from this fight having landed 5 of 12 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Cutelaba ended up landing 15 of 26, which gave him a rate of 57%. He ended up landing 14 of 25 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Rountree ended up landing 41% of his significant strikes by connecting on 5 of 12. Of all the significant strikes, he was 4 of 11 pointed at the head. 6% of the significant strikes landed by Cutelaba and 60% of them connected on by Rountree were done at distance.

In the last fight for Marcin Prachnio, he went up against Mike Rodriguez and ended up losing the fight by way of elbows to the head in round 1. Rodriguez ended up landing 38% of his significant strikes at distance while Prachnio ended up connecting on 64% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Prachnio connected on 70% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 14 of 20. He ended up landing 1 of 5 significant strikes aimed at the head. Rodriguez ended up landing 21 of 26 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 9 of 13 to the head. Discussing the strikes he fired off in this contest, Rodriguez was 21 of 26 and Prachnio ended up landing 23 of 30 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Andrew Sanchez enters the Octagon against Makhmud Muradov. Sanchez holds a career record of 13-5-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and comes in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 74". Muradov measures in at 6'2" and records a weight of 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 24-6-0. The 30-year-old stretches 75". Regarding grappling, Andrew Sanchez gets a takedown 2.16 times per 15 minutes and Makhmud Muradov gets a takedown 0.51 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Sanchez is landing 4.57 strikes per min and connects on 44% of his attempted strikes. On the other side we have Makhmud Muradov, who is connecting on 41% of the strikes that he throws and lands 4.97 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Movsar Evloev is set to enter the Octagon against Nik Lentz. Lentz has a mark of 30-11-2. The 36-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter stretches 68". Evloev stands 5'7" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 13-0-0. The 26-year-old reaches 72". Concerning grappling, Nik Lentz is able to stop 45% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedowns on 33% of the times he tries. Evloev is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 68% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Concerning striking, Lentz absorbs 3.14 strikes per min while he connects on 3.46 strikes/min. Evloev, on the other hand, is absorbing 2.76 strikes/min and is connecting on 4.44 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Khalil Rountree (-325)

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