Curtis Blaydes vs Chris Daukaus: Blaydes to win by KO/TKO

On the morning of March 27, another UFC tournament will take place in Columbus, USA. Heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus will meet in the main event of the evening.

Prediction for the Blaydes vs Daukaus bout

The main bout of the UFC Fight Night tournament, which means the clash will be a five-round affair.

Curtis Blaydes has the experience of a five-round fight with Aleksandrov Volkov under his belt, but Chris Daukaus can’t boast that, with his UFC fights ending early.

Blaydes is a basic freestyle wrestler who likes to take his opponents to the ground and torture them with his punches, but can also hit them well in the clinch. Curtis has 15 fight wins, 10 of which he finishes early, either by KO or TKO.

Daukaus prefers to take fights in the standup where he can decide the outcome with one punch. Chris has 12 wins, 11 of them by decision, also by KO or TKO.

What’s also interesting is that both have beaten Alexey Oleynik, Shamil Abdurakhimov and lost to Derrick Lewis.

I think this will be a classic and very interesting fighter vs striker confrontation. For me, the favourite here is Curtis Blaydes. If he puts his strengths, which are experience and wrestling, to good use he will win.

My prediction: Curtis Blaydes to win by TKO in the second half of the fight.

Expert Betting Tips

Analysts consider Curtis Blaydes to be the favourite in this confrontation. The odds on his win are 1.25, while the odds on Daukaus are already 3.95.

The odds on Blaydes to win by knockout or TKO are 1.90.

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