Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai 5/30/2020 – UFC Fight Night Pick & Prediction

Coming into the heavyweight fight here it will pit a couple of fighters against each other who are almost the exact same in weight, but when it comes to the height and reach there is a distinct advantage. However, what is really interesting is the fact that Sakai is coming into the fight with only a single loss in his career. Ivanov is coming into the fight with 3 losses and that will definitely prove that the heavyweight fight is one that could be great.

Blagoy Ivanov is coming in with several different styles that he uses in the fights. The last fight that Ivanov was in was a split decision loss in November to Derrick Lewis. The loss dropped Ivanov to an 18-3 mark in his career, but has a 6-0 record in the TKO/KO mark and when it comes to the submission record he is sitting at 6-1. Ivanov for his part is able to land 3.09 significant strikes per minute. When it comes to Ivanov with is accuracy, it is not that good at only 38.03%.

Augusto is coming into the fight as a striker and that should definitely help him in this bout here. The last fight for Sakai was a KO/TKO win in the first round against Marcin Tybura. The win allowed Sakai to improve to 14-1-1 in his career, but he has an 11-0 record in the TKO/KO mark. Sakai has not had any decisions in the submission category.  Augusto Sakai is coming in with a significant strikes per minute at 5.51 per minute. What else is helpful is the fact that Sakai has ended up landing 46.40% of these strikes on the opponent.

The tale of the tape will show that Ivanov is coming in as the shorter man at 5’11” and gives up a pound in weight at 257 pounds. Ivanov does not have as good of a reach either at 73 inches. When it comes to Sakai he is coming into the fight standing at 6’3” and 258 pounds. Sakai is coming into the fight here with a 77 inch reach.

Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai Odds: Augusto Sakai -115, Blagoy Ivanov -105

Rounds Total: Over 2.5 -185, Under 2.5 +155

Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai Prediction: Augusto Sakai -115, Over 2.5 -185

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The fight here is one that is going to see Ivanov try to get the fight to more of his level in close. However, Ivanov will take quite a few punches if he tries to get in close as Sakai is able to land more significant punches per minute, but also has a better accuracy as well. This definitely will make it easier for Sakai to win quite a few blows and lock down a win in this fight here in the over 2.5 rounds, which will definitely be impressive for these two titans.