Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden. Prediction and betting odds for the fight

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Matt Schnell will face Cody Durden in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the bantamweight category. The fight will take place as part of the UFC Fight Night 242 tournament at the Apex promotion's main arena in Las Vegas (USA), which holds about one thousand spectators, on September 8 and will begin at approximately 02:30 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in the fight with his compatriot and what bets should he choose? - read our betting tip

Command Analysis

Matt Schnell

Current form

Matt Schnell became the Legacy Fighting Alliance champion in 2016 and almost immediately signed a contract with Dana White's league. The fighter from Louisiana competes in the strongest mixed martial arts promotion with varying success. He suffered defeat in his last two fights, losing to Australian Steve Erceg (KO, second round) in March 2024, and before that to Brazilian Mateus Nicolau (KO, second round).

The 34-year-old Schnell has 18 wins (two by knockout, four by decision, 11 by submission) and ten losses. Matt is ranked 11th in the division. The American has a black belt in karate and a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Interesting trends for betting

Schnell's takedown success rate is 44 percent.

Cody Durden

Current form

Cody Durden won the Valor Fighting championship belt in November 2019 and almost immediately signed a contract with the strongest mixed martial arts championship on the planet. The fighter from Georgia has lost his last two fights, losing in June 2024 to Brazilian Bruno Silva (technical knockout, second round) and Russian Tagir Ulumbekov (submission, second round).

But before that he defeated Englishman Jake Hadley (unanimous). The 33-year-old Durden has 14 wins (six by knockout, six by decision, two by submission) and six losses.

Interesting trends for betting

Durden's takedown defense is 71 percent.

Tip and bets

TipThe fight will not be complete

1.62

Durden approaches the upcoming fight as a clear favorite. Bookmakers experts do not believe in Schnell's success at all. But you can argue with them here. The American desperately needs a victory. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for him to get out of the psychological hole. There is no doubt that Matt will make every effort to achieve victory. It is also worth considering that Cody got the fight on short notice, since Brazilian Alessandro Costa withdrew from the tournament due to injury. In this situation, it is worth betting that the fight will not go the full distance. The fighters have 21 early victories between them.

Our prediction is that the fight will not be complete 1.62

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