Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira. Fight Prediction
Mixed martial artist in the middleweight category Anthony Hernandez will meet Michel Pereira at the Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament. Will the American be able to succeed in the UFC Fight Night 245 fight with the Brazilian in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex arena on October 20 and what bets should he choose? — read our forecast

Command Analysis

Anthony Hernandez

Current form
Anthony Edwards became the Legacy Fighting Alliance champion in January 2018 and almost immediately signed a contract with Dana White league. The American didn't start off very well, but then pulled himself together and won five victories in a row. In his last fight in February 2024, he defeated Russian Roman Kopylov (submission, second round). And before that, he defeated his compatriot Edmen Shahbazyan (technical knockout, third round).
The 30-year-old Hernandez has 17 wins (seven by knockout, two by decision, eight by submission). Anthony is ranked 13th in the division. The fighter from California has a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting trends for betting
Hernandez takedown success rate is 49 percent.

Michel Pereira

Current form
Michel Pereira became the champion belt of the Serbian Battle Championship in 2017 and after some time came to the strongest championship of the planet in mixed martial arts. His winning streak in the UFC has already continued for eight fights. In the last one in May 2024, the Brazilian defeated the Ukrainian Igor Potera (submission, first round). And before that, the Pole Michal Oleksiychuk (technical knockout, first round).
Pereira, 31, has 31 wins (11 by knockout, 10 by decision, 9 by submission) and 12 losses. He is ranked 14th in the division.
Interesting trends for betting
Pereira has a 91 percent takedown defense.
Trends
Bet Pereira wins by knockout
Pereira has 11 knockout wins
2.43Tip and bets
Bookmaker analysts found it difficult to name a clear favorite of the upcoming fight. In their opinion, the host of the octagon will have a slight advantage. That true. Both fighters have approximately the same anthropometric data and a similar path to the UFC. The opponents have 35 early wins between them. It worth choosing a bet on the fight not going the full distance.
Our prediction is total under 1.5 rounds for 2.40