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Zach Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev. Fight Prediction
The fighter of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the middleweight category Zach Reese will meet Azamat Bekoev. The fight will take place on January 19 as part of the UFC 311 tournament in Los Angeles (USA) at the Intute Dome arena, which is the home court of the National Basketball Association (NBA) club Los Angeles Clippers and holds about 18 thousand spectators. The approximate start of the fight is 03:20 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in the fight with the Russian and what bets to choose? - read in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Zachary Reese
USACurrent form
Zach Reese started his professional MMA career only in 2021. The 30-year-old fighter from Texas has 11 wins (five by knockout, one by decision, five by submission) and two losses. He will have his fourth fight in Dana White league. In the last two, the American defeated his compatriot Julian Marquez (technical knockout, first round) and Jose Medina (unanimous decision) from Bolivia.
But in his debut fight he lost to another representative of the USGA, Cody Brundage (knockout, first round). Before joining the UFC, Reese fought quite successfully in the Fury Fighting Championship.
Interesting trends for betting
Reese knockout win rate is 63 percent.
Azamat Bekoev
Russian FederationCurrent form
In June 2023, Azamat Bekoev defeated American Dylan Budka (split decision) and won the championship belt of the local promotion Legacy Fighting Alliance. The fighter from North Ossetia then made two successful defenses, first defeating Brazilian Lucas Fernado (unanimous), and then defeating another American representative Chauncey Foxworth (knockout, second round). Before LFA, he tried his hand quite successfully in the Russian promotions Absolute Championship Akhmat and Berkut Young Eagles.
Bekoev, 29, who came to MMA in 2015, has 18 wins (six by knockout, four by decision, eight by submission) and three losses. King Pin lives in Florida and fights for the local club American Top Team. The native of Vladikavkaz will have his debut fight in the strongest mixed martial arts championship on the planet.
Interesting trends for betting
Bekoev submission win rate is 44 percent.
Trends
Bet: Early victory for Bekoev
Bekoev has 14 early wins
2.25Tip and bets
Bookmaker analysts consider Bekoev a clear favorite of the upcoming fight. In their opinion, Reese will have very little chance of success. In general, this is true. However, we should not forget that the American is a serious opponent who already has experience of fighting in the UFC, as well as a noticeable advantage in size. He went through a full training camp, while the Russian accepted the challenge just a week before the start of the tournament. Considering that both fighters tend to quickly finish their fights, it is worth choosing a bet on a short fight.
Our prediction is that the fight will not be complete at 1.66
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