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Brendan Allen as Anthony Hernandez. Forecast for the fight
The fighter of the Absolute Fighting Championship in the middleweight category, Brendan Allen, will face Anthony Hernandez. The fight will take place on February 23 as part of the UFC Fight Night 252 tournament in Seattle at the Climate Pledge venue, which holds about 18,000 spectators. The approximate start of the fight is 06:00 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in a duel with his compatriot and which bets to choose? — read in our forecast
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Brendan Allen
USACurrent form
Brendan Allen is a former champion of the Legacy Fighting Alliance and the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. After his LFA triumph in 2019, the American almost immediately signed a contract with the Dana White League. In the last match in September 2024, he lost to Nassurdin Imavov, who competed under the flag of France (unanimous decision of the judges) and interrupted a series of seven victories. Before the fiasco with the fight with Dagestan native, All In, among others, prevailed over his compatriot Chris Curtis (split), Brazilian Bruno Silva (submission, first round) and Scot Paul Craig (submission, third round).
The 29-year-old Allen has 26 wins (five by knockout, six by decision, 15 by submission) and six defeats. The fighter from South Carolina ranks ninth in the division rankings. Brendan holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting betting trends
The accuracy of Allen's punches is 54 percent.
Anthony Hernandez
USACurrent form
Anthony Hernandez tried his hand at Global Knockout before joining the world's strongest mixed martial arts championship in 2019. And in Legacy Fighting Alliance he became a champion. His winning streak is already six wins. In the last match in October 2024, the American defeated Brazilian Michel Pereira (technical knockout, fifth round). He also defeated Russian Roman Kopylov (submission, second round), his compatriot Edmen Shahbazyan (technical knockout, third round) and Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio (submission, third round). The 31-year-old Hernandez has 18 wins (eight by knockout, two by decision, eight by submission) and two defeats. The fighter from California is ranked 12th in the division. Anthony holds a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting betting trends
Hernandez's takedown success rate is 45 percent.
Trends
The bet is Hernandez's victory by submission
The statistics of Hernandez's painful/suffocating wins is 62 percent.
3.95Tip and bets
Bookmaker experts consider Hernandez to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. In their opinion, Allen won't have much chance of success. In general, we can agree with them. Brendan is not good at fighting strong fighters. And after losing to Imavov, he is clearly not in the best psychological state. His opponent, on the contrary, feels confident and is ready to tear anyone in his path. Anthony will have to achieve a confident Victoria on the watch.
Our forecast is an early victory for Hernandez 2.55
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