UFC 308 features Robert Whittaker against Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight co-main event for the chance to move up the rankings and possibly earn a chance to challenge for the UFC Middleweight title.
The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 26th at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates, with the preliminary fights set to begin at 10:00 AM ET and the Main Card to follow at about 2:00 PM ET.
Our article will get you ready for the bout between Whittaker and Chimaev by providing you with two of our best bets, as well as the odds for the fight.
Our first prediction for the UFC 308 co-main event is for Chimaev to win the fight. He enters this fight with an MMA record of 13-0 and he is a perfect 7-0 in the UFC.
He is a phenomenal striker, averaging 5.72 significant strikes per minute, and has a striking accuracy of 58 percent. As for his defense, Chimaev is absorbing 3.46 strikes per minute and has a striking defense of 42 percent.
In his time as a UFC fighter, Chimaev has also been an elite grappler, averaging 3.99 takedowns every 15 minutes and 2.7 submission attempts during the same period.
To go along with his excellent grappling, Chimaev has a takedown accuracy of 46 percent and a takedown defense of 100 percent.
Chimaev is the heavy favorite in this fight and, while he has not fought in the UFC in just over a year, he still looks to be the best bet.
Compared to Whittaker, Chimaev is superior in both striking and grappling and has proven he can win against the best, seeing that his most recent fight was a win against Kamaru Usman in October 2023.
Whittaker has a nice two-fight win streak, but expect that to end on Saturday as he has been vulnerable in his UFC career with three losses by KO/TKO.
For that reason, backing Chimaev to win will be our first best bet for this bout.
Our second-best bet for the UFC 308 co-main event looks at this fight to go Over 1.5 rounds.
Admittedly, Chimaev has seen the majority of his fights end in the first round or early in the second round, but recently he has seen two of his last three UFC fights go this long.
He also has not fought in the UFC in over a year, so there is some rust to be expected.
Whittaker, on the other hand, has seen 10 of his last 12 UFC fights go Over 1.5 rounds.
He could be vulnerable to being finished in the back half of this fight, but because he has been seeing most of his fights go several rounds recently, backing this fight to go Over 1.5 rounds makes sense.
Robert Whittaker | +200 ML |
Khamzat Chimaev | -250 ML |
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