UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Clark will see a light-heavyweight match-up between Ion Cutelaba and Devin Clark go down in the preliminary card of the event. Both fighters are looking to make a name for themselves in the 205 lbs division. Hence, they will look to triumph at the UFC Apex.
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Cutelaba has won only won out his last 5 fights in the UFC. His last win was against Khalil Rountree Jr. Since then ‘The Hulk’ has dropped 2 fights against Magomed Ankalaev. Also, his last fight against Dustin Jacoby ended in a split draw on the judges’ scorecards.
Clark, on the other hand, last competed in November 2020, losing via submission against Anthony Smith. ‘Brown Bear’ has managed to win 3 out of his last 5 fights in the promotion.
The 27-year-old Cutelaba has a professional record of 15-6-1, with 14 finishes in his career so far. 12 T/KO and 2 submission wins comprise those numbers for him.
Clark has a record of 12-5. ‘Brown Bear’ has a total of 4 finishes in his career so far, 3 T/KO, and 1 submission win make up for his finishing tally.
Ion Cutelaba vs Devin Clark: Analysis
Cutelaba has had issues with his cardio in the later parts of a fight throughout his career. However, he has shown massive improvements recently and has been able to keep up his usual offensive game throughout the contest. Moreover, ‘The Hulk’ possesses very good knockout power in his game as well.
Clark doesn’t have a very good chin. This might play against him in this fight. Also, as ‘Brown Bear’ is not a very big fighter for the light-heavyweight division, Cutelaba might just be able to exploit those factors and get a T/KO finish in his favor this weekend.
Final Prediction: Ion Cutelaba by first-round T/KO.
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