Ion Cutelaba vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Prediction: Expect not so early KO

Another UFC tournament will take place on the night of November 19 to 20 in the United States. A fighter from Moldova, Ion Cutelaba will share the cage with an American,Kennedy Nzechukwu in the co-main event.

The fight will be held in the Light Heavyweight division. None of the fighters are in the top 15 of the official UFC contenders' rankings for this division. The American is quoted as the favorite to win.

Ion Cutelaba

Cutelaba is the brightest fighter from Moldova, but recently he is having a lot of difficulties. He won only once in his six previous fights, and lost the last two early.

He is a former European combat sambo champion, he likes to fight in a standing position, but in his last fight he changed his tactics and paid for it. He stopped Johnny Walker at the very beginning of the fight, but could do nothing on the ground and as a result was choked.

Kennedy Nzechukwu

This little-noticed guy has been fighting in the strongest league in the world since the spring of 2019, and he hasn't had any big names among the opposition. He fights with mixed success, and in his last fight he elbowed Karl Roberson. He doesn't like to wrestle, he doesn't use submissions, so his fight against Ion Cutelaba is going to be very entertaining.

Tale of the tape

Nzechukwu's huge height advantage catches the eye. Here you can see objective indicators of the opponents, it will help you to place a good bet.

Expert Betting Tips

Obviously, this battle will not go the whole distance, these guys are very uncompromising, not cautious, and make mistakes often. The bookmakers' favorite is Nzechukwu, but anything can happen, for the reasons described above.

On the other hand, to bet on "Fight To Go The Distance - No" at 1.33 as offered by Bet365 is not at all interesting (but it's safe). We'll choose something in between. After all, in the first round (most likely) the fighters will have both strength and enough concentration not to fail – there's a lot at stake, both could very easily get fired. But after the first break it will be interesting, and then the mistakes and audacious attempts to correct the situation of the one who loses will begin.

Our prediction: Total Over (1.5) for 1.90 at Bet365 & 1.83 at Betway.

Bout Won By KO/TKO/DQ for 1.63 at 1xbet.