The next UFC fight to bet on is this middleweight bout this weekend at the UFC APEX. After Marc Andre Barriault pulled out a week before the fight, Andre Petroski stepped in on short notice to fight the dangerous Michel Pereira to save that big fight slot on the card.
Petroski vs. PereiraPicks
The official Petroski vs Pereira prediction is that Petroski will get his hand raised.
Read further for a closer look at this middleweight bout and for the official Petroski vs Pereira prediction ahead of making your bets this weekend.
Andre Petroski vs. Michel Pereira Information
Andre Petroski vs Michel Pereira
Location of the fight: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV.
Date and Time: Saturday, October 14. 7:00 PM ET.
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
- Petroski is coming off a split-decision win over Gerald Meerschaert in August at UFC 292 in Boston.
- Pereira is making his long-awaited return to competition for the first time since beating Santiago Ponzinibbio via split decision in May of 2022.
Andre Petroski vs. Michel Pereira Betting Analysis
Andre Petroski
Petroski is an American mixed martial artist with a professional record of 10-1, with four TKO/KO wins and four submissions. He’s from Pennsylvania and has a brown belt in BJJ under Daniel Gracie. Petroski is also a TUF alum when he lost in the semi-final round of season 29 to current welterweight contender Bryan Battle.
Petroski is an elite grappler now at the age of 32, averaging a whopping 4.56 takedowns per 15 minutes in the octagon at a 54% rate. He backs up his dominant wrestling by averaging 3.68 significant strikes landed per minute while only absorbing 2.99.
Michel Pereira
Pereira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a professional MMA record of 28-11 with 10 TKO/KO victories and seven submissions. Just turning 30 years old last week, he is a 6’1” orthodox striker with a 73” reach and will be very similar in size to his opponent this weekend after moving up to middleweight–following missing weight at welterweight multiple times.
“Demolidor” is a fan-favorite to watch compete, averaging an impressive 5.09 significant strikes landed and 3.78 significant strikes absorbed per minute in the UFC. He also has an impressive 94% takedown percentage that will be put to the test this Saturday night.
Updates
No injuries have been reported to the UFC.
Petroski vs. Pereira Betting Preview
Making UFC bets is the toughest thing to do in sports because there are an infinite amount of things that can impact the outcome of a fight once those octagon gates lock, and nobody even knows how healthy one of these fighters is going into a fight after a grueling training camp and weight cut.
We have to preview the betting lines for the Petroski vs Pereira prediction because they can give us an idea of how this fight might play out. According to the odds, Pereira is coming in as the slight -145 betting favorite over the +125 Petroski. You have to assume that if this wasn’t a short-notice fight, Petroski might be the slight favorite.
This bout is favored to end inside the distance at -155, and the over/under is set at 2.5 rounds. Petroski is +280 to win inside the distance, and Pereira is +140 to do the same.
Contrasting Styles of Petroski and Pereira
Next, watching the tape on both athletes is what can give you the best idea of what either of them will try to do against the other in the octagon. According to the film, these two bring a much different style to the fight.
Petroski is a pure grappler. He hasn’t looked very comfortable striking, but maybe he is because he doesn’t shy away too much from it. He just throws winging punches with his eyes off the target, and it’s not the prettiest thing to watch. Petroski’s striking could be considered bad enough that it works in his favor to set up takedowns.
Pereira is a showboating Brazilian with a ton of dynamic skills in his arsenal. He has made a living on throwing wild techniques and doing literal backflips into people’s guards on the ground.
It’s tough to decipher, but he will always be at risk of gassing out at some point in the fight due to his muscle mass and the amount of energy he uses at any moment.
Andre Petroski vs. Michel Pereira Betting Prediction
Making UFC picks is the toughest thing to do in sports betting because of the unpredictability. In the sport of MMA, the best discipline to be a master at is grappling. It’s easier for a wrestler to beat a striker than a striker to beat a wrestler in MMA.
- With that being said, the official Petroski vs Pereira prediction is that Petroski will get his hand raised.
He wasn’t happy with his last performance, and his taking this fight on a week’s notice proves how confident he is in his condition right now. He’s going to wrestle Pereira and submit him.
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