Paddy Pimblett is favored against Jared Gordon at UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev on Saturday, December 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Pimblett is 19-3 in his career, while Gordon is 19-5 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN2/ ESPN+, and five on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev. Let’s look at the bout between Pimblett and Gordon and UFC predictions.
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 10 with 14 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN2/ ESPN+, and five on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Betting
Paddy Pimblett (19-3, 3-0 UFC)
Pimblett came into the UFC with a record of 16-3 and he has three wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Luigi Vendramini by KO, Rodrigo Vargas by rear-naked choke submission, and Jordan Leavitt by rear-naked choke submission. Pimblett’s last loss in his career was against Søren Bak by unanimous decision in September of 2018. Pimblett has been a pro since 2012 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. He has 11 first round finishes.
Jared Gordon (19-5, 7-4 UFC)
Gordon came into the UFC with a record of 12-1 and he has seven wins and four losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Chris Fishgold by unanimous decision, Danny Chavez by unanimous decision, Joe Solecki by split decision, and Leonardo Santos by unanimous decision; while losing to Charles Oliveira by KO and Grant Dawson by rear-naked choke submission. Gordon has been a pro since 2011 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has two first round finishes.
Michael Bisping said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about the upcoming matchup between Pimblett and Gordon, “I think it might be a tougher matchup than what Paddy thinks. I think Paddy potentially is underestimating him. Now when I say underestimating him, I don’t mean that he’s taking it easy, and he’s kicking back in training, and he’s not pushing himself to the limit, and all the rest of it. Paddy has got eyes on being the champion….. The opponent is this journey, this wave that he wants to ride toward being a UFC champion, a legend in the sport, a Hall of Famer, and of course, retiring with millions and millions and millions of dollars in the bank – as I say, being a legend. He’s not underestimating or under training, should I say, but he might be mentally underestimating. He says he’s going to knock him out in the first round. I don’t know about that. I honestly don’t think he will knock him out inside the first round, but this is going to be a tough fight. Jared Gordon’s no walk in the park.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Pimblett 4.19 / Gordon 5.53
Striking Accuracy: Pimblett 53% / Gordon 58%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Pimblett 3.00 / Gordon 3.11
Defense: Pimblett 41% / Gordon 57%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Pimblett 1.88 / Gordon 1.97
Takedown Accuracy: Pimblett 40% / Gordon 39%
Takedowns defended: Pimblett 60% / Gordon 58%
Submission average: Pimblett 4.7 / Gordon 0.0
UFC Picks
Despite what Bisping has said, this should be a dominating win for Pimblett. I don’t know that Gordon has shown enough to give Pimblett a tough fight. Pimblett definitely has title aspirations and he can’t afford to be taking any fight lightly and I don’t think he is overlooking Gordon. I think Pimblett has more ways to win than does Gordon and while the price is about 2-1, it seems reasonable. I don’t really see a path to victory for Gordon, as Pimblett is the better fighter. I will lay the price and take Pimblett to get the win.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 12/10 |
Jan Blachowicz |
+201 |
| Magomed Ankalaev |
-260 |
| 12/10 |
Paddy Pimblett |
-256 |
| Jared Gordon |
+198 |
| 12/10 |
Darren Till |
+146 |
| Dricus Du Plessis |
-185 |
| 12/10 |
Bryce Mitchell |
+105 |
| Ilia Topuria |
-135 |
| 12/10 |
Chris Daukaus |
+135 |
| Jairzinho Rozenstruik |
-170 |
| 12/10 |
Jay Perrin |
+183 |
| Raul Rosas Jr. |
-235 |
| 12/10 |
Dalcha Lungiambula |
+214 |
| Edmen Shahbazyan |
-280 |
| 12/10 |
Alexander Hernandez |
+127 |
| Billy Quarantillo |
-160 |
| 12/10 |
Joaquin Buckley |
-160 |
| Chris Curtis |
+127 |
| 12/10 |
TJ Brown |
-115 |
| Erik Silva |
-115 |
| 12/10 |
Daniel da Silva |
+169 |
| Vinicius Salvador |
-215 |
| 12/10 |
Steven Koslow |
+241 |
| Cameron Saaiman |
-320 |
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