Alexey Kunchenko is a big favorite over Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia. This event is one of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass. Kunchenko is 18-0 in his career, while Alves is 22-12 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Mark Hunt and Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Kunchenko and Alves and UFC picks.
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Alexey Kunchenko (18-0, UFC debut)
Kunchenko is making his UFC debut this Saturday against Alves. He is undefeated in his career and his last four wins were against Murad Abdulaev by unanimous decision, Maxim Grabovich by unanimous decision, Sergey Romanov by KO, and Alexander Butenko by TKO. Kunchenko has been a pro since 2013 and has 13 wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Thiago Alves, (22-12, 14-9 UFC)
Alves came into the UFC with a record of 8-3 and he has 14 wins and nine losses in the UFC. In his last four fights, he has one win and three losses. He defeated Patrick Côté by unanimous decision; while losing to Carlos Condit by TKO, Jim Miller by unanimous decision, and Curtis Millender by KO. Alves has been a pro since 2001 and has 12 wins by TKO and two by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Alves said this to mmamania.com about his upcoming fight against Kunchenko, “I’m fighting a newcomer, but I’m old school – my job is to fight and it doesn’t matter who it is, I’ve got to go out there and I’ve got to win. He’s 18-0 and I don’t care what your deal is – if you’re 18-0, you’re definitely good. He’s the man in Russia right now – he’s their champion – so I’m excited to go out there and get the win on enemy soil. I have a lot of love for my Russian fans and my Russian friends and I’m excited to see Moscow, but we’re going for war, so I’m going to go there, dock my ship and then burn my ship so that the only way I can come back is by stealing his ship and coming home with it.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Kunchenko 0.00/ Alves 3.60
Accuracy: Kunchenko 0% / Alves 41%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Kunchenko 0.00/ Alves 3.14
Defense: Kunchenko 0% / Alves 63%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Kunchenko 0.00 / Alves 0.78
Accuracy: Kunchenko 0% / Alves 68%
Takedowns defended: Kunchenko 0% / Alves 63%
Submission average: Kunchenko 0.0 / Alves 0.4
UFC Picks
Oddmakers have Kunchenko as a -515 favorite in this bout which I think is a little high but Alves has been struggling lately in the UFC. I can’t lay this type of price, but I definitely lean toward Kunchenko. The combined first round finishes of Kunchenko and Alves are 11, and that is really not that many considering they have combined to fight 52 times. I will go over the rounds total.
UFC Fight Night 136 takes place on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The main card has four fights on UFC Fight Pass, featuring Mark Hunt taking on Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight - Mark Hunt -190 vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk
Light Heavyweight - Nikita Krylov -120 vs. Jan Blachowicz
Heavyweight - Shamil Abdurakhimov -130 vs. Andrei Arlovski
Welterweight - Alexey Kunchenko -515 vs. Thiago Alves
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight - Khalid Murtazaliev -165 vs. C.B. Dollaway
Bantamweight - Petr Yan-735 vs. Jin Soo Son
Lightweight - Rustam Khabilov -700 vs. Kajan Johnson
Lightweight - Mairbek Taisumov -455 vs. Desmond Green
Light Heavyweight - Magomed Ankalaev -430 vs. Marcin Prachnio
Middleweight - Jordan Johnson -245 vs. Adam Yandiev
Welterweight - Ramazan Emeev -510 vs. Stefan Sekulic
Bantamweight - Merab Dvalishvili -550 vs. Terrion Ware
UFC Fight Night 136 Odds
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