Kevin Aguilar goes up against Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC Fight Night 168 on Sunday, February 23 in Auckland, New Zealand, but because of the time difference it will start on Saturday, February 22 Eastern Time. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ESPN+. Aguilar is 17-2 in his career, while Tukhugov is 18-4-1 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 168 with the headliner a bout between Paul Felder and Dan Hooker. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Aguilar and Tukhugov and UFC predictions.
Kevin Aguilar (17-2, 2-1 UFC)
Aguilar came into the UFC with a record of 15-1 and he has two wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Rick Glenn by unanimous decision and Enrique Barzola by unanimous decision; while losing to Dan Ige by unanimous decision. Aguilar has been pro since 2010 and he has 10 wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Aguilar said this to cbs19.tv about his upcoming fight, “I can take the fight anywhere and be victorious if you want to keep it standing. I’m more than happy to stand with you. If you want to play the Jiu Jitsu game, we can we can roll it out. Wrestling, anything, I can take the fight anywhere it goes.”
Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4-1, 3-1-1 UFC)
Tukhugov came into the UFC with a record of 15-3 and he has three wins, one loss, and one draw in the UFC. He defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade by unanimous decision, Ernest Chavez by TKO, and Phillipe Nover by split decision; while losing to Renato Moicano by split decision, and fighting to a draw against Lerone Murphy. Tukhugov has been a pro since 2010 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Aguilar 3.78 / Tukhugov 2.28
Striking Accuracy: Aguilar 36% / Tukhugov 35%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Aguilar 4.22/ Tukhugov 2.04
Defense: Aguilar 54% / Tukhugov 68%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Aguilar 0.25/ Tukhugov 3.03
Takedown Accuracy: Aguilar 50% / Tukhugov 56%
Takedowns defended: Aguilar 86% / Tukhugov 100%
Submission average: Aguilar 0.0 / Tukhugov 0.0
UFC Predictions
Oddmakers have this fight as a pick and the fight does look to be even. Both of these fighters like to stand and trade punches and I think one of them will be able to land the big shot, so I will take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 168 takes place at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday, February 23 but because of the time difference it will start on Saturday, February 22 Eastern Time, with six fights on the main card on ESPN+, headlined by Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker and seven preliminary bouts, all on ESPN+.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Lightweight - Dan Hooker -145 vs. Paul Felder
Light Heavyweight - Michal Oleksiejczuk -135 vs. Jimmy Crute
Women's Strawweight - Yan Xiaonan -264 vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Heavyweight - Marcos Rogério de Lima -151 vs. Ben Sosoli
Lightweight - Magomed Mustafaev -135 vs. Brad Riddell
Featherweight - Kevin Aguilar -115 vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight - Jake Matthews -232 vs. Emil Weber Meek
Welterweight - Song Kenan -208 vs. Callan Potter
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -265 vs. Tyson Nam
Women's Strawweight - Angela Hill -217 vs. Loma Lookboonmee
Welterweight - Takashi Sato -126 vs. Maki Pitolo
Women's Flyweight - Shana Dobson -200 vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Lightweight - Jalin Turner -210 vs. Joshua Culibao
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