A middleweight bout between Sam Alvey and Wellington Turman is part of the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze on Saturday, August 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvey is 33-15 in his career, but he has gone 0-5 with one draw in his last six fights, while Turman is 15-5, but he has lost three of his last four fights. There are six fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze and five fights on the preliminary card. All 11 fights can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Alvey and Turman and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, August 28 with six fights on the main card and five on the preliminary card with all 11 bouts on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze Betting
Sam Alvey (33-15-1, 10-10 UFC)
Alvey came into the UFC with a record of 23-5 and he has 10 wins and 10 losses with one draw in the UFC. In his last five fights he is 0-4-1. He is coming off a submission loss to Julian Marquez in April. Alvey fought to a draw against Da Un Jung in October of last year, lost to Ryan Spann by split decision in May of last year, lost a unanimous decision to Klidson Abreu in July of 2019 and lost by TKO to Jimmy Crute in February of 2019. Alvey has been a pro since 2008 and he has 19 wins by KO/TKO and three by submission. He has 14 first round finishes.
Wellington Turman (16-5, 1-3 UFC)
Chikadze came into the UFC with a record of 15-2 and he has one win and three losses in the UFC. He is 2-3 in his last five fights. He is coming off a knockout loss to Bruno Silva in June. Turman lost by KO to Andrew Sanchez in August of last year, won a unanimous decision against Markus Perez in November of 2019, lost a split decision to Karl Roberson to July of 2019 and won by submission against Marcio Alexandre Jr. in April of 2019. Turman has been a pro since 2014 and he has four wins by KO/TKO and seven by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Alvey 4.16 / Turman 3.55
Striking Accuracy: Alvey 44% / Turman 44%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Alvey 4.15 / Turman 2.67
Defense: Alvey 59% / Turman 60%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Alvey 0.42 / Turman 0.38
Takedown Accuracy: Alvey 44% / Turman 33%
Takedowns defended: Alvey 78% / Turman 68%
Submission average: Alvey 0.1 / Turman 0.0
UFC Picks
This is about as ugly as it gets for a UFC matchup in terms of records, but the fight may actually be a good one. Alvey hasn’t won a fight in over three years, while Turman hasn’t won in almost two years. The pressure is really on Alvey to get this win and he would seem to have a good matchup in this fight against Turman. It was pretty easy going for Turman on the regional circuit, as he went 15-2 but he has found the going much tougher in the UFC. He has lost three of his four UFC fights.
This is a contrast of styles, as Alvey wants to keep this fight standing and find a way to get the knockout, while Turman would prefer to get the fight to the mat. Alvey has been pretty good in his career defending takedowns at 78% and if he keeps this fight upright, he should have a good chance to win. I know that Alvey has really struggled of late, but I am still a little surprised at the price, as Turman is listed as the favorite. I think Alvey has a slight edge, so I will take him at the plus price to win this fight.
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze Card & Odds
Featherweight - Edson Barboza -123 vs. Giga Chikadze -107
Middleweight - Gerald Meerschaert +405 vs. Makhmud Muradov -600
Middleweight - Sam Alvey +100 vs. Wellington Turman -130
Featherweight - Pat Sabatini +124 vs. Jamall Emmers -155
Light Heavyweight - Darren Stewart +143 vs. Dustin Jacoby -180
Welterweight - Kevin Lee -150 vs. Daniel Rodriguez +120
Bantamweight - Brady Hiestand +135 vs. Ricky Turcios -170
Middleweight - Bryan Battle -160 vs. Gilbert Urbina +127
Middleweight - Micheal Gillmore +379 vs. Andre Petroski -550
Bantamweight - Guido Cannetti +228 vs. Mana Martinez -300
Women's Flyweight - Vanessa Demopoulos +267 vs. JJ Aldrich -360
Middleweight - Alessio Di Chirico -240 vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan +186
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