Ben Nguyen is favored against Wilson Reis at UFC Fight Night 142 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday night. This event is one of four fights on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Reis is 22-9 in his career, while Nguyen is 18-7 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Reis and Nguyen and UFC picks.
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Wilson Reis (22-9, 6-5 UFC)
Reis came into the UFC with a record of 16-4 and he has six wins and five losses in the UFC. He defeated Ivan Menjivar by unanimous decision, Joby Sanchez by unanimous decision, Scott Jorgensen by submission, Dustin Ortiz by unanimous decision, Hector Sandoval by submission, and Ulka Sasaki by unanimous decision; while losing to Iuri Alcântara by split decision, Jussier Formiga by unanimous decision, Demetrious Johnson by submission, Henry Cejudo by TKO, and John Moraga by unanimous decision. Reis has been a pro since 2007 and has 10 wins by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Reis said this to mmajunkie.com about his upcoming fight against Nguyen, “My fight against Ben Nguyen will be great. He’s very dynamic on the feet and brings taekwondo and a very high-quality muay Thai. I know I’ll be facing someone with a lot of striking experience, so I’ll be ready for that. It will be a striker vs. grappler fight, but I have my own striking skills. I’ll be looking surprise him at every second.”
Ben Nguyen (18-7, 4-2 UFC)
Nguyen came into the UFC with a record of 14-5 and he has four wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Alp Ozkilic by TKO, Ryan Benoit by submission, Geane Herrera by unanimous decision, and Tim Elliott by submission; while losing to Louis Smolka by TKO and Jussier Formiga by technical submission. Nguyen has been a pro since 2006 and has 10 wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Reis 1.82/ Nguyen 3.82
Accuracy: Reis 29% / Nguyen 41%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Reis 2.99/ Nguyen 3.30
Defense: Reis 55% / Nguyen 54%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Reis 4.94/ Nguyen 0.33
Accuracy: Reis 43% / Nguyen 33%
Takedowns defended: Reis 47% / Nguyen 66%
Submission average: Reis 0.6 / Nguyen 1.3
UFC Picks
Reis has been struggling lately in the UFC, losing his last three fights and he hasn’t been able to score a win since February of last year. If he does not a get a win in this bout, there is a chance that his career in the UFC may be over. He will be facing Ben Nguyen who has been a reliably fighter and throughout his career. This should be a close fight that could go either way, so the value is on Reis as the underdog.
UFC Fight Night 142 takes place at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday night. There are six fights on the main card on FS1, headlined by Junior dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa and six preliminary bouts with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Heavyweight - Junior dos Santos -154 vs. Tai Tuivasa
Heavyweight - Mark Hunt -115 vs. Justin Willis
Light Heavyweight - Tyson Pedro -450 vs. Mauricio Rua
Welterweight - Jake Matthews -130 vs. Tony Martin
Light Heavyweight - Jim Crute -262 vs. Paul Craig
Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff -668 vs. Suman Mokhtarian
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Welterweight - Alexey Kunchenko -330 vs. Yushin Okami
Flyweight - Ben Nguyen -150 vs. Wilson Reis
Welterweight - Keita Nakamura-190 vs. Salim Touahri
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -394 vs. Elias Garcia
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight - Christos Giagos -350 vs. Mizuto Hirota
Lightweight - Damir Ismagulov -504 vs. Alex Gorgees
UFC Fight Night 142 Odds
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