Desmond Green is heavily favored against Ross Pearson at UFC on ESPN 2 on Saturday, March 30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This event is one of four fights on the ESPN portion of the preliminary card. Pearson is 20-15 in his career, while Green is 21-8 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN at UFC on ESPN 2, with the headliner a bout between Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on ESPN and three on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Pearson and Green and UFC predictions.
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Ross Pearson (20-15, 12-12 UFC)
Pearson came into the UFC with a record of 8-3 and he has 12 wins and 12 losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has one win and five losses. He defeated Mizuto Hirota by unanimous decision; while losing to Will Brooks by unanimous decision, Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision, Stevie Ray by split decision, Dan Hooker by KO, and John Makdessi by unanimous decision. Pearson has been a pro since 2004 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Desmond Green (21-8, 2-3 UFC)
Green came into the UFC with a record of 19-5 and he has two wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Josh Emmett by split decision and Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision; while losing to Rustam Khabilov by unanimous decision, Michel Prazeres by unanimous decision, and Mairbek Taisumov by unanimous decision. Green has been a pro since 2012 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Pearson 3.67 / Green 3.21
Accuracy: Pearson 40% / Green 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Pearson 4.04/ Green 2.21
Defense: Pearson 62% / Green 71%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Pearson 0.75/ Green 1.00
Accuracy: Pearson 36% / Green 35%
Takedowns defended: Pearson 75% / Green 73%
Submission average: Pearson 0.0 / Green 0.0
UFC Predictions
Green is a big favorite which I can understand based on what Pearson has done lately. Green has only fought five times in the UFC and won only twice while Pearson has done next to nothing, winning just one of his last six fights. Green hasn’t won since June of last year, so it is hard to get too excited about laying big money with him, but how can you back Pearson? I can’t lay 4-1 with a marginal fighter in Green, but I am not backing Pearson. I’ll just take the rounds to go over the total.
UFC on ESPN 2 takes place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 30 with six fights on the main card on ESPN, headlined by Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje and seven preliminary bouts, with four on ESPN and three on ESPN+.
Main Card (ESPN)
Lightweight - Edson Barboza -140 vs. Justin Gaethje
Middleweight - Jack Hermansson -125 vs. David Branch
Featherweight - Josh Emmett -120 vs. Michael Johnson
Women's Strawweight - Karolina Kowalkiewicz -160 vs. Michelle Waterson
Light Heavyweight - Kennedy Nzechukwu -220 vs. Paul Craig
Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff -153 vs. Sheymon Moraes
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Women's Strawweight - Marina Rodriguez -300 vs. Jessica Aguilar
Lightweight - Desmond Green -415 vs. Ross Pearson
Featherweight - Enrique Barzola -120 vs. Kevin Aguilar
Middleweight - Kevin Holland -215 vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight - Ray Borg -350 vs. Casey Kenney
Women's Flyweight - Sabina Mazo -165 vs. Maryna Moroz
Bantamweight - Alex Perez -293 vs. Mark De La Rosa
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