UFC on ESPN 47 Picks, Predictions and Best Bets - Vettori vs Cannonier

UFC on ESPN 47 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a middleweight fight between Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier as the Main Event.

We are sharing our UFC on ESPN 47 best bets here, but head over to our main UFC on ESPN 47 predictions for picks on every Main Card fight. Let’s get into our best bets for Saturday’s card.

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UFC on ESPN 47 Main Card best bets

Marvin Vettori ML over Jared Cannonier (-125)

Marvin Vettori comes into this fight with an MMA record of 19-6-1. He is 9-4-1 in the UFC, most recently beating Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision back in March of this year. Vettori is averaging 4.38 significant strikes and has a striking accuracy of 44%. He is absorbing 3.65 strikes and has a striking defense of 59%. His grappling is going to be extremely important in this fight as he is averaging 1.77 takedowns per every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 44% and his takedown defense is 75%. Vettori is only a small favorite in this fight, but looks to be the right side. He has the better striking and has the superior grappling. For that reason, backing Vettori to win will be our play.

Armen Petrosyan vs Christian Leroy Duncan – Fight to go the Distance – No (-135)

Christian Leroy Duncan is a moderate-sized favorite in this fight; however, Armen Petrosyan has shown plenty of ability to be able to pull the upset. In fact, Petrosyan has seen 7 of his 10 career fights end inside the distance, while Duncan has seen 7 of his 8 fights do the same. For that reason, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our play.

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UFC on ESPN 47 Preliminary Card best bet

Christian Quinonez ML over Kyung Ho Kang (-155)

Christian Quinonez comes into this fight with an MMA record of 18-3 and 2-0 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.21 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 41%. Quinonez is absorbing 4.60 strikes per minute and has a striking defense of 62%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.82 takedowns per every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy and defense of 100%.

Even though Quinonez is a decent-sized favorite, he has the superior grappling and his perfect takedown defense makes backing him worth a play.

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