Brendan Allen vs. Sean Strickland – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 183: Felder vs. dos Anjos is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Brendan “All In” Allen will take on Sean “Tarzan” Strickland in the Catch Weight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 183 card.

In this post, we will break down Brendan Allen vs. Sean Strickland matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 28-year-old, Brendan Allen is coming in with a 15-3-0 record. Allen will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker in June.

Strickland, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Jack Marshman on June 27, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva and holds a 21-3-0 record.

Brendan Allen has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 33-year-old, Sean Strickland is an orthodox fighter with a 76″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Brendan Allen:
→ Allen’s striking accuracy is 60%.
→ Allen lands 2.67 significant strikes per minute.
→ Allen’s takedown accuracy is 37%.
→ Allen’s takedown average is 1.42 per 15 minutes.
→ Allen’s takedown defense is 55%.

Allen comes in with 60% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.67 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Strickland fires at 36% accuracy, landing about 4.64 significant strikes per minute. Brendan Allen also has a 37% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.42 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Strickland’s 1.22 takedowns and 81% takedown accuracy.

Sean Strickland:
→ Strickland’s striking accuracy is 36%.
→ Strickland lands 4.64 significant strikes per minute.
→ Strickland’s takedown accuracy is 57%.
→ Strickland’s takedown average is 1.22 per 15 minutes.
→ Strickland’s takedown defense is 81%.

Sean spent on average 12:21 minutes in the Octagon and Brendan has an average fight time of 7:57 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 183 is live in , who do you think will win, Brendan or Sean? Sound off in the comments.

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