Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie Pickett – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Denis Tiuliulin will take on Jamie “The Night Wolf” Pickett in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 279 card.

In this post, we will break down Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie Pickett matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 35-year-old, Denis Tiuliulin is coming in with a 10-6-0 record. Tiuliulin will be fighting for the first time since a loss via submission against Aliaskhab Khizriev at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus in March.

Pickett, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss against Kyle Daukaus on March 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill and holds a 13-7-0 record.

Denis Tiuliulin has an orthodox fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 35-year-old, Jamie Pickett is an orthodox fighter with a 80″ 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.

Denis Tiuliulin:
→ Tiuliulin’s striking accuracy is 37%.
→ Tiuliulin lands 4.45 significant strikes per minute.
→ Tiuliulin’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Tiuliulin’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Tiuliulin’s takedown defense is 33%.

Tiuliulin comes in with 37% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.45 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Pickett fires at 50% accuracy, landing about 2.89 significant strikes per minute. Denis Tiuliulin also has a 0% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.00 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Pickett’s 1.57 takedowns and 64% takedown accuracy.

Jamie Pickett:
→ Pickett’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Pickett lands 2.89 significant strikes per minute.
→ Pickett’s takedown accuracy is 47%.
→ Pickett’s takedown average is 1.57 per 15 minutes.
→ Pickett’s takedown defense is 64%.

Jamie spent on average 9:34 minutes in the Octagon and Denis has an average fight time of 6:58 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 279 is live in , who do you think will win, Denis or Jamie? Sound off in the comments.

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