Beneil Dariush vs Drakkar Klose prediction - bettingexpert

Beneil Dariush vs Drakkar Klose prediction

On the main card of UFC 248, Beneil Dariush takes on Drakkar Klose in the lightweight division. Both men are unranked in the lightweight division and are looking to make a statement in this fight. Dariush is the more seasoned UFC fighter but Klose has a bit more momentum. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this great matchup. Who wins and why?

Beneil Dariush

Beneil Dariush (17-4) is currently on a three-fight winning streak in the UFC. He’s finished his last two fights via submission.

Dariush has had 16 fights in the UFC and has amounted to a record of 11-4-1 in those fights. He’s a submission artist by heart, but still a pretty well-rounded fighter. He has 3 TKO/KO wins, 8 submission wins and 6 decision wins. Meanwhile, he’s lost 3 by TKO/KO, and 1 by submission. Beneil has never gone the distance and lost.

Dariush likes to get his fights to the ground, where he can submit his opponents. In his last three bouts, he got eight takedowns on his opponents and managed to pass guard every time.

Dariush has a significant strike average of 3.95 per minute while absorbing 2.66. He has a takedown accuracy of 34% and a defensive percentage of 80%. Dariush is the younger man, at 30-years old.

Dariush stands at 178 cm in terms of height and has a reach of 183 cm, giving him a 2-inch reach advantage over his opponent, Klose.

 

Drakkar Klose

Drakkar Klose (11-1) makes his seventh UFC appearance when he locks horns with Beneil Dariush at UFC 248. He is 5-1 in his UFC career, losing only once, via unanimous decision, to David Teymur in December of 2017.

Klose is a sluggish-style fighter who marches forward and keeps his opponents on the fence. He has never been finished and has never finished an opponent in the UFC – not particularly impressive and yet not bad at all. Klose is 31-years old.

The only red flags in regards to Klose’s chances in this fight is his grappling. Dariush holds the advantage in all grappling stats. This is important because Dariush will probably try to take the fight to the ground.

Now, does Klose have the defense to stop this from happening, sure, maybe once or twice, but Dariush is not going to give up if one of his takedowns get defended. Klose doesn’t have the power and doesn’t fight with an urgency to finish his fights, which leads us to believe that Dariush could get the better of him in this fight.

Klose stands at 173 cm tall and has a reach of 178 cm.

 

Who wins?

Klose is a stand-up fighter who likes to go the distance, against a grappler who actually finishes his fights. Klose doesn’t have outstanding takedown defense or knockout power, which lowers his chances of finishing the fight with one punch.

Dariush just needs a few takedowns here and there and he can get the decision win or a submission. Keeping in mind that no one has ever managed to finish Klose, let’s go with a decision win for Dariush.

Currently, Beneil Dariush is the favorite with bookmakers around odds 1.58. Klose is the underdog, priced at around 2.40. Dariush can only lose this fight by knockout, and Klose just doesn’t have that urgency to finish fights which means there’s a lot of value on Dariush to win on points (3.10) – anything under that might still be worth a punt if you believe Dariush should be that heavily favored. Remember to always bet where there is value!

bettingexpert prediction: Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose via unanimous decision. 

 

UFC 248: Romero vs Adesanya goes down this weekend, on March 7th around midnight! Let us know who you’ve got by posting your own tip above!