UFC Fight Night 204: Mokaev vs Durden 03/19/2022 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship has another fight card prepared to excite their fans as UFC Fight Night 204 happens this Saturday, March 19. This event will take place all the way in the 02 Arena in London, England and it will be seen by MMA fans through Pay Per View or UFC Fight Pass subscription. The main event will be a battle of two light heavyweight fighters as Alexander Volkov takes on hometown hero Tom Aspinall. A flyweight bout opens up the eventing as Cody Durden goes up against Muhammad Mokaev. It is seen in UFC betting spreads that Muhammad Mokaev is the huge favorite to win over Cody Durden.
UFC Fight Night 204: Mokaev vs Durden 03/19/2022
| When: | Saturday, March 19, 1:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | O2 Arena, London, England |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC Fight Night 204: Mokaev vs Durden 03/19/2022 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Mokaev | -420 | Cody Durden | +335 |
Muhammad Mokaev
Mukhammad Mokaev will look to compete in front of his home crowd in England and he hopes to live up to his ring name as “The Punisher”. He trains at the KHK MMA Team fight stable. Mokaev stands at five-foot-nine and he has been naturally competing at the bantamweight division. Only at a young age of 21 years old, Mokaev boasts an unblemished 6-0 professional record. His wins are evenly divided into two knockouts, two submissions and two decisions. This will be his first fight in the UFC after being a standout fighter at the Brave CF for the past two years since August 2020.
Cody Durden
Cody Durden is a 30-year-old fighter and he came all the way from Covington, Georgia in the United States to be in this matchup. He has been busy sharpening his MMA skills at the American Top Team in Atlanta. Durden is a five-foot-nine fighter that has been mostly fighting at the flyweight division. He owns a 12-3 professional MMA record and his wins are divided to five knockouts, five submissions, and two submissions. Entering this match, Durden is coming from a unanimous decision win over Quilen Aori in UFC Fight Night 198. Prior to that, he lost to Jimmy Flick via a flying triangle choke submission at UFC Fight Night 198.
Mokaev vs Durden Betting Numbers
| Record | 6-0-0 (1 NC) | 12-3-1 |
| Last Fight | Win | Win |
| Country | England | United States |
| Height | 5’7″ | 5’7″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 125 | 125 |
| Reach (in) | – | 67 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 33% | 42% |
| Win by Submission | 33% | 42% |
| Decisions | 33% | 17% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 0 | 3.51 |
| Striking accuracy | 0% | 46% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 0 | 4.11 |
| Striking defense | 0% | 48% |
| Takedown average | 0 | 4.05 |
| Takedown accuracy | 0% | 36% |
| Takedown defense | 0% | 60% |
| Submission average | 0 | 0.5 |
Mokaev vs Durden Betting Picks
With an extra motivation not to lose in front of his hometown crowd, Muhammad Mokaev is the preferred pick in the top online sportsbook to prevail over Cody Durden. This is going to be an early finish to the second round for Mokaev.
