UFC Fight Night 203: Semelsberger vs Fletcher 03/12/2022 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship has another stacked event lined up for the month with UFC Fight Night 203. This fight card happens this Saturday, March 12 and it will be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pay Per View and UFC Fight Pass are great options to witness the matches. Thiago Santos will be headlining the main event as he looks to stop the surge of Magomed Ankalaev in the light heavyweight division. The preliminaries will be featuring Matthew Selems Berger fighting AJ Fletcher at welterweight. It is seen by UFC betting spreads that Matthew Semelsberger will be coming out with the win over AJ Fletcher.
UFC Fight Night 203: Semelsberger vs Fletcher 03/12/2022
| When: | Saturday, March 12, 4:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC Fight Night 203: Semelsberger vs Fletcher 03/12/2022 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Semelsberger | -240 | A.J. Fletcher | +200 |
Matthew Semelsberger
Matthew Semelsberger has an interesting ring name as “Semi The Jedi” and this fighter hails from Frederick, Maryland in the United States. He is training at both the Crazy 88 MMA and Clinch Academy. Semelsberger stands at six-foot-one and this 29-year-old is naturally competing at the welterweight. His professional record now stands at 9-3 and six of those victories came from knockouts. After tasting his first loss in the UFC at the hands of Kalinne Williams in June 2021, Semelsberger was able to get back to his winning groove with a 15-second knockout win over Martin Sano in UFC 266.
A.J. Fletcher
AJ Fletcher is known as “The Ghosts” whenever he steps inside an MMA cage and this fighter’s hometown is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the United States. He gets to represent the Gladiators Academy in his pro bouts. Fletcher is just entering his prime age of 25 years old and this natural welterweight carries an unblemished record of 9-0. His wins are divided into four knockouts, four submissions, and one decision. This is going to be Flecher’s debut in the UFC after earning a contract during Dana White’s Contender Series. He impressed knocking out Leonardo Damiani with a flying knee in the first round.
Semelsberger vs Fletcher Betting Numbers
| Record | 9-3-0 | 9-0-0 |
| Last Fight | Win | Win |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Height | 6’1″ | 5’10” |
| Weight (lbs) | 170 | 170 |
| Reach (in) | 75 | 67 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 67% | 44% |
| Win by Submission | 11% | 44% |
| Decisions | 22% | 11% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 6.16 | 4.17 |
| Striking accuracy | 48% | 62% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 5.67 | 1.67 |
| Striking defense | 61% | 76% |
| Takedown average | 0.98 | 6.25 |
| Takedown accuracy | 100% | 50% |
| Takedown defense | 100% | 0% |
| Submission average | 0.50 | 0.00 |
Semelsberger vs Fletcher Betting Picks
With more experience under his name, Matthew Semelsberger is picked as the safer bet in the online sportsbook to win over the debuting AJ Fletcher. This should be a hard-hitting fight with Semelsberger knocking out his opponent by the second round.
