UFC Fight Night 170: Walker vs Krylov 03/14/2020 Betting Spread, UFC Previews and Fight Analysis
UFC Fight Night 170: Walker vs Krylov 03/14/2020 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship decided to push through with their next events on closed-door venues. They will be starting with UFC Fight Night 170 which will be held on Saturday, March 14 at the Brasilia, Distrito Federal in Brazil. Television viewing can be inquired through Pay Per View while online live streaming is made available through their app at the UFC Fight Pass. The main event will feature a lightweight battle between hometown legend Charles Oliveira going up against Kevin Lee. Another Brazillian fighter is set to enter the Octagon with Johnny Walker facing Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout. It is seen by UFC Betting Odds that homegrown fighter, Johnny Walker carries the advantage in this match against Nikita Krylov.
UFC Fight Night 170: Walker vs Krylov 03/14/2020
| When: | Saturday, March 14, 9:00 AM ET |
|---|---|
| Where: | Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC Fight Night 170: Walker vs Krylov 03/14/2020 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Walker |
-165 | Nikita Krylov | +135 |
Main Card
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker is a young upcoming professional MMA fighter at 27-years-old. He hails from Belford Roxo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and fights out of If Team. He stands at six-foot-five and owns a professional MMA record of 17-4. Walker got discovered by Dana White in a reality TV fight show called Tuesday Night Contender which was held in Brazil. In that event, he took Henrique da Silva to full time and won by a unanimous decision. Getting his UFC contract afterward, Walker went on to win three consecutive fights. He took down Khalil Rountree, Justin Ledet and Misha Cirkunov. He got his first taste of defeat in the hands of Corey Anderson via first-round TKO in UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz.
Nikita Krylov
Like Walker, Nikita Krylov is a young and much-regarded fighter at 28-years-old. This six-foot-three fighter hails from Donetsk, Ukraine and fights out of Industrials. His current professional MMA record stands at 26-7 and he came in the UFC just this September of 2108. “The Miner” was defeated in his MMA debut in the UFC in the hands of Jan Blachowicz in UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs Oleynik via arm-triangle choke in the second round. He fought again in April 2019 at the UFC 236 where he went up against veteran Ovince St. Preux where he won via rear-naked choke in the second round. Six months after, he was asked to fight another UFC veteran in Glover Texiera in UFC Fight Night 158. He put Teixeira to the limit but he lost in the eyes of the judges via unanimous decision.
Walker vs Krylov Betting Numbers
| Record | 17-4-0 | 26-7-0 |
| Last Fight | Loss | Loss |
| Country | Brazil | Ukraine |
| Height | 6′ 6″ | 6′ 3″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 205 | 205 |
| Reach (inches) | 82 | 77 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 82% | 42% |
| Win by Submission | 12% | 58% |
| Decisions | 6% | 0% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 5.17 | 4.86 |
| Striking accuracy | 69% | 57% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 4.02 | 2.45 |
| Striking defense | 33% | 44% |
| Takedown average | 0.75 | 1.06 |
| Takedown accuracy | 100% | 38% |
| Takedown defense | 80% | 52% |
| Submission average | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Walker vs Krylov Betting Picks
It is a knockout artist going up a ground game master. Johnny Walker will try to avoid the mat as much as possible and will try to finish his opponent standing up. On the other hand, Krylov is a fighter that earned his wins via submissions 15 out of 26 times. He will also try to measure if he can knock down Walker at the beginning of the match. Best Sportsbook sees Walker getting his way and earning another KO victory in his professional career.
