UFC On ABC 1: Condit vs Brown 01/16/2021 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to make its first mark of the year 2021 with UFC on ABC 1 happening this Saturday, January 16. This fight card is set to commence at the Etihad Arena located in the remote area of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Fans can opt to watch the fights through Pay Per View and UFC Fight Pass. Former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit is still showing he has a lot in his tank by going up against Matt Brown. The main event will feature Calvin Kattar taking on former champion Max Holloway. According to UFC Betting Odds, Matt Brown is the underdog in this matchup against Carlos Condit.
UFC On ABC 1: Condit vs Brown 01/16/2021
When: | Saturday, January 16, 3:00 PM ET |
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Where: | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
TV: | Pay Per View |
Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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Main Card
Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit is a veteran MMA fighter at 36-years-old and carries a very cool ring name in “The Natural Born Killer”. This natural welterweight stands at six-foot-one and trains at the famous Jackson-Wink MMA fight team. Condit is known well as a fighter that carried the interim welterweight championship back in 2012 after Georges St-Pierre vacated the title. He now has a professional fighting record of 31-13 with 15 wins through TKOs and 13 from submissions. This fighter just snapped a five-match losing streak in his most recent match. That happened on UFC on ESPN 16 just this October 2020 as he pushed Court McGee to the limit and won via unanimous decision.
Matt Brown
Matt Brown has been fighting inside the MMA cage for most of his 40-year-old body. He is indeed living his ring name as “The Immortal” and this welterweight has his own stable in Immortal Fight Team. Brown is six-feet and carries a professional record of 22-17. Those victories are divided into 14 knockouts, six submissions and two decisions. He has been fighting in the UFC since June 2008. Brown’s back-to-back wins were put on a stop in his most recent match that happened in May 2020 in UFC on ESPN 8. He went up against Miguel Baeza and got knocked out in the second round at the 0:18 mark.
Condit vs Brown Betting Numbers
Record | 31-13-0 | 24-17-0 |
Last Fight | Win | Loss |
Country | USA | USA |
Height | 6’2″ | 6’0″ |
Weight (lbs) | 170 | 170 |
Reach (in) | 75 | 75 |
Win by KO/TKO | 48% | 64% |
Win by Submission | 42% | 27% |
Decisions | 10% | 9% |
Strikes landed per minute | 3.69 | 3.81 |
Striking accuracy | 39% | 54% |
Striking absorbed per minute | 2.52 | 2.68 |
Striking defense | 57% | 55% |
Takedown average | 0.55 | 1.60 |
Takedown accuracy | 55% | 47% |
Takedown defense | 36% | 63% |
Submission average | 1.10 | 1.50 |
Condit vs Brown Betting Picks
These are two fighters that have spent a lot of minutes inside the octagon. Expect them to start out slow but once they get their diesel engines revving, expect Carlos Condit to use his winning experience to take out Matt Brown. Sportsbook sees that this match won’t reach the judges’ scorecards.