UFC ON ABC 4: Carlos Ulberg vs Ihor Potieria 05/13/2023 Forecast, Predictions and Spread

UFC ON ABC 4: Ulberg vs Potieria 05/13/2023 – Carlos Ulberg and Ihor Potieria lock horns in a light heavyweight encounter that is part of the main card of UFC On ABC 4. Fights under this card will begin at 3:00 PM ET at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ulberg is looking to stretch his winning run to four matches as he takes on Potieria, who knocked out retiring former UFC 205-pound champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. The Auckland-born fighter is the overwhelming favorite in this bout against Potieria, according to online MMA fight odds.

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Main Card

Carlos Ulberg

Ulberg (7-1, 3-1 UFC) had an excellent 2022 as he won three straight matches against Fabio Cherant, Tafon Nchukwi and Nicolae Negumereanu. Fighting in his fifth match in the octagon, “Black Jag” aims to make it four in a row and improve his status in the 205-pound class. The 32-year-old is excellent in striking as he normed 8.27 significant strikes per minute and has an accuracy rate of 62%. The Auckland MMA fighter has absorbed 3.53 strikes per minute and defended 53% of the attempts launched against him. He has a takedown average of 0.99 per 15 minutes and is perfect in takedown accuracy and defense. Ulberg has stopped five of his opponents and all of them by knockout.

Ihor Potieria

Potieria (19-3, 1-0 UFC) bounced back from his debut loss against Negumereanu by defeating Rua in his last bout. The Ukrainian pummelled Rua and it took him four minutes and five seconds to secure the win. Potieria was able to land 4.72 significant strikes per minute and has an accuracy of 56%. He absorbed 5.45 strikes per minute. He has not tried a takedown in his first two UFC matches and has a 33% takedown defense. The fighter known as “The Duelist” has 15 stoppages in 19 wins with nine coming by knockout and six by submissions.