Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev Preview & Picks
Magomed Ankalaev is tipped to win the UFC light-heavyweight title.
Ankalaev is a talented striker who lands more punches more consistently than Jan Blachowicz.
He also boasts a granite chin and stopping power, so he is backed to beat up and finish Blachowicz.
- Magomed Ankalaev is on a 9-fight win streak
- Magomed Ankalaev has won 8 of his last 13 fights by KO/TKO
- Jan Blachowicz has 2 KO/TKO losses on his record
- 2 of Blachowicz’s last 3 stoppage losses ended in Round 2
- Ankalaev lands 54% of his significant strikes (Blachowicz 49%)
- Ankalaev has a 60% striking defence (Blachowicz 54%)
Jan Blachowicz Form
Jan Blachowicz has gone 6-1 in his last seven fights and is looking to regain the light-heavyweight title.
The 39-year-old Polish fighter enjoyed the best run of his UFC career between July 2019 and March 2021.
He bounced back from a knockout loss by stopping former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the second round.
Blachowicz then backed that up with a decision win against Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza followed by a first-round knockout of Corey Anderson.
That landed him a title shot and he took his big chance by stopping Dominick Reyes with strikes in the second round.
Blachowicz then successfully defended the crown with a decision win against then-middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
He managed only one successful defence though, losing the title via submission to Glover Teixeira in October of last year.
The Polish light-heavyweight rebounded quickly, claiming a TKO victory over Aleksandar Rakic back in May to improve his career record to 29-9.
Magomed Ankalaev Form
Magomed Ankalaev is a rising star in the UFC thanks to a nine-fight win streak.
Ankalaev’s UFC debut ended in disappointment as he tapped out in the very last second of his fight with Paul Craig – a bout he was set to win on the scorecards.
He rebounded quickly though with a first-round knockout of Marcin Prachnio, and then followed that up with a decision success against Klidson Abreu.
The wins kept coming as the Dagestani fighter then backed up a third-round stoppage of Dalcha Lungiambula with two first-round knockouts of Ion Cutelaba.
Ankalaev failed to finish his next three opponents, but that did not slow his rise.
He bested Nikita Krylov over three rounds and then claimed a decision win against Volkan Oezdemir.
The Russian fighter then recorded his first five-round decision win in the UFC as he got the better of Thiago Santos back in March.
Ankalaev then followed that up with a second-round finish of Anthony Smith in July to improve to 18-1.
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Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev is taking place at UFC 282 on Saturday, November 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.