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Best value bets for UFC 327: Jiří Procházka vs. Carlos Ulberg

By Reed KuhnYahoo Sports

UFC 327 is Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, and it’s a fun card with some notable names.

UFC 327 is Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, and it’s a fun card with some notable names, headlined by Jiří Procházka and Carlos Ulberg facing off for the vacant light heavyweight title. Let’s jump in and see if we can find some actionable value in one of the UFC’s marquee events. Jiří Procházka (-120) vs.

Carlos Ulberg (+100) (Fightnomics) This could escalate into a banger, and at light heavyweight, bangers don’t last too long. The first thing to notice is that neither fighter has landed many takedowns. In fact, they hardly ever attempt them, and both have above average takedown defense.

This suggests they will remain standing for extended periods. And that’s where things get interesting. There are similar metrics on both sides of the tape.

Both have landed plenty of knockdowns, with above average knockdown rates. They use an identical pace of distance striking, and both have very high offensive accuracy. That’s a lot of strong metrics in the offensive categories.