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UFC Fight Night Odds, Picks & Predictions: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Darrick Minner (11/5)

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Let’s take a look at one of my top picks for tonight’s UFC Fight Night: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Darrick Minner.

UFC Fight Night Odds, Picks & Predictions: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Darrick Minner

Nuerdanbieke will fight Darrick Minner as the featured event on the prelims. Minner is a submission artist with 26 wins and 13 losses. He has won 22 fights via submission but also lost eight via submission. He tends to put himself in precarious situations by chasing after a submission attempt. That is not a recipe for success against Nuerdanbieke, who has 48 fights in his career. He has a lot of experience for a 38-year-old and is known for having an excellent gas tank. All three of his UFC fights have gone 15 minutes, while Minner’s average fight time is just above eight minutes. Should this go into the third round, Nuerdanbieke should have the cardio advantage.

Both men shoot takedowns at a high clip: Nuerdanbieke averages three landed per 15 minutes, and Minner averages 2.46. Either man can end this via submission, but Nuerdanbieke can also win via knockout or TKO, while Minner only has one TKO victory, which came in 2013. Nuerdanbieke has more paths to victory, and his cardio should help him as the fight progresses.

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke moneyline (-210)

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