UFC Fight Night 219: Andrade vs. Blanchfield is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on February 19 at the popular UFC Apex Arena. The main card of the event will pit light heavyweights American Jordan Wright and American Zac Pauga against each other. ‘’The Beverly Hills Ninja’’ competed in the middleweight division, but after a number of unsuccessful bouts, he decided to switch weight classes. As for Zac, he will be making his second fight in the promotion as a TUF finalist. The fight is planned for 23:00 UK time.
In this pairing, we give our preference to the more mobile and versatile Pauga. He is likely to cut corners effectively for his attacks and will also prove to be better in terms of timing and stamina. We wouldn’t be surprised if Zac finishes his opponent off in the late rounds, and as it is, he’ll go half the distance.
The 31-year-old American Jordan Wright has four losses in his last five fights, all early. His level of opposition has been high, but that doesn’t change the fact that the fighter could be retired very soon.
He decided to try his hand at 205lbs, let’s see what comes of it. Wright’s record now stands at 12 wins and four losses and he’s 31 years old at this stage. In his last three fights, Jordan suffered losses from Serbian Dusko ‘’Thunder’’ Todorovic (lost by technical knockout), Canadian Marc-Andre ‘’Power bar’’ Barriault (lost by submission) and Brazilian Bruno ‘’Blindado’’ Silva (lost by technical knockout).
‘’The Beverly Hills Ninja’’ prefers to wield in the standup, throws erratic attacks and can also sub when the opportunity is right.
American Zac Pauga goes by the nickname ‘’The Ripper’’, he is 34 years old and his record consists of five wins in six fights. His first defeat came against Nigerian Mohammed ‘’The Motor’’ Usman in his last fight when he lost by technical knockout in the second round. Previously he was a perfect choice for Cage Warriors and LFA.
Zac has a very technical and diverse bodywork but lacks the knockout power. It’s worth highlighting that the TUF show featured him in the heavyweight category. Even for a heavyweight, he has pretty good footwork.
Age – 31;
Height – 1.88;
Weight – 84;
Reach – 1.96;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 12-4-0, 1 Non Contests;
Wins – 7 Knockouts, 5 Submissions, 0 Decisions;
Losses – 3 Knockouts, 1 Submission, 0 Decisions.
Age – 34;
Height – 1.88;
Weight – 108;
Reach – 1.93;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 5-1-0;
Wins – 1 Knockout, 0 Submissions, 4 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockout, 0 Submissions, 0 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at UFC Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC Fight Night 219: Andrade vs. Blanchfield: Jordan Wright vs Zac Pauga at 1xBet.