UFC 281: Hooker vs Puelles Picks and Predictions

Dan Hooker is fighting Claudio Puelles at UFC 281 from Madison Square Garden in New York. Hookers is a slight favorite at -145 and Puesles is the betting underdog at +125.

UFC 281: Hooker vs Puelles is on tonight.

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Hooker is the more experienced fighter and has more experience. Puelles hasn't been active and is an underdog. He is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Michael Chandler and Islam Makhachev. He averages 2.74 takedowns per 15 minutes and 1.4 submission attempts. Hooker lands 4.91 significant strikes per minute at 47% accuracy. His last fight was against Arnold Allen. The winner will be able to fight for the title.

Hooker vs Puelles is a UFC bout. The best bet is the play that we like the most for this fight.

Hooker is on a recent losing streak. Puelles has a lot in common with Nasrat Haqparast. He is not big enough to bully Hooker to the mat. Hookers can win the fight.

Hooker is going to take advantage of Puelles' unwillingness to strike and lay the groundwork early on. PUELLES is probably going shoot in for a takedown one time too many and Hooker will pop him with something big. Hookers first stoppage in three years is a +225 bet.

Dan Hooker is going to win by KO/TKO/DQ/Q.