UFC Fight Night: Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett Betting Prediction

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29 February 2024

UFC Fight Night: Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett Betting Prediction

An overlooked upcoming UFC fight this weekend is this middleweight bout between Eryk Anders and Jamie Pickett. We will take a closer look at this matchup’s scores and odds, involving a UFC veteran and a struggling fighter who desperately needs a spectacular performance to keep his spot on the UFC roster.

Anders vs. Pickett Picks

Pick: Anders -500

Read more for the official Anders vs Pickett prediction ahead of placing any bets on this weekend’s event.

Eryk Anders vs Jamie Pickett Information

Eryk Anders vs Jamie Pickett

Location of the fight: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Date & Time: March 02, 2024. 4 PM ET main card start

How to Watch: ESPN+

Last Fight Record

Anders is coming off a Fight of the Night loss to Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC 289 last June.

Pickett is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Josh Fremd last August.

Eryk Anders vs Jamie Pickett Betting Analysis

Eryk Anders

Anders is an American mixed martial artist with a professional MMA record of 15-8, including 9 TKO/KO wins and 1 submission. He is a former NCAA D-1 national champion football player and former LFA middleweight champion. The athleticism in his past has proven to be a great base for a successful MMA career–earning four post-fight bonuses in the UFC.

Anders is listed as a 6’1” southpaw fighter with a 75” reach at the age of 36. In the octagon, he averages 3.56 significant strikes landed to 4.39 absorbed per minute. Anders averages 1.54 takedowns per 15 minutes and maintains a solid 79% takedown defense throughout his UFC tenure.

Jamie Pickett

Pickett is an American mixed martial artist with a professional MMA record of 13-10, including 9 wins by TKO/KO. Before signing with the UFC, he won the NLFC middleweight championship and lost his first two opportunities at Dana White’s Contender Series.

Pickett, fighting from the orthodox stance, stands at 6’2″ with an 80″ reach. So far during his 2-6 UFC run, Pickett averages 2.84 significant strikes landed and 3.92 absorbed per minute. He adds 1.44 takedowns per 15 minutes to his arsenal, along with a modest 69% takedown defense.

Updates

The UFC or ESPN hasn’t reported any injuries.

Eryk Anders vs Jamie Pickett Betting Preview

You can’t make an Anders vs Pickett prediction without previewing the betting lines for this bout and studying the film of their performances leading up to this UFC Fight Night event this weekend.

Starting with the available UFC fight odds, Anders is coming in as the sizeable -500 betting favorite over the +375 struggling Pickett. The bout is basically at pick ‘em odds to end inside the distance, and the over/under is set at 2.5 rounds according to BetUS.

When breaking down these fighters and their recent performances, this is a pretty easy fight to pick. The only issue is that we don’t know what version of either of them will show up on Saturday afternoon.

Technical ability aside, Anders sometimes doesn’t want to be in that octagon; he has talked about it before as well. Pickett clearly suffers from the same issues and sometimes looks like he doesn’t belong in the UFC octagon.

No disrespect towards Pickett, but he is 2-6 in the promotion and arguably the worst fighter on the roster. He lost in DWCS twice, but still got an unprecedented third opportunity on the Tuesday night show.

The athleticism of Anders makes him a clear betting favorite because he is able to take punishment on his legs and still move forward, being explosive and fast deep into the fight.

Eryk Anders vs Jamie Pickett Betting Prediction

This one was a tough fight to break down from a technical standpoint, and that can cause some difficulty making UFC picks as well. The winner of this fight will be whoever shows up on Saturday ready to go to battle in the octagon.

The official Anders vs Pickett prediction is that Anders gets his hand raised and Pickett is cut by the UFC following the loss.

Pickett is a tough dude with plenty of skill to be a professional fighter, but he isn’t at the level he needs to be both athletically and technically to compete at the highest level.