KennyOkoyeMMA — UFC Belgrade predictions
Picks scorecard
5 of 8 decided picks correct
- KennyOkoyeMMA: Called 36 of 53 resolved picks
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Pick Bogdan Grad · to win
Result Bogdan Grad by Sub, R2 Hit
All analysts: 12 picks — 0 Buzukja · 12 Grad
Says Grad hits with more velocity, is more unorthodox and more well-rounded, and can also grapple if he gets uncomfortable.
“unorthodox in his striking. He's just more well-rounded. He's going to be a more well-rounded. He's going to be a harder fight for Dennis to deal with. harder fight for Dennis to deal with. So, I got Bogdan Grad getting it done. So, I got Bogdan Grad getting it done. Uh next up, this is going to be fight of Uh next up, this is going to be fight of the night. it right now. Boris Lab the night. it right now. Boris Lab versus Nikolic. Uh versus Nikolic. Uh Bro, just said the Bro, just said the Bori”
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Pick Michael Oliveira · to win
Result Michael Oliveira by KO/TKO, R1 Hit
All analysts: 12 picks — 1 Elliott · 11 Oliveira
Expects a close first round, then Oliveira coming alive with the faster, harder shots, while admitting he is rooting for Elliott and calling it a close decision fight.
“comfortable in winning, it's like I'll probably lean Oliveira by either late probably lean Oliveira by either late finish or Oliveira by uh points. So, I'm finish or Oliveira by uh points. So, I'm going to go Michael Oliveira, but this going to go Michael Oliveira, but this is still a competitive close fight. It is still a competitive close fight. It could should be interesting. I do [ __ ] could should be interesting. I do [ __ ] with Oban. Oban, we still follow each with Ob”
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Pick Ludovit Klein · to win
Result Tofiq Musayev by KO/TKO, R2 Miss
All analysts: 12 picks — 11 Klein · 1 Musayev
Rates Klein as one of the best fighters in the division with improved defensive grappling and better fight IQ, and expects him to beat Musayev up over a distance fight.
“Klein to beat Tofiq Musayev in this one. Should be an interesting one, but I Should be an interesting one, but I think Ludovit Klein gets it done. So, think Ludovit Klein gets it done. So, I'm going Ludovit Klein for the win. I'm going Ludovit Klein for the win. Now, in the main card, which we're Now, in the main card, which we're starting off with two people we don't starting off with two people we don't know anything about. I did very minimal know anything about. I did very minimal research on”
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Pick Vlasto Cepo · to win
Result Gilbert Urbina by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 12 picks — 10 Cepo · 2 Urbina
Reads the matchmaking as a gift-wrapped home debut and rates Cepo explosive enough that he sees no path for Urbina.
“Vlasto Cipo is definitely going to get it done. There's no way he loses to it done. There's no way he loses to Urbina or Urbina in his debut as a grown Urbina or Urbina in his debut as a grown man who's Serbian. So, I got Vlasto Cipo man who's Serbian. So, I got Vlasto Cipo who actually I seen a little bit about. who actually I seen a little bit about. He's a pretty pretty explosive dude. So, He's a pretty pretty explosive dude. So, I got Vlasto Cipo for the win. This I got Vlasto Cipo for the w”
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Pick Duško Todorović · to win
Result Robert Valentin by Sub, R1 Miss
All analysts: 12 picks — 4 Todorović · 8 Valentin
Frames it as a battle of two limited fighters and says Todorovic is the less bad one — he hits harder, kicks better and lets his hands go more, and Valentin loses his usual reach edge here.
“who's less worse. I think I think Dusko might be less worse or less bad Dusko might be less worse or less bad than Robert Valentine. So, I'm going than Robert Valentine. So, I'm going Dusko Todorovic to get it done. The Dusko Todorovic to get it done. The Serbian gets it done in Serbia. This is Serbian gets it done in Serbia. This is my lock of the card. It's not an my lock of the card. It's not an underdog lock cuz of course it's not an underdog lock cuz of course it's not an underdog, but it's”
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Pick Aleksandar Rakić · to win
Result Aleksandar Rakić by Dec, R3 Hit
All analysts: 13 picks — 13 Rakić · 0 Tybura
Calls it his lock of the card: Tybura's knees and mobility are shot, Rakic's low kicks are stylistically too much, and moving up may protect Rakic's chin by removing the weight cut.
“but because stylistically, I think his low kicks could be very problematic for low kicks could be very problematic for Tybura and he could be just too much for Tybura and he could be just too much for Tybura. So, I'm going Rakic to win by KO Tybura. So, I'm going Rakic to win by KO or points. or points. Next up, we got the co-main event, I Next up, we got the co-main event, I believe. believe. We got Jan Blachowicz. We got Navajo We got Jan Blachowicz. We got Navajo Sterling. We got the white Ad”
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Pick Navajo Stirling · to win
Result Navajo Stirling by KO/TKO, R1 Hit
All analysts: 15 picks — 5 Błachowicz · 10 Stirling
Calls Stirling the younger, more athletic fighter whose low kicks and movement will force the older Blachowicz to chase, while stressing he is not confident.
“going to be a walk in the park. I just can't do it. I think Aljamain Sterling can't do it. I think Aljamain Sterling gets it done though. So, I'm going to go gets it done though. So, I'm going to go Aljamain Sterling to defeat Jan Aljamain Sterling to defeat Jan Błachowicz. Which brings me to the main Błachowicz. Which brings me to the main event of the evening with Duško event of the evening with Duško Todorović versus D Rod and it's going to Todorović versus D Rod and it's going to take foreve”
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Pick Uroš Medić · KO/TKO
Result Uroš Medić by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 15 picks — 14 Medić · 1 Rodriguez
Says Medic starts faster, is more athletic and hits harder, and that Rodriguez has been showing chin vulnerability lately, expecting an early finish rather than a distance fight.
“hope he doesn't blow out his gas tank, but I do think Yosmedic is the more but I do think Yosmedic is the more confident and comfortable pick for this. confident and comfortable pick for this. So, I'm going to go Yosmedic to get it So, I'm going to go Yosmedic to get it done over D Rod. be a fun scrap, but I done over D Rod. be a fun scrap, but I think Yosmedic is going to finish him in think Yosmedic is going to finish him in this one. this one. And those are my picks for the card. If And those”