In a welterweight bout on the main card, Mike Perry and Tim Means meet at UFC 255 Saturday at the UFC’s APEX facility in Las Vegas. The early prelims kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+, followed by the prelims at 8 p.m. ET and the main card at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.
Perry (14-6) posted a unanimous-decision victory over Mickey Gall last time out on the Poirier-Hooker Fight Night card on June 27 at this very same venue, slapping the brakes on a two-bout skid. Three of his past four fights have ended up going the distance, and six of the past eight have needed the judges to decide a winner.
Means (30-12-1) enters the octagon four inches taller than his counterpart, and with a four-inch reach advantage, too. The two fighters are nearly identical in the significant strikes landed per minute and significant strikes-accuracy percentage categories. While Means is ahead 0.98 to 0.66 in the takedown-average category, Perry is ahead slightly with a 46.15 to 42.42 takedown-accuracy percentage. Means is just 4-6 across the past 10 fights, coming off a win over Laureano Staropoli on Aug. 8. He hasn’t won consecutive fights since back-to-back KO/TKO victories over John Howard (Dec. 10, 2015) and Sabah Homasi (Aug. 20, 2016).
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Mike Perry vs. Tim Means: Betting odds, predictions and picks
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PERRY (-121) is the play on the 2-way line, as Means (+100) just hasn’t been able to string together consecutive victories in years.
In 20 career fights for Perry, 12 of the bouts have ended via KO/TKO, with 11 victories. As such, PERRY BY KO/TKO, DQ or SUBMISSION (+150) is a solid value.
In addition, play UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (-134), while NO (-152): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is just a little more expensive, but decent if you want a bit more wiggle room.
If you aren’t feeling a specific winner, but want action, playing KO/TKO/DQ (+115) for the fight finish method is the best play, and it doesn’t matter who gets their hand raised.
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