UFC Fight Night 235 Picks - Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov Prediction

Muslim Salikhov vs Randy Brown

UFC Saturday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM ET

Betting Odds: -- Muslim Salikhov +225 / Randy Brown -278 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov face off on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 235 in a lightweight showdown. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov prediction.

Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov Odds

Randy Brown is the favorite sitting at -278 while Muslim Salikhov is the underdog sitting at +225. The total rounds sits at 2.5 with the over paying out at -160.

Randy Brown Betting Preview

Randy “Rudeboy” Brown comes into this fight with a 17-5 record overall and he’s coming off another victory in his last fight. Brown faced off against Willington Turman in his last fight and it was a unanimous decision victory. Brown outstruck Truman 64-55 and he also had two takedowns in that fight. Brown is averaging 4.38 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 3.33 significant strikes per minute. He is averaging 0.8 takedowns every 15 minutes and he is successful on 39 percent of his takedown attempts. He also stops 74 percent of his opponent's takedown attempts.

Muslim Salikhov Betting Preview

Muslim Salikhov comes into this fight with a 19–4 record overall but he has lost two of his last three fights. Salikhov faced off against Nicolas Dalby in June of 2023 and it was a unanimous decision loss. He was outstruck 86-57 and he also was taken down two times. Salikhov is averaging 3.37 significant strikes per minute and he is absorbing 2.91 significant strikes per minute. He is averaging 1.91 takedowns every 15 minutes and he is successful on 40 percent of his takedown attempts. He also stops 73 percent of his opponent's takedown attempts. Don’t expect Salikhov to attempt any submission attempts in this game.

Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov Betting Prediction

The Odds are way off in this fight. These are two fighters that have similar styles and I am not sold that Randy Brown is that much of a bigger fighter. Salikhov is a good striker and he’s going to find success against Brown with that here. It might not be the cleanest fight, but it’s going to go the distance here, and I am going to side with the underdog here. Back Salikhov to get the job done on the money line.