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Diego Sanchez will take on Jake Matthews at UFC 253 on Saturday, September 26, 2020. In the return to the octagon for Sanchez, he comes in as a heavy underdog.
Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez walks into the cage with a mark of 31-12. His experience will be needed in this lopsided match up betting wise. Sanchez, while older, does posses stand up acumen superior to Matthews, his ground game is lacking and could be a hinderance. A fighter’s chance is all Sanchez has. He enters as a big underdog here.
Matthews, a faster and more technical fighter really has the upper hand in grappling. With a 16-4 MMA record, including 2.20 takedowns per 15 minutes in the UFC with a 9-4 record, something will have to give as Sanchez has never been submitted so expect this one to go the distance.
Here are the betting splits at DraftKings Sportsbook for Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews at UFC 253 on September 26th.
Betting splits
Diego Sanchez: +470, (46% of action, 26% of bets)
Jake Matthews: -715, (54% of action, 74% of bets)
Winning method splits
Here are the splits for the method of victory at DraftKings Sportsbook for Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews at UFC 253 on September 26th:
Fights
| Outcome | Odds | % Handle | % Bets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Odds | % Handle | % Bets |
| Diego Sanchez By KO, TKO or DQ | +3300 | 58% | 34% |
| Jake Matthews By Decision | -106 | 17% | 20% |
| Jake Matthews By KO, TKO or DQ | +220 | 17% | 26% |
| Diego Sanchez By Submission | +2000 | 4% | 10% |
| Jake Matthews By Submission | +450 | 2% | 4% |
| Diego Sanchez By Decision | +640 | 1% | 4% |
| Tie | +5500 | 0% | 1% |
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