Gripping Grapplers Set to Reach for Victory at UFC Fight Night 275 in Perth
A seasoned grappler in the form of Beneil Dariush will face a younger grappler in the form of Quillan Salkilld in a stacked lineup at UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates in Perth, Australia! The fight is anticipated as a grappling matchup due to both fighters’ experience in that area of their fighting expertise. Both fighters are from the Men’s Lightweight Division with Salkilld being the younger fighter. He is currently 26 years old and looks to rank in the division as well. Dariush is 36-years old and could move up if he finds victory at this event from his ranking at 12th.
The question is, will he be able to withstand the onslaught of a younger fighter? Dariush lands fewer strikes per minute and will have to increase that number to dominate each round. However, he’s likely to go to the ground. The reason is due to the fact that most of his wins come from submissions in his 23-7-1 fight career. Dariush’s experience has shown that he does absorb fewer strikes than his younger opponent.
Salkilld may be young, but he is faster. He also has an even number of wins in his 11-1-0 fight career when looking at submissions and KO/TKOs. It would be no surprise from this fight if Salkilld won it by a knockout. He simply lands more strikes per minute with better accuracy than his opponent. The only drawback is that right now, Salkilld doesn’t have the defense that his other opponent has.
The person picked to win the fight from the current stats points to Salkilld as being the winner from a KO/TKO victory. As mentioned above, the reasons make sense because he’s also finishing his fights sooner than his opponent. If a 36-year-old competitor can come away with a victory, it would be hard fought indeed. Dariush is effectively facing a younger version of himself who has the tenacity to go to the ground and spring back up into a devastating fighting stance. If he could somehow secure a takedown, he would have to contend with an even more skilled opponent who could end with him in a submission instead.
The likelihood of any victory occurring outside of Salkilld by knockout is small. His opponent cannot keep fighting him all rounds, expecting an accurate landing of strikes, since the accuracy goes to Salkilld in this fight. The older fighter of these two will instead have to employ a strategy of taking fewer strikes and landing more while avoiding the ground until an opening is found. Even then, getting a submission in the land down under may prove one of the toughest in his career. So get down and dirty with this matchup to see who wins on May 2nd at 7:00 AM EDT!
