Using the latest UFC Singapore odds, as well as industry-leading tools, we’re set to make our Waldo Cortes-Acosta-Lukasz Brzeski pick and prediction.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta battles Lukasz Brzeski as a -300 favorite. After a 2-0 start against the bottom of the heavyweight division, Cortes-Acosta lost his most recent fight against Marcos Rogerio de Lima in April of this year. Brzeski is 0-2 after earning a submission victory on the Contender Series. The victory was later turned to a no-contest after a positive drug test, for which Brzeski served a nine-month suspension. Brzeski most recently lost a decision to Karl Williams in March of this year.
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Waldo Cortes-Acosta-Lukasz Brzeski Pick and Prediction
Waldo Cortes-Acosta-Lukasz Brzeski Odds
Waldo Cortes-Acosta: -300 | Lukasz Brzeski: +240
Cortes-Acosta is 31 and has a 9-1 professional record. These victories include four knockouts and one submission. Primarily a striker, Cortes-Acosta lands 7.09 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 4.03. Cortes-Acosta generally keeps a high pace, but he does not have the same knockout power as other heavyweights. He has never landed a takedown, but he defends them at 60%. Interestingly, Brzeski weighed in at 236 pounds in his last fight, which would give Cortes-Acosta a 25-pound advantage, assuming Brzeski does not gain more weight.
At 8-3-1-1 overall, Brzeski has seven knockout wins and another two wins by submission, and he has been knocked out once. In the UFC, he lands 5.11 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 3.35. On the mat, he averages 0.68 takedowns per bout while defending them at 42%. This entire number comes from allowing eight takedowns against Williams. In addition to his recent no-contest, Brzeski’s loss to Martin Buday came with controversy. He outstruck Buday 118-66 and earned a split-decision victory on almost every media member’s score card. Still, the actual judges awarded the fight to Buday.
Neither fighter has a quality win on their respective profiles. Handicapping Cortes-Acosta at -300 is absurd for a low-level heavyweight fight. Brzeski does not appear to have much promise in this division either, but at +240 he has value.
Best UFC Fight Night Pick: Lukasz Brzeski +240
