On March 19, another UFC Fight Night competition will take place in London, UK. The match will take place in the featherweight division. Nikita Krylov, a Russian-Ukrainian fighter, will face Scotsman Paul Craig in one of the preliminary card events. Rivals are definitely worth each other. But whose chance of winning is preferable? – you will find out the answer in the forecast of our editorial board.
Nikita Krylov is a 30-year-old Ukrainian fighter who has had 35 fights. He won 27 victories and suffered eight defeats; He has a ton of fights against top light heavyweight fighters; he fought two champions, Jan Blachowicz (former) and Glover Teixeira (current). Undoubtedly, Nikita lacks stability, although he always had great potential.
Paul Craig is a 34-year-old Scot with 20 fights, 15 wins, four losses, and one draw. Since 2016, the fighter has been playing in the strongest organization globally, and initially, there were obstacles in his path. After two fights, Paul was on the verge of being fired. Surprisingly, the victory over Magomed Ankalaev helped him maintain his residence in the UFC. In this fight, the Scot designed the latest submission in the league’s history. Now the fighter is clearly on the rise; thanks to several victories, he has managed to improve his position in the rankings significantly.
An exciting battle awaits us, in which the chances of winning will be approximately close. No one will have a significant advantage in size and anthropometry, which further equalizes fighters’ opportunities for a favorable outcome.
The Scot will pose the greatest threat to Nikita on the ground because he is a skilled jitter. But in the standing position, Krylov’s chances look preferable, and he is very technical and skillful in this battle.The Ukrainian is also rapidly improving his grappling skills often; Nikita caught his opponents in submissions. However, he most often fell for painful and suffocating techniques, so his skills on the ground do not work with everyone.
Craig, despite three losses by knockout, has a good handle. The Scot sometimes comes out of the most difficult situations, and fortune is often on his side. We believe that it will give us to see a competitive confrontation, but we will give our preference to Krylov. Still, he is a more versatile fighter who has more experience fighting top opponents.
Krylov’s victory with a coefficient of 1.5 looks pretty good.