Tsarukyan is a great wrestler, averaging 3.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, but he went 1-for-12 on attempts in the first matchup, and it’s difficult to see him having sustained success here. Even on one to two takedowns landed, I don’t think he can control Makhachev on the mat for any length of time.

UFC 311 continues with the UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan. Check out our UFC odds series for our Makhachev-Tsarukyan prediction.