UFC Fight Night 205: Guida vs. Puelles Picks, Preview and Predictions (Saturday, April 23rd, 2022)

This will be one of the most exciting fights stacked up in UFC Fight Night 205 as Clay Guida will look to teach the younger Claudio Puelles. Both fighters are expected to meet in the octagon this coming Saturday, April 23 and it will be inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fight fans can see the match through a Pay Per View or UFC Fight Pass subscription. Clay Guida is seen in the best online sportsbook to secure another win in his vast fighting resume against Claudio Puelles.

Clay Guida

One of the most unique personalities that the fighting industry produced is Clay Guida and he goes by the ring name “The Carpenter” and how he operates against his opponents. This fighter is still going strong at 40 years old and he has a total of 58 fights in his illustrious career. He is more known as a submission artist and most of his battles are fought on the ground. It has been a roller coaster ride for Guida fighting to stay relevant in the fight industry but still manages to put up victories. His most recent match was against Leonardo Santos and he finished the match through a second-round submission. 

Claudio Puelles

Heading into this match, Claudio Puelles is not on a four-fight winning streak and will gun extend that run. He is just 26 years old and has only two losses in 13 professional fights. Since losing his debut fight against Martin Bravo, Puelles has never lost again and earned victories against Felipe Silva, Marcos Mariano, Jordan Leavitt and the most recent was with Chris Gruetzemacher through a kneebar submission. Expect him to test his ground skills against Guida as more than half of his wins came from submissions. Nonetheless, his improvements since his last fight should be vast to overcome Guida.

Clay Guida vs. Claudio Puelles Betting Numbers

	Guida	Puelles
Record	37-18-0	12-2-0
Last Fight	Win	Win
Country	United States	Peru
Height	5’7″	5’10”
Weight	155	155
Reach	70	70
Win by KO/TKO	19%	18%
Submissions	38%	55%
Decisions	41%	27%
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.53	2.07
Striking Accuracy	34%	51%
Striking Absorbed Per Minute	2.46	2.98
Striking Defense	62%	46%
Takedown Average	3.26	2.87
Takedown Accuracy	38%	35%
Takedown Defense	68%	55%
Submission Average	0.70	1.00

Guida vs. Puelles Summary

This is going to be an interesting match as both fighters love to use the ground game to win their matches. This is hard to call but we see the younger Claudio Puelles giving Clay Guida a defeat at the hands of the judges’ scorecards as seen in UFC betting lines.