Sandra Clark 
UFC Fight Night is set with a Flyweight Title Bout on the card at Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro Brazil on Saturday, May 4, at 10 PM EDT.
Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg in the men’s Flyweight Title Bout will be the main event of the evening with a lot of interesting fights.
This will be an interesting bout after Matheus Necolau vs Alex Perez’s fight on April 27 where Alex Perez surprised everybody with a win over high-ranked Necolau.
UFC 301’s, Main, Prelims, and Early Prelims stellar fight cards have a total of 14 bouts. Main and Early Prelims have five bouts each and Prelims have four.
There are some fights you do not want to miss.
Let us explore some match stats and how to watch UFC 301’s bouts.
Men’s Flyweight Title Bout: Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg
34-year-old Pantoja is on the run with a five-fight-winning streak. The Brazilian likes to march forward, get in his opponent’s face, and swing heavy punches with no respite. His stats talk about his skill and energy. He is 8th all-time among FLW for strikes landed per minute with 4.32 strikes, and 48.1% takedown accuracy (7th all-time among FLW). Alexandre Pantoja has a career record of 27-5-0. This is the first time Alexandra Pantoja is fighting in his country and he will be thrilled to perform in front of his home crowd. Warning sign for his opponent Erceg.
On the other hand, Australian, Steve Erceg is rock rock-solid fighter with 4.57 strikes landed per minute, 1.69 takedowns per 15 minutes, and 77% takedown defense. Steve Erceg has a career record of 12-1-0. He is technically sharp and has better accuracy. How he copes with Pantoja’s aggressiveness in front of his home crowd is the main factor in the outcome of this bout.
Bantamweight Bout: Jonathan Martinez vs Jose Aldo
Jonathan Martinez from the United States with a career record of 19-4-0 will fight against Brazilian, Jose Aldo with career record of 31-8-0.
Martinez has active hands and sharp boxing with 52.7% significant strike accuracy (8th all-time among BW), 9 knockdowns landed (tied 5th all-time among BW), and 0.97 knockdowns averaged per 15 minutes (9th all-time among BW). His surprise rear leg attacks are his main weapon.
On the other hand, Jose Aldo is the king of Rio and is a furious fighter with 18:04 average fight time (2nd longest all-time among BW), 89.3% takedown defense (4th all-time among BW), 3.57 strikes landed per minute. He is a more powerful fighter and will watch how Martinez handles his power and speed.
Lightweight Bout: Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino
Anthony Smith an American fighter with a career record of 37-19-0 will face Brazilian fighter Vitor Petrino with a career record of 11-0-0.
Anthony has +320 Odds as compared to Vitro’s -410.
Middleweight Bout: Michel Pereira vs Ihor Potieria
Michel a Brazilian fighter with a career record of 29-11-0 will face Ukrainian Ihor with a career record of 20-5-0.
There are no Odds details as per UFC at the time of writing.
Middleweight Bout: Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho
This is another most anticipated bout.
36-year-old Paul from Scotland with a career record of 17-7-1 is a lethal and offensive fighter with 37% takedown defense, 1.6 submissions averaged per 15 minutes, and 1.76 takedowns averaged per 15 minutes.
On the other hand, Caio from Brazil with a career record of 15-1-0 is an aggressive fighter with 6.1% control time percentage (3rd), 40.7% top position percentage (2nd), and 1.87 strikes absorbed per minute (1st).
Craig is by far Borralho’s toughest test, we have to watch How Borralho navigates Craig’s jiu-jitsu while still implementing his wrestling-heavy attack is key.
Early Prelims and Prelims bout details are available at UFC.
How to watch the UFC fights?
You can watch all the fights on TVA Sports, ESPN Plus, and Sportsnet with early Prelims on UFC FightPass.
The Early Prelims will start at 6 p.m. EDT, the Prelims at 8 p.m. and Main Card will start at 10 p.m. EDT.
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