Ian Heinisch vs. Brendan Allen – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 182: Santos vs. Teixeira is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 7, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Ian “The Hurricane” Heinisch will take on Brendan “All In” Allen in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 182 card.

In this post, we will break down Ian Heinisch vs. Brendan Allen matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Ian Heinisch is coming in with a 14-3-0 record. Heinisch will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer in June.

Allen, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Kyle Daukaus on June 6, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker and holds a 15-3-0 record.

Ian Heinisch has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 28-year-old, Brendan Allen is an orthodox fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Ian Heinisch:
→ Heinisch’s striking accuracy is 52%.
→ Heinisch lands 3.62 significant strikes per minute.
→ Heinisch’s takedown accuracy is 19%.
→ Heinisch’s takedown average is 1.16 per 15 minutes.
→ Heinisch’s takedown defense is 62%.

Heinisch comes in with 52% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.62 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Allen fires at 60% accuracy, landing about 2.67 significant strikes per minute. Ian Heinisch also has a 19% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.16 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Allen’s 1.42 takedowns and 55% takedown accuracy.

Brendan Allen:
→ Allen’s striking accuracy is 60%.
→ Allen lands 2.67 significant strikes per minute.
→ Allen’s takedown accuracy is 37%.
→ Allen’s takedown average is 1.42 per 15 minutes.
→ Allen’s takedown defense is 55%.

Brendan spent on average 7:57 minutes in the Octagon and Ian has an average fight time of 10:49 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 182 is live in , who do you think will win, Ian or Brendan? Sound off in the comments.

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