Sam Alvey vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Sam “Smile’N” Alvey will take on Michal “Hussar” Oleksiejczuk in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 40 card.

In this post, we will break down Sam Alvey vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 38-year-old, Sam Alvey is coming in with a 33-17-1 (1 NC) record. Alvey will be fighting for the first time since a loss via submission against Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland in February.

Oleksiejczuk, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Dustin Jacoby on February 5, 2022 at UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal and holds a 16-5-0 (1 NC) record.

Sam Alvey has an southpaw fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 29-year-old, Michal Oleksiejczuk is an southpaw fighter with a 74″ 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.

Sam Alvey:
→ Alvey’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Alvey lands 3.30 significant strikes per minute.
→ Alvey’s takedown accuracy is 16%.
→ Alvey’s takedown average is 0.07 per 15 minutes.
→ Alvey’s takedown defense is 82%.

Alvey comes in with 44% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.30 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Oleksiejczuk fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 4.75 significant strikes per minute. Sam Alvey also has a 16% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.07 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Oleksiejczuk’s 0.73 takedowns and 47% takedown accuracy.

Michal Oleksiejczuk:
→ Oleksiejczuk’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Oleksiejczuk lands 4.75 significant strikes per minute.
→ Oleksiejczuk’s takedown accuracy is 42%.
→ Oleksiejczuk’s takedown average is 0.73 per 15 minutes.
→ Oleksiejczuk’s takedown defense is 47%.

Michal spent on average 7:46 minutes in the Octagon and Sam has an average fight time of 9:58 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 40 is live in , who do you think will win, Sam or Michal? Sound off in the comments.

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