Cub Swanson - Billy Quarantillo. Fight forecast
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight Cub Swanson will face Billy Quarantillo. The fight will take place on December 15 as part of the UFC on ESPN 63 tournament in Tampa. The fight is expected to start at 07:20 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in the fight with his compatriot and what bets should he choose? — read our forecast

Command Analysis

Cub Swanson

Current form
Before joining Dana White league in 2011, Cub Swanson tried his hand at the American promotions World Extreme Cagefighting, King of the Cage and Total Combat , but did not become a champion anywhere. However, his collection includes a huge number of prizes and recognition of success in MMA. The fighter from California has suffered two losses in his last three fights. In June 2024, he lost to his compatriot Andre Fili (split decision), and before that to another US representative Jonathan Martinez (technical knockout, second round). But he defeated Canadian Hakim Dawodu (unanimous).
Swanson, 41, has 29 wins (10 by knockout, 12 by decision, seven by submission) and 14 losses. He is ranked sixth in the division. Cub is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting trends for betting
Swanson takedown success rate is 44 percent.

Billy Quarantillo

Current form
Billy Quarantillo won his first championship title in 2015 in the American promotion Strike Off. Then he took the King of the Cage belt and in the summer of 2019 he signed a contract with the strongest mixed martial arts championship on the planet. The fighter from New York started in the UFC with three victories in a row, but slowed down a little. He lost his last two out of three fights, losing to his compatriot Youssef Zalal in March 2024 (submission, second round) and Brazilian Edson Barboza (knockout, first round). But he won over American Damon Jackson (unanimous). The 36-year-old Quarantillo has 19 wins (nine by knockout, five by decision, five by submission) and seven losses. Billy has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting trends for betting
Quarantillo takedown success rate is 23 percent.
Trends
Bet Quarantillo wins by decision
Quarantillo has five points wins
3.10Tip and bets
Bookmakers experts consider Quarantillo a clear favorite of the upcoming fight. However, in their opinion, Swanson will also have a chance of success. In general, this is true. The bet is on the younger fighter. The age difference between the opponents is five years. Of course, Cub is more experienced, but Billy also knows the taste of big victories. In this situation, it is worth betting that the fight will go the full distance. The fighters do not have enough strength to fight in an aggressive manner.
Our prediction is that the fight will be complete in 2.04