Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo returns to action for the first time since his February 2024 decision loss to current UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili when he headlines the Saturday, Feb. 22 UFC Seattle card against Song Yadong. Yadong is also coming off a loss, falling to former UFC 135-pound champ Petr Yan in March 2024. The UFC Fight Night card is the UFC’s first visit to Seattle since July 2013. Neither Cejudo nor Song were on the UFC roster at the time of that fight card. In the co-main event of the UFC Fight Night event in Seattle, top-15 ranked middleweights Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez face off in an important matchup. We look at the betting odds, picks, and predictions for the Allen Vs. Hernandez scrap.
UFC Seattle: Brendan Allen Vs. Anthony Hernandez
Brendan Allen (24-6) joined the UFC in 2019 following a win on a Dana White Contender Series Card. He went 5-2 in his first seven outings. His only losses came to Sean Strickland (TKO) and Chris Curtis (TKO).
Between February 2022 and April 2024, Allen went 7-0 with five submission wins and two decision triumphs. That impressive run earned Allen the No. 8 spot in the UFC middleweight rankings and a matchup against Nassourdine Imavov in the co-main spot of a September 2024 card in Paris. Imavov won that bout via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).
Now ranked No 9 in the UFC middleweight division, Allen is looking to hold on to his top-10 ranking against the surging Hernandez.
Anthony Hernandez (13-2-0-1) is riding a six-fight winning streak of his own ahead of the UFC Seattle fight card.
Hernandez joined the promotion in 2019, opening his UFC run with a 1-2 record. He has not lost since Kevin Holland stopped him via TKO in 2020. Hernandez is coming off back-to-back “Performance of the Night” bonus-winning victories, stopping Roman Kopylov via submission and most recently earning a TKO win over Michel Pereira in a UFC Fight Night main event scrap in October 2024.
Hernandez is the No. 12 ranked UFC middleweight.
UFC Seattle: Allen Vs. Hernandez Significant Stats
Allen averages 3.79 significant strikes per minute. He has a striking accuracy of 53 percent. Allen absorbs 3.83 significant strikes per minute, with a striking defense of 46 percent. He averages 1.67 takedowns per 15 minutes of action and completes 39 percent of his takedown attempts. Allen has a takedown defense of 58 percent, and he averages 1.3 submissions per 15 minutes of UFC action.
Hernandez averages 4.90 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy of 63 percent. His striking defense is 46 percent. Hernandez absorbs 2.88 significant strikes per minute. He has a high average of 6.64 takedowns per 15 minutes with a takedown accuracy of 44 percent. His takedown defense is 65 percent, and he averages 2.3 submissions per 15 minutes.
UFC Seattle: Allen Vs. Hernandez Betting Odds
When the betting odds opened for Allen vs. Hernandez, Allen was a+330 betting underdog to the -400 Hernandez. Those odds have tightened a bit. Today, Hernandez is a -280 betting favorite over the +240 Allen.
*Odds via BetOnline
UFC Seattle: Allen Vs. Hernandez Prediction And Pick
This is a battle between two fighters who do their best work on the mat. However, Allen and Hernandez have developed their striking over the years and neither is afraid to fight on the feet.
Allen might be the more skilled fighter, but Hernandez is the more relentless athlete, and when you add his will and cardio to his skillset, Hernandez becomes the pick to win a decision.
UFC Seattle Full Fight Card
UFC Seattle Main Card
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong
Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez
Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Ion Cuțelaba vs. Ibo Aslan
Alonzo Menifield vs. Julius Walker
UFC Seattle Preliminary Card
Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Eric McConico
Andre Fili vs. Melquizael Costa
Adam Fugitt vs. Billy Goff
Ricky Simón vs. Javid Basharat
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira
UFC Seattle Date
February 22, 2025
UFC Seattle Location
Climate Pledge Arena
UFC Seattle How To Watch Or Stream
Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
We will have more on the UFC Seattle fight card as fight night nears, including updated betting odds, picks, predictions, and more and any updates on how to watch of stream the UFC Fight Night card.
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