Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson Prediction: He will stop the American

Prediction for the UFC on ESPN 48 Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson match which will take place on July 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

In 2017, Damir won the M-1 Global champion title in a duel with Maxim Divnich, defended it twice, and moved to the UFC. In the strongest league in the world, everything was going as well as possible for him (until last December). He had five fights and won all of them.

But in December, he fought against Arman Tsarukyan. The fight was tough, but not in favor of Ismagulov. Armand did whatever he wanted. He failed to finish the competitor, but he was close to it and forced Damir to spend all his strength on defense. In the second half of the fight, Tsarukyan offered to fight in the guard, where he was much faster and more accurate against tired Ismagulov.

The American has not lost in the UFC yet, but he has one draw. Dawson is excellent at jiu-jitsu, and almost all the victories were won by techniques, including the last two (one over Mark Madson, Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling).

Damir Ismagulov is experiencing serious problems with high-level wrestlers (the fight with Tsarukyan showed it). Firstly, the class of Tsarukyan and Dawson is not comparable (we are talking about freestyle wrestling). Secondly, he needs to take Ismagulov to the parterre first. And if Dawson is extremely dangerous on the ground, he has trouble with takedowns (30% of the performance, according to league statistics).

At the same time, Damir is not looking for the finish. It is difficult to imagine a critical situation for Ismagulov in a fight with Dawson, so he will win the battle. If trouble happens, and the judges give the American success after all, the fight will still last until the final.