UFC 322 Best Bets and Predictions
UFC 322 Best Bets and Predictions
The UFC is gearing up for yet another huge event this weekend, that being UFC 322.
This event will take place on Saturday, November 15th and will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York. UFC 322 will have a fight card consisting of 14 fights, which includes two highly anticipated title fights.
The main event will feature Jack Della Maddalena taking on Islam Makhachev for the UFC Welterweight title, and the co-main event will see Valentina Shevchenko take on Zhang Weili for the UFC Women’s Flyweight title.
Our article will break down our three best bets for this event, which will include picks from both the main card and the preliminary card.
UFC 322 Predictions
Pick #1: Benoit Saint-Denis vs Beneil Dariush: Fight to go the Distance - No (-245)
Pick #2: Bo Nickal vs Rodolfo Vieira: Fight to go the Distance - No (-110)
PICK #1: Saint-Denis vs Dariush: Fight to go the Distance - No (-245)
Our top pick for UFC 322 targets the main card fight between Benoit Saint-Denis and Beneil Dariush to end inside the distance.
Saint-Denis enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-3 and 7-3 in the UFC. Throughout his MMA career, Saint-Denis has employed a balanced fighting style, as shown by the fact that he averages 5.05 significant strikes per minute, 4.35 takedowns every 15 minutes, and 1.6 submission attempts every 15 minutes. Saint-Denis has also won each of his last two UFC fights, the most recent being by submission against Mauricio Ruffy back in September of 2025.
As for Dariush, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 23-6-1 and 17-6-1 in the UFC. Similar to Saint-Denis, Dariush also has a balanced fighting style, averaging 3.78 significant strikes per minute and 2.12 takedowns every 15 minutes.
One factor that has remained constant for Saint-Denis and Dariush is the frequency with which their fights end inside the distance. Saint-Denis has seen nine of his last 10 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Dariush has seen 14 of his 30 career UFC fights do the same, which includes six of his last 10 UFC fights.
Given that the finish rate for both fighters has been through the roof recently, backing this fight to end inside the distance is our first play.|
PICK #2: Nickal vs Vieira: Fight to go the Distance - No (-110)
Our second pick for UFC 322 will be for the fight between Bo Nickal and Rodolfo Vieira in the featured preliminary fight to end inside the distance. Nickal enters this fight with an MMA record of 7-1 and 6-1 in the UFC. He has a balanced fighting style, averaging 2.36 significant strikes per minute, 3.34 takedowns every 15 minutes, and 2.9 submission attempts every 15 minutes.
As for Vieira, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 11-3 and 6-3 in the UFC. He also has a balanced fighting style, averaging 3.77 significant strikes per minute, 3.09 takedowns every 15 minutes, and 1.0 submission attempts every 15 minutes.
Nickal has seen six of his seven UFC fights end inside the distance, while Vieira has seen six of his nine UFC fights do the same. Based on this, backing this fight to end inside the distance is the play.
