Dennis Buzukja vs Francis Marshall Prediction: Both fighters stands a chance

In the early hours of Sunday morning in the octagon, Lightweight, the division will present a bout between Dennis Buzukja and Francis Marshall. It is set as the preliminary card fight six of the twelve scheduled for the day. Dennis Buzukja has won three of his last five matches, while Francis Marshall has been on two recent losses. All action will take place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and can be watched live on ESPN+.

Dennis Buzukja boasts of a professional record of twelve wins and four losses. The 26-year-old fighter is coming off a win in his last bout against Connor Matthews about four months ago, which was decided via a left hook knockout. Prior to this win, he had two consecutive losses. Dennis lost to Sean Woodson via unanimous decision and Jammal Emmers via Straight Right and Hammer-fists. Other victories he has recorded in his career were against Soslan Abanokov via submission and Mark Gregory via ground and pound KO/TKO. He has changed his opponent for this bout.

Francis Marshall boasts of a professional record of seven wins and two losses. Recently, he has recorded two losses, with his first coming against Williams Gomis via split decision. Another loss came a year ago (2023) when he came against Isaac Dulgarian via a ground and pound KO/TKO. He sustained a head injury in his bout against Danny Silva and has also had his share of cutting weight in the past. Other fighters against whom Francis has recorded victories were Michael Lawrence via submission and Michael Rojo via punches KO/TKO.

Fans can rest assured of an exciting and entertaining matchup from this UFC on ESPN 62. Each fighter has a chance in this bout. Marshall has to work on his defense ability to takedown, which has resulted in two latest losses. He has enough time to prepare for this match given that his last bout was in 2023. Dennis will not be knocked out in this bout with his takedown defense at 70%. This is a proper matchup between a striker and a grappler. Marshall will be stepping into this bout on a day's notice and should be expected to not be high-paced. This bout will extend over the first round.