UFC 268: Namajunas vs. Weili Betting Odds

Rose Namajunas is going up against Zhang Weili at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 on Saturday, November 6 in New York City, New York. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Namajunas is 10-4 in her career, while Weili is 21-2 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card and nine on the preliminary card with five on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ and four on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2. Let’s look at the bout between Namajunas and Weili and UFC predictions.

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Saturday, November 6 with five fights on the main pay-per-view card and nine fights on the preliminary card with five on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ and four on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

UFC 268: Namajunas vs. Weili Betting

Namajunas (10-4, 8-3 UFC)

Namajunas came into the UFC with a record of 2-1 and she has eight wins and three losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has five wins and one loss. She defeated Michelle Waterson by rear-naked choke submission, won twice against Joanna Jedrzejczyk by TKO and unanimous decision, and split against Jessica Andrade, winning by split decision and lost by KO, and won against Zhang Weili by KO. Namajunas has been a pro since 2013 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. She has four first round finishes.

Namajunas said this to scmp.com about her upcoming fight against Weili, “Well, I think it’s sort of expected for her to change something up, because obviously whatever she did last time didn’t work so well for her. So whatever she’s got to do, I’m sure she’s going to be very motivated and ready to go. I don’t really make too much of it. I just know she’s got to be thinking a lot. I think she could be over thinking. I just have to be ready for the best version of Weili, no matter what.

Zhang Weili (21-2, 5-1 UFC)

Weili came into the UFC with a record of 16-1 and she has five wins and one loss in the UFC. She defeated Danielle Taylor by unanimous decision, Jessica Aguilar by armbar submission, Tecia Torres by unanimous decision, Jessica Andrade by TKO, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk by split decision; while losing to Rose Namajunas by KO. Weili has been a pro since 2013 and she has 10 wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. She has 11 first round finishes.

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Namajunas 4.13 / Weili 6.36

Striking Accuracy: Namajunas 40% / Weili 45%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Namajunas 3.99 / Weili 4.42

Defense: Namajunas 60% / Weili 53%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Namajunas 1.89 / Weili 1.24

Takedown Accuracy: Namajunas 53% / Weili 23%

Takedowns defended: Namajunas 50% / Weili 100%

Submission average: Namajunas 0.8 / Weili 0.5

UFC Picks

When these two fought in April it was Namajunas winning by first round KO. Weili was caught with a surprising head kick that took her down. Weili shouldn’t be caught unprepared again and there is no question that Weili has the better ground game. I know that Namajunas is going to use her kick again, but the element of surprise is gone. I also have to give the oddsmakers some respect in this one. Namajunas won the first fight and yet the odds on this rematch are a pick. I think Weili is extremely well prepared for this fight and I like the fact that she has Henry Cejudo helping her. I think Weili is simply the better overall fighter and I don’t think she will get surprised by anything that Namajunas does this time around. I will take Weili to get the win.

UFC 268: Namajunasvs. Weili Card & Odds