Yair Rodriguez is favored against Josh Emmett at UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski on Sunday, February 12 in Perth, Australia but because of the time difference, it will start on Saturday night, February 11 in North America. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Rodriguez is 14-3 in his career, while Emmett is 18-2 in his career. There are a total of 13 fights with five on ESPN+, four on ESPN/ ESPN+, and four on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski. Let’s look at the bout between Rodriguez and Emmett and UFC predictions.
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski takes place at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Sunday, February 12 but because of the time difference, it will start on Saturday night, February 11 in North America, with 13 fights with five on ESPN+, four on ESPN/ ESPN+, and four on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Betting
Yair Rodriguez (14-3, 9-2 UFC)
Rodriguez came into the UFC with a record of 5-1 and he has nine wins and two losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated B.J. Penn by TKO, Jung Chan-sung by KO, Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision, and Brian Ortega by TKO; while losing to Frankie Edgar by TKO and Max Holloway by unanimous decision. Rodriguez has been a pro since 2011 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Rodriguez said this to middleeasy.com about his upcoming fight against Emmett, “It’s as simple as the art of boxing. Hit and don’t get hit. That’s it. I’m going to try to be there, be smooth, quick, hit, and don’t get it… This is what I do for a living. Of course, it’s easier to say than do, but I’m sure whenever you prepare yourself good, you go in there and do your work easily, so that’s what I’m planning to do. I see myself winning by knockout. I envision myself doing a knockout in this fight. Of course, it’s always easier to say than do.”
Josh Emmett (18-2, 9-2 UFC)
Emmett came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has nine wins and two losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has five wins and one loss. He defeated Michael Johnson by KO, Mirsad Bektic by TKO, Shane Burgos by unanimous decision, Dan Ige by unanimous decision, and Calvin Kattar by split decision; while losing to Jeremy Stephens by KO. Emmett has been a pro since 2011 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Emmett said this to perthnow.com.au about his upcoming fight against Rodriguez, “Yair’s a dangerous person, one of the best in the world but so am I. Everything I’ve been working for has led me to this point and it’s going to show on fight night. Even though there’s a lot on the line, all that doesn’t matter to me. It’s just another fight.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Rodriguez 4.67 / Emmett 4.28
Striking Accuracy: Rodriguez 45% / Emmett 37%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Rodriguez 4.12 / Emmett 4.29
Defense: Rodriguez 53% / Emmett 63%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Rodriguez 0.83/ Emmett 1.04
Takedown Accuracy: Rodriguez 28% / Emmett 40%
Takedowns defended: Rodriguez 62% / Emmett 58%
Submission average: Rodriguez 0.7 / Emmett 0.1
UFC Picks
The first thing that sticks out to me about this fight is that neither fighter has great finishing power. Rodriguez does have five knockouts, but the level of competition he has beaten is nothing special. Emmett doesn’t have much finishing power either with just six knockouts in 18 wins. This fight looks relatively even and I think it goes the distance, so I will play the rounds to go over the total.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 2/11 |
Alexander Volkanovski |
+307 |
| Islam Makhachev |
-425 |
| 2/11 |
Josh Emmett |
+131 |
| Yair Rodriguez |
-165 |
| 2/11 |
Randy Brown |
+261 |
| Jack Della Maddalena |
-350 |
| 2/11 |
Justin Tafa |
-140 |
| Parker Porter |
+110 |
| 2/11 |
Alonzo Menifield |
+178 |
| Jimmy Crute |
-228 |
| 2/11 |
Joshua Culibao |
-121 |
| Melsik Baghdasaryan |
-109 |
| 2/11 |
Shannon Ross |
+250 |
| Kleydson Rodrigues |
-333 |
| 2/11 |
Francisco Prado |
+207 |
| Jamie Mullarkey |
-270 |
| 2/11 |
Don Shainis |
+259 |
| Jack Jenkins |
-347 |
| 2/11 |
Elise Reed |
+211 |
| Loma Lookboonmee |
-275 |
| 2/11 |
Shane Young |
-135 |
| Blake Bilder |
+105 |
| 2/11 |
Elves Brenner |
+395 |
| Zubaira Tukhugov |
-580 |
| 2/11 |
Modestas Bukauskas |
+197 |
| Tyson Pedro |
-255 |
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