Alexander Volkanovski is favored against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez on Saturday, July 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Volkanovski is 25-2 in his career, while Rodriguez is 15-3 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN/ ESPN+, and five on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez. Let’s look at the bout between Volkanovski and Rodriguez and UFC predictions.
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 8 with 14 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN/ ESPN+, and five on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Betting
Alexander Volkanovski (25-2, 12-1 UFC)
Volkanovski came into the UFC with a record of 13-1 and he has 12 wins and one loss in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has five wins and one loss. He defeated Max Holloway three times with twice by unanimous and once by split decision, Brian Ortega by unanimous decision, and Jung Chan-sung by TKO; while losing to Islam Makhachev by unanimous decision. Volkanovski has been a pro since 2012 and he has 12 wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Volkanovski said this to sportskeeda.com about his upcoming fight against Rodriguez, “So, this one's obviously a fun one, exciting for me. I have seen a lot of people that were like, you know, because I went up a division and obviously, almost took out Islam and no one expected me to do that, they think me going down's just going to be easy but mate, Yair Rodriguez is no joke. He's dangerous. I need to stay on my game. Am I confident? Do I think I'm the better fighter? Of course. Do I think I can take it wherever? Yes. But, I need to be on my toes. I need to be careful. He's very unpredictable.”
Yair Rodriguez (15-3, 10-2 UFC)
Rodriguez came into the UFC with a record of 5-1 and he has 10 wins and two losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Jung Chan-sung by KO, Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision, Brian Ortega by TKO, and Josh Emmett by triangle choke submission; 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 four by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Rodriguez said this mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Volkanovski, “I don’t know if I’m the most dangerous or not, but I just think I’m the rival that can change styles, the rival that’s more unpredictable than the rest, the rival that’s going to be the most difficult to compete against. I’m that rival. He won’t know if I’m coming out southpaw or orthodox, if I’m going to throw a submission, if I’m going to wrestle. It’s unknown. Often times, these styles are very set in specific ways, you already know what’s coming. I have the ability to change my fighting style to my advantage depending on my opponent. I think that’s what’s going to be difficult for Alexander Volkanovski in this occasion.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Volkanovski 6.35 / Rodriguez 4.78
Striking Accuracy: Volkanovski 56% / Rodriguez 46%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Volkanovski 3.40 / Rodriguez 4.03
Defense: Volkanovski 59% / Rodriguez 53%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Volkanovski 1.52 / Rodriguez 0.79
Takedown Accuracy: Volkanovski 34% / Rodriguez 28%
Takedowns defended: Volkanovski 69% / Rodriguez 63%
Submission average: Volkanovski 0.2/ Rodriguez 0.8
UFC Picks
I can’t really make a case for taking Rodriguez as the underdog, as Volkanovski should win this fight but I am not laying almost 4-1 on him. That means we look at the rounds. Neither of these fighters is known as having great finishing power and I think there is a good chance this one goes the distance, so I will go over the rounds total.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 7/8 |
Yair Rodriguez |
+277 |
| Alexander Volkanovski |
-375 |
| 7/8 |
Alexandre Pantoja |
+168 |
| Brandon Moreno |
-215 |
| 7/8 |
Dricus Du Plessis |
+301 |
| Robert Whittaker |
-415 |
| 7/8 |
Dan Hooker |
+197 |
| Jalin Turner |
-255 |
| 7/8 |
Robbie Lawler |
+204 |
| Niko Price |
-265 |
| 7/8 |
Denise Gomes |
+298 |
| Yazmin Jauregui |
-410 |
| 7/8 |
Jimmy Crute |
-120 |
| Alonzo Menifield |
-110 |
| 7/8 |
Marcin Prachnio |
+244 |
| Vitor Petrino |
-325 |
| 7/8 |
Shannon Ross |
+127 |
| Jesus Aguilar |
-160 |
| 7/8 |
Kamuela Kirk |
+115 |
| Esteban Ribovics |
-145 |
| 7/8 |
Terrence Mitchell |
+400 |
| Cameron Saaiman |
-590 |
| 7/8 |
Edgar Chairez |
+566 |
| Tatsuro Taira |
-950 |
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