UFC 310: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura Odds

Alexandre Pantoja is favored against Kai Asakura at UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura on Saturday, December 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Pantoja is 28-5 in his career, including 12-3 in the UFC, while Asakura is 21-4 in his career and he will be making his UFC debut. There are a total of 14 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN2/ESPN+ and five on ESPNews/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura. Let’s look at the bout between Pantoja and Asakura and UFC predictions.

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 7 with 14 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN2/ESPN+ and five on ESPNews/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Betting

Alexandre Pantoja (28-5, 12-3 UFC)

Pantoja came into the UFC with a record of 16-2 and he has 12 wins and three losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has six wins and no losses. He defeated Manel Kape by unanimous decision, Brandon Royval by rear-naked choke submission, Alex Perez by neck crank submission, Brandon Moreno by split decision, Brandon Royval by unanimous decision, and Steve Erceg by unanimous decision. Pantoja’s last loss in his career was against Askar Askarov by unanimous decision in July of 2020. Pantoja has been a pro since 2007 and he has eight wins by TKO/KO and 10 by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.

Pantoja said this to sherdog.com about his upcoming fight against Asakura, “Kai have amazing skills. But wherever the fight goes, it’s going to be my fight. UFC 310, I want to finish Kai Asakura. I want to bring his head for my table.”

Kai Asakura (21-4, UFC debut)

Asakura is making his UFC debut this Saturday against Pantoja. Asakura’s last loss in his career was against Hiromasa Ougikubo by unanimous decision in December of 2021. Asakura has not fought since December of last year when he defeated Juan Archuleta by TKO. Asakura has been a pro since 2012 and he has 13 wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has 12 first round finishes.

Asakura said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Pantoja, “I’m a little bit different than the other fighters in the flyweight division, I have the ability to capitalize on one of his misses and put him to sleep. That’s what I’m aiming for, and I think that’s what makes my challenge for this title fight different than anyone else.”

Asakura also said this to sherdog.com about his upcoming fight against Pantoja, “My advantage over Pantoja is that I can finish him in one shot. So if he makes even one mistake, I’m confident that I can KO him in one shot.”

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Pantoja 4.41 /Asakura 0.00

Striking Accuracy: Pantoja 49% /Asakura 0%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Pantoja 3.97/Asakura 0.00

Defense: Pantoja 50% /Asakura 0%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Pantoja 2.61/Asakura 0.00

Takedown Accuracy: Pantoja 47%/Asakura 0%

Takedowns defended: Pantoja 68%/Asakura 0%

Submission average: Pantoja 0.8/Asakura 0.0

UFC Picks

Pantoja is listed as almost a 3-1 favorite in UFC betting odds over Asakura in this fight. One thing I have noticed over the years is that when a fighter is making his UFC debut and is favored by the oddsmakers, he almost always wins but when he is the underdog he almost always loses. That fact alone has me leaning toward Pantoja in this fight. The problem I have is that I despise laying big prices and Pantoja is almost a 3-1 favorite in MMA betting odds. The rounds are listed at 2.5 in this fight which is a little surprising considering both fighters are considered finishers. I think going under the rounds total in this fight is the best option and we actually get a slight plus price of +110 in UFC odds. I’ll go under the rounds total in this fight.

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Card & Odds

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