Ciryl Gane is favored against Alexander Volkov 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. Gane is 12-2 in his career, including 9-2 in the UFC, while Volkov is 38-10 in his career, including 12-4 in the UFC. 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 Gane and Volkov 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
Ciryl Gane (12-2, 9-2 UFC)
Gane came into the UFC with a record of 3-0 and he has nine wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Raphael Pessoa by arm-triangle choke submission, Don'Tale Mayes by heel hook submission, Tanner Boser by unanimous decision, Junior dos Santos by TKO, Jairzinho Rozenstruik by unanimous decision, Alexander Volkov by unanimous decision, Derrick Lewis by TKO, Tai Tuivasa by KO, and Serghei Spivac by TKO; while losing to Francis Ngannou by unanimous decision and Jon Jones by guillotine choke submission. Gane has been a pro since 2018 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Alexander Volkov (38-10, 12-4 UFC)
Volkov came into the UFC with a record of 26-6 and he has 12 wins and four losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has five wins and one loss. He defeated Marcin Tybura by unanimous decision, Jairzinho Rozenstruik by TKO, Alexander Romanov by TKO, Tai Tuivasa by Ezekiel choke submission, and Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision; while losing to Tom Aspinall by straight armbar submission. Volkov has been a pro since 2009 and he has 24 wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has 17 first round finishes.
Tom Aspinall said this to sherdog.com about the upcoming fight between Gane and Volkov, “I think it’s a 50-50 fight. I know they fought before, and it was an absolute stinker—the first one was terrible. Since I fought Volkov, he's improved a lot. He’s changed his training situation, and Gane has been inactive. Gane seems to fight once a year against opponents who suit him quite well. It’s hard to say; Volkov has been very active. I think he fought four or five times since we fought a couple of years ago, which is a lot for an elite heavyweight. I still think it's a close fight, though, because I believe Gane is very good and smart, but I think it’ll be a lot closer than the last one, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Volkov pulled it off.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Gane 5.49 /Volkov 5.13
Striking Accuracy: Gane 60% /Volkov 57%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Gane 2.19/Volkov 3.00
Defense: Gane 63% /Volkov 55%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Gane 0.58/Volkov 0.45
Takedown Accuracy: Gane 21%/Volkov 63%
Takedowns defended: Gane 50%/Volkov 73%
Submission average: Gane 0.5/Volkov 0.2
UFC Picks
Gane is listed as more than a 3-1 favorite in UFC odds to win this fight. These two fought in June of 2021 and it was a unanimous decision win for Gane. Despite what Aspinall said, I don’t think much has changed since that time for either fighter. Gane should win this fight, but I am not laying the big price. They went the distance in the first fight and that is probably what will happen this time around, but the rounds are listed at 2.5 with the over priced at 3-1 in UFC betting odds. I lean toward the fight going the distance again, but I don’t want to lay the big price. The UFC picks have gone really well for me for the most part and I usually like to play the rounds, but I hate laying big prices. I guess a small parlay of Gane and over the rounds total would be the best option in this fight.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 12/07 | Kai Asakura | +221 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | -290 |
| 12/07 | Ian Machado Garry | +277 |
| Shavkat Rakhmonov | -375 |
| 12/07 | Alexander Volkov | +251 |
| Ciryl Gane | -335 |
| 12/07 | Kron Gracie | +550 |
| Bryce Mitchell | -912 |
| 12/07 | Themba Gorimbo | -155 |
| Vicente Luque | +124 |
| 12/07 | Aljamain Sterling | +197 |
| Movsar Evloev | -255 |
| 12/07 | Doo Ho Choi | +110 |
| Nate Landwehr | -140 |
| 12/07 | Bryan Battle | -241 |
| Randy Brown | +187 |
| 12/07 | Dominick Reyes | -333 |
| Anthony Smith | +250 |
| 12/07 | Joshua Van | -155 |
| Cody Durden | +124 |
| 12/07 | Chase Hooper | -1025 |
| Clay Guida | +595 |
| 12/07 | Max Griffin | -127 |
| Michael Chiesa | -103 |
| 12/07 | Lukasz Brzeski | +421 |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu | -630 |
| 12/07 | Eryk Anders | +100 |
| Chris Weidman | -130 |
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