Diego Rivas is going up against Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night 129 on Saturday in Santiago, Chile. This event is one of six fights on the main card that can be seen on FS1. Rivas is 7-1 in his career, including 2-1 in the UFC, while Cannetti is 7-3 in his career, including 1-2 in the UFC. There are a total of six fights on the main card, with the headliner a bout between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on FS2 and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Rivas and Cannetti and UFC predictions.
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Diego Rivas (7-1, 2-1 UFC)
Rivas came into the UFC with a record of 5-0 and he has two wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Noad Lahat by KO and Rodolfo Rubio by unanimous decision while losing to Jose Alberto Quinonez by unanimous decision. Rivas has been a pro since 2011 and has two wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has a total of three first round finishes.
There is a lot of pressure on Rivas, as he is without question the most popular fighter from Chile on the card. He has not fought in Santiago since December of 2011 when he was with MFC. Rivas has not fought anyone in almost a year and that fight was a unanimous decision loss to Quinonez. This is a huge fight for Rivas, as he looks to bounce back from the only loss in his career.
Guido Cannetti (7-3, 1-2 UFC)
Cannetti came into the UFC with a record of 6-1 but he hasn’t been that great in the UFC, as he has one win and two losses. He defeated Hugo Viana by unanimous decision while losing to Henry Briones by submission and Kyung Ho Kang by submission. Cannetti has been a pro since 2007 and has three wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has a total of six first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Rivas 1.33 / Cannetti 3.23
Accuracy: Rivas 37% / Cannetti 52%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Rivas 2.35/ Cannetti 1.80
Defense: Rivas 51% / Cannetti 57%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Rivas 1.70 / Cannetti 3.38
Accuracy: Rivas 80% / Cannetti 54%
Takedowns defended: Rivas 63% / Cannetti 88%
Submission average: Rivas 0.8/ Cannetti 0.0
UFC Predictions
There is no reason to think Cannetti is going to win this fight against Rivas. Cannetti has fought three times in the UFC and has just a single win. Rivas has two wins in his three previous UFC bouts. He looks to have more talent and he also will be fighting with a huge home crowd edge. I will take Rivas to get the win on Saturday. This fight also should be one that doesn’t go the distance, as both fighters have combined for nine first round finishes. I will also take this bout to go under the rounds total.
UFC Fight Night 129 takes place on Saturday, May 119, 2018 at Movistar ArenainSantiago, Chile with a welterweight match between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman as the event headliner. There are six fights on the main card on FS1 and seven preliminary bouts, with four on FS2 and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Welterweight – Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman
Women’s Strawweight – Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez
Light Heavyweight – Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes
Women’s Flyweight – Veronica Macedo vs. Andrea Lee
Bantamweight – Diego Rivas vs. Guido Cannetti
Welterweight – Vicente Luque vs. Chad Laprise
Preliminary Card (FS2)
Welterweight – Zak Cummings vs. Michel Prazeres
Flyweight – Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Women’s Strawweight – Poliana Botelho vs. Syuri Kondo
Featherweight – Gabriel Benitez vs. Humberto Bandenay
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight – Enrique Barzola vs. Brandon Davis
Bantamweight – Henry Briones vs. Frankie Saenz
Lightweight – Claudio Puelles vs. Felipe Silva
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