Ciryl Gane is favored against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Gane is unbeaten in his career at 8-0, while Volkov is 33-8. There are a total of six fights on the main card, and eight fights on the preliminary card, with all 14 fights to be shown on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Gane and Volkov and UFC picks. UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 26 with six fights on the main card and eight preliminary bouts, with all 14 fights on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Betting
Ciryl Gane (8-0, 8-6 UFC)
Gane came into the UFC with a record of 3-0 and he is 5-0 in the UFC. He is coming off a unanimous decision win against Jairzinho Rozenstruik in February. Gane won by TKO against Junior dos Santos last December, won a unanimous decision against Tanner Boser in December of 2019, won by submission against Don’Tale Mayes in October of 2019 and won by submission against Raphael Pessoa in August of 2019. Gane has been a pro since 2018 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Alexander Volkov (33-8, 7-2 UFC)
Volkov came into the UFC with a record of 26-6 and he has seven wins and two losses in the UFC. He is 3-2 in his last five fights. He is coming off a TKO win against Alistair Overeem in February. Volkov won by TKO against Walt Harris in October of last year, lost to Curtis Blaydes by unanimous decision in June of last year, won a unanimous decision against Greg Hardy in November of 2019 and won by knockout against Derrick Lewis in October of 2018. Volkov has been a pro since 2009 and he has 22 wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has 15 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Gane 5.04 / Volkov 4.88
Striking Accuracy: Gane 55% / Volkov 59%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Gane 1.85 / Volkov 2.48
Defense: Gane 69% / Volkov 56%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Gane 1.13 / Volkov 0.66
Takedown Accuracy: Gane 26% / Volkov 70%
Takedowns defended: Gane 100% / Volkov 66%
Submission average: Gane 0.5 / Volkov 0.2
UFC Picks
The winner of this fight could be in a line for a future title shot. Gane is unbeaten and there is every reason to believe he is going to stay that way. Volkov has a good UFC record at 7-2, but I am not impressed with who he has beaten. His last three wins were against Overeem, Harris and Hardy. There is no question that Gane is better than those three. I think Gane is still being underrated and that the price of less than 2-1 in this fight is a bargain. I will take Gane to get the win on Saturday night.
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Card & Odds
Heavyweight - Alexander Volkov +139 vs. Ciryl Gane -175
Welterweight - Michel Prazeres +211 vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov -275
Featherweight - Justin Jaynes +139 vs. Charles Rosa -175
Bantamweight - Timur Valiev +176 vs. Raoni Barcelos -225
Light Heavyweight - Isaac Villanueva +146 vs. Marcin Prachnio -185
Lightweight - Jai Herbert +197 vs. Renato Moicano -255
Lightweight - Damir Hadžovic -145 vs. Yancy Medeiros +115
Light Heavyweight - Kennedy Nzechukwu -135 vs. Danilo Marques +105
Women's Bantamweight - Julija Stoliarenko +270 vs. Julia Avila -365
Featherweight - Daniel Pineda +180 vs. Andre Fili -231
Welterweight - Tim Means -150 vs. Nicolas Dalby +120
Light Heavyweight - Ovince St. Preux +136 vs. Tanner Boser -171
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