Cory Sandhagen is favored against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font on Saturday, August 5 in Nashville, Tennessee. This event is one of 12 fights on ESPN/ ESPN+. Sandhagen is 16-4 in his career, while Font is 20-6 in his career. There are a total of 12 fights, all on ESPN/ ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font. Let’s look at the bout between Sandhagen and Font and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font takes place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, August 5 with 12 fights, all on ESPN/ ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font Betting
Cory Sandhagen (16-4, 9-3 UFC)
Sandhagen came into the UFC with a record of 7-1 and he has nine wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Austin Arnett by TKO, Iuri Alcântara by TKO, Mario Bautista by arm-bar submission, John Lineker by split decision, Raphael Assunção by unanimous decision, Marlon Moraes by TKO, Frankie Edgar by KO, Song Yadong by TKO, and Marlon Vera by split decision; while losing to Aljamain Sterling by rear-naked choke submission, T.J. Dillashaw by split decision, and Petr Yan by unanimous decision. Sandhagen has been a pro since 2015 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Rob Font (20-6, 10-5 UFC)
Font came into the UFC with a record of 10-1 and he has 10 wins and five losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Ricky Simón by unanimous decision, Marlon Moraes by TKO, Cody Garbrandt by unanimous decision, and Adrian Yanez by TKO; while losing to José Aldo by unanimous decision and Marlon Vera by unanimous decision. Font has been a pro since 2011 and he has nine wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Font said this to middleeasy.com about his upcoming fight against Sandhagen, “It’s a scary fight. I guess it gets me going. This guy’s beaten everybody I’ve lost to so this is, in a way, a rematch for me. If I can go out there and beat him. Obviously, this is kind of like MMA math, but I get those (losses) back. He’s smart. He’s dedicated to the sport. He doesn’t make a bunch of mistakes. He seems real focused on whatever he wants to do and he sticks to his game plan. He’s tough man. You’ve seen him in a couple of bad spots that he just kind of stuck through it. He gets the job done. Everywhere, he’s well-rounded (and) lengthy. This is one of those opportunities that you just can’t turn down because this puts me right back into that conversation of the ultimate goal, which is wearing that strap.” Font went on to say, “He’s a real dedicated professional and he seems like he’s real technical and strategic. He’s not going to try and just brawl with me. He’ll be moving and I also don’t want to be chasing him around so it’s more of like, doing what I want to do. Conserve energy in spots where I need to conserve, and then explode. Making it a dirty/technical fight at the same time when the opportunity presents itself.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Sandhagen 5.98 /Font 6.46
Striking Accuracy: Sandhagen 44% /Font 46%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Sandhagen 3.90/Font 4.03
Defense: Sandhagen 57% /Font 56%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Sandhagen 0.89 /Font 1.01
Takedown Accuracy: Sandhagen 21% /Font 36%
Takedowns defended: Sandhagen 64% /Font 55%
Submission average: Sandhagen 0.3 /Font 0.4
UFC Picks
Should Sandhagen really be almost a 3-1 favorite against Font? I don’t know that Sandhagen is that much better than Font. I know Sandhagen has a slightly better resume, but I don’t think this is a mismatch at all. I think Font is worth a small flyer at the big price. I think the better play, however, is the rounds. This fight has all the looks of a war that has a chance to go the distance. I’ll go over the rounds total as the top UFC pick for this fight.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 8/05 |
Rob Font |
+231 |
| Cory Sandhagen |
-305 |
| 8/05 |
Jessica Andrade |
+289 |
| Tatiana Suarez |
-395 |
| 8/05 |
Dustin Jacoby |
+124 |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu |
-155 |
| 8/05 |
Aleksa Camur |
+140 |
| Tanner Boser |
-176 |
| 8/05 |
Gavin Tucker |
+120 |
| Diego Lopes |
-150 |
| 8/05 |
Ludovit Klein |
+168 |
| Ignacio Bahamondes |
-215 |
| 8/05 |
Damon Jackson |
+138 |
| Billy Quarantillo |
-174 |
| 8/05 |
Carlston Harris |
+127 |
| Jeremiah Wells |
-160 |
| 8/05 |
Cody Durden |
+135 |
| Jake Hadley |
-170 |
| 8/05 |
Asu Almabaev |
-175 |
| Ode Osbourne |
+139 |
| 8/05 |
Raoni Barcelos |
+168 |
| Kyler Phillips |
-215 |
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