Jordan Espinosa is favored against Mark De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo on Saturday, June 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN. Espinosa is 14-7 in his career, while De La Rosa is 11-4 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on ESPN on Saturday night with the headliner a bout between Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, with all seven on ESPN and ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Espinosa and De La Rosa and UFC predictions.
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Jordan Espinosa (14-7, 1-2 UFC)
Espinosa came into the UFC with a record of 13-5 and he has one win and two losses in the UFC. He won his UFC debut with a unanimous decision victory against Eric Shelton last March but then lost to Matt Schnell by first-round submission in August of last year and he was submitted by Alex Perez in the first round in January of this year. Espinosa got his chance in the UFC after defeating Rilley Dutro in Dana White’s Contender Series in July of 2018. Espinosa has been a pro since 2012. He has two wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has seven first-round finishes.
Mark De La Rosa (11-4, 2-4 UFC)
De La Rosa came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has two wins and four losses in the UFC. He lost to Raulian Paiva by 2nd round knockout in February, lost by unanimous decision to Kai Kara-France in August of last year, lost by unanimous decision to Alex Perez last March, won a split decision against Joby Sanchez in November of 2018, won by 2nd round submission against Elias Garcia in July of 2018 and lost by 2nd round submission to Tim Elliott in December of 2017. De La Rosa has been a pro since 2014 and he has one win by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has three first-round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Espinosa 4.25/ De La Rosa 3.28
Striking Accuracy: Espinosa 55% / De La Rosa 36%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Espinosa 3.00/ De La Rosa 4.26
Defense: Espinosa 56% / De La Rosa 53%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Espinosa 0.85/ De La Rosa 0.66
Takedown Accuracy: Espinosa 20% / De La Rosa 15%
Takedowns defended: Espinosa 83% / De La Rosa 42%
Submission average: Espinosa 0.4 / De La Rosa 0.2
UFC Predictions
You can make a case that the loser of this fight might be out of the UFC. When I look at the stats I see the advantage for Espinosa in every single category. This has all the looks of a fight that is going to be decided on the mat, and although it is not much of an edge, I have to give Espinosa a slight advantage. I will lay the small price and take Espinosa in this fight. UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, June 13 with five fights on the main card, headlined by Jessica Eye vs. Cynthia Calvillo and seven preliminary bouts. All 12 bouts will be shown on ESPN/ESPN+.
Main Card ESPN/ESPN+
Women's Flyweight - Jessica Eye -118 vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Middleweight - Marvin Vettori -200 vs. Karl Roberson
Bantamweight - Merab Dvalishvili -380 vs. Ray Borg
Featherweight - Andre Fili -230 vs. Charles Jourdain
Bantamweight - Jordan Espinosa -155 vs. Mark De La Rosa
Preliminary Card ESPN/ESPN+
Lightweight - Kevin Aguilar -170 vs. Charles Rosa
Women's Bantamweight - Julia Avila -471 vs. Gina Mazany
Flyweight - Ryan Benoit -122 vs. Tyson Nam
Featherweight - Jordan Griffin -180 vs. Darrick Minner
Women's Flyweight - Mariya Agapova -185 vs. Hannah Cifers
Welterweight - Anthony Ivy -190 vs. Christian Aguilera
Women's Flyweight - Ariane Lipski vs. Luana Carolina
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