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Jared Cannonier as Gregory Rodriguez. Forecast for the fight
The fighter of the Absolute Fighting championship in the middleweight category Jared Cannonier will face Gregory Rodriguez. The fight will take place on February 16 as part of the UFC Fight Night 251 tournament in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex venue. The approximate start of the fight is 04:50 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in a duel with the Brazilian and which bets to choose? — read in our forecast
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Jared Cannonier
USACurrent form
Jared Cannonier became the Alaska Fighting Championship champion in 2014 and almost immediately signed a contract with the Dana White League. The Killa Gorilla performs in the UFC with varying success, but nevertheless managed to get into the rating of the organization. The 40-year-old American is ranked seventh in the division's list. He has 17 wins (nine by knockout, five by decision, three by submission) and eight defeats. Cannonier lost in the last two fights, losing in August 2024 to Cayo Borrallo (unanimous decision), and before that to Nassurdin Imavov (unanimous decision) from France. Before two unsuccessful fights, he defeated Italian Marvin Vettori (unanimous decision) and his compatriot Sean Strickland (split). Jared holds a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting betting trends
The success rate of Cannonier takedowns is 47 percent.
Gregory Rodrigues
BrazilCurrent form
Gregory Rodriguez is a former SMASH Global champion. In the spring of 2021, the Brazilian won the Legacy Fighting Alliance belt, and in the summer he made his debut in the world's strongest mixed martial arts championship. Robocop has won the last three fights in a row. In July 2024, he defeated Englishman Christian Leroy Duncan (unanimous decision), and before that defeated American Brad Tavares (technical knockout, third round) and Russian Denis Tyululin (knockout, first round). The 32-year-old Rodriguez has 16 wins (nine by knockout, three by decision, four by submission) and five defeats. The Latin American holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting betting trends
The success rate of Rodriguez's takedowns is 42 percent.
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Bet Rodriguez Wins by Knockout
Rodriguez's knockout victory statistics are 63 percent
2.44Tip and bets
Bookmaker analysts consider Rodriguez to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. In their opinion, Cannoneer won't have much chance of success. In general, it is worth agreeing with them. The American is clearly already tired of professional sports and has been on a long-awaited vacation for a long time. The Brazilian, in case of victory, will have to enter the UFC rating.Absolutely, he will do everything in his power to achieve his goal.
Our prediction is that Rodriguez will win in 1.43
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