Jun Yong Park vs Gregory Rodrigues Odds, Preview and Prediction, October 23 (10/23): UFC
- Kv13
- Oct 21, 2021, 4:47:55 PM
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Odds
Time (Preliminary Card) | 1:00 p.m. EST |
Jun Yong Park money line | -115 |
Gregory Rodrigues money line | -105 |
Key stats
Jun Yong Park | Gregory Rodrigues | |
Height | 5'10 | 6'3 |
Weight | 185 | 185 |
Reach | 73' | 76' |
Record | 12-4 | 10-3 |
Streak | W3 | W3 |
Last 5 | 4-1 | 4-1 |
Preview
The preliminary card headliner comes in the Middleweight division, as Jun Yong ‘The Iron Turtle’ Park takes on Gregory ‘Robocop’ Rodrigues. Since dropping his UFC in August of 2019, Park has righted the ship, winning three consecutive fights. The most recent win came via majority decision against the dangerous striker Tafon Nchukwi. Meanwhile, Rodrigues comes into this fight off a successful UFC debut win over Dusko Todorovic. A fight where the Brazilian pretty much dominated each round. The victory was Rodrigues’ third consecutive and ninth in the last ten.
Prediction
This is an intriguing fight, as Jun Yong Park has used his wrestling to aid him in this three-fight winning streak. However, not only does Gregory Rodrigues boast solid takedown defense, but he is an excellent grappler. This creates a conflict of interest for Park, who does have a solid jab, but has very much relied on taking his foes down since dropping his UFC debut. Rodrigues though will be a tall task. The Brazilian is a physical specimen who is big for the weight class. With legitimate knockout power and physical strength, Rodrigues has a bright future should he be able to continue to make 185 pounds.
As for a prediction, I have Rodrigues. I think a combination of the Brazilian’s size and skills is going to make it hard for Park to implement his game. I foresee Rodrigues keeping the fight upright, outpointing Park on the feet. Even a takedown or two could be in the works for Rodrigues, whose physical strength may be unmatched in the Middleweight division. So with all that said, I’m going to predict that Rodrigues wins this fight via decision.
PICK: Gregory Rodrigues (-105)
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