UFC events continue with another installment of UFC on ABC this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Welterweights are set to clash this weekend when UFC veteran Daniel Rodriguez welcomes 25-year-old Irishman Ian Garry to the top 15 of the division.
Read along for a full fight breakdown and the official Rodriguez vs Garry prediction ahead of placing your bets this weekend.
Rodriguez vs. Garry Information
Daniel Rodriguez vs Ian Garry
Location of the game: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC.
Date and Time: Saturday, May 13. 3:00 PM ET.
How to Watch: ABC | ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Rodriguez is looking to bounce back from a tough submission loss to Neil Magny last November.
Garry is riding a ton of momentum into this weekend. He is coming fresh off a beautiful third-round TKO finish over Kenan Song in March.
Rodriguez vs. Garry Betting Analysis
Daniel Rodriguez
“D-Rod” is one of the tougher fighters on the UFC roster. After shifting his streetfighting skills into a real, high-level martial arts skillset, Rodriguez has accumulated an impressive 17-3 record with 12 finishes–8 TKO/KO and 4 submissions.
Rodriguez is 7-2 inside the UFC, averaging 12:50 of fight time inside the octagon. He is 6’1” southpaw that will be bringing the pressure to the young Garry. D-Rod has unbelievable striking numbers, averaging 7.42 significant strikes landed per minute, and absorbing 5.22.
Ian Garry
Garry, a young and very talented prospect, is coming into this fight with an unblemished 11-0 professional record with four UFC bouts under his belt already. He has 6 TKO/KO victories and one submission win as well. He will enjoy a slight length and height advantage over Rodriguez, along with a tricky orthodox stance to combat the southpaw style.
The Irishman has some impressive striking numbers himself. He is averaging 6.79 significant strikes landed, with only 4.19 absorbed per minute in the octagon. He fights with high volume, but most importantly high accuracy at 56% striking.
Updates
No injuries have been reported to the UFC or North Carolina Athletic Commission.
Rodriguez vs. Garry Betting Preview
Before getting to a Rodriguez vs Garry prediction, we need to take a peek at the UFC odds for this bout.
Kind of surprisingly, Ian Garry is a sizeable -260 betting favorite over the +220 underdog in Rodriguez. Since it’s still early in fight week, make sure you check the sportsbooks closer to fight night to see any available prop bets as well.
Oddsmakers must see what we see in Garry. He is young and inexperienced, but with 4 UFC bouts done and gone, he seems to only get better and more confident. If you follow Garry on any social media account, you can see how hard he works and how much better he is getting in a short period of time.
Rodriguez hasn’t really fought anybody that has as much talent as Garry, but we have seen him struggle against the tall, lengthy fighters like Magny in his last bout.
Rodriguez vs. Garry Betting Prediction
We know how tough UFC predictions are to make; these fighters are so good, and they are all such competitive fights–even this fight between the No.15 guy and an unranked prospect will show the fans some high-level skills.
It isn’t hard to possibly see this being the first hiccup in Garry’s career. Facing a tough, battle-tested veteran with a great chin, lots of power, and slick boxing skills.
- But for the official Rodriguez vs Garry prediction, Garry will get his hand raised on Saturday.
Garry is going to be too slick on the feet. It is going to be a technical fight from the beginning. Once Garry gets comfortable with the speed and power of Rodriguez, he will get into his flow-state and start really putting combinations together on a stationary Rodriguez.
Don’t be surprised if Garry scored another third-round knockout. The kid has shown some electrifying skills. But he for sure starts slow and needs to get hit in the mouth a few times to turn it on.
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