A Brazilian event is back on the UFC fight schedule for the first time. This since the dawn of the COVID-19 outbreak when we saw an eerie UFC Fight Night 170 card with no crowd in attendance in an empty arena. Now let’s take a closer look at the opening bout matchup of this weekend’s main card, middleweights Rodolfo Vieira and Armen Petrosyan.
Vieira vs. PetrosyanPicks
UFC Pick: Vieira will lock up a submission
Read more for the official Vieira vs Petrosyan betting prediction ahead of placing your bets this weekend.
Vieira vs. Petrosyan Information
Rodolfo Vieira vs Armen Petrosyan
Location of the fight: Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date and Time: Saturday, November 04. 9:00 PM ET Main card start
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
- Vieira is coming off a submission win over Cody Brundage in April.
- Petrosyan is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Christian Leroy Duncan in June.
Vieira vs. Petrosyan Betting Analysis
Rodolfo Vieira
Vieira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a professional record of 9-2 with 1 TKO and 8 submissions under his belt at 34. Starting as a BJJ practitioner and submission grappler. Vieira is one of the most decorated grapplers to ever fight in MMA. He won gold at the 2015 ADCC World Championship at 99kg, 5 gold medals at the BJJ world championships, 2 gold medals at the Pan-Am Games, 2 European Championship golds. Also, he’s won the AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro a whopping 7 times.
“The Black Belt Hunter” is arguably the most dangerous submission artist on the entire UFC roster right now and has a 100% finish rate. He’s listed at 6’0” with a 73” reach. And averages more takedowns per 15 minutes (3.70) than significant strikes per minute (3.36).
Armen Petrosyan
Petrosyan is an Armenian professional mixed martial artist with a record of 9-2 with 6 TKO/KOs and no submissions at the age of 32. He has a background in Muay Thai and kickboxing after making the move to Italy from Armenia as a young man. He’s a two-time Italian champion and European titleist. His professional kickboxing record is 70-22-1 with 27 KOs.
“Superman” is listed at an impressive 6’3” with a 71” reach while fighting out of mainly the orthodox stance. The world-class kickboxer averages 5.97 significant strikes landed and only 3.03 significant strikes absorbed per minute in the UFC octagon. Petrosyan’s 36% takedown defense is going to be put to the test this weekend.
Vieira vs. Petrosyan Betting Preview
You can’t make the Vieira vs Petrosyan betting prediction without previewing the betting lines and studying the film on both guys. This is a very interesting matchup between two men with completely different martial arts backgrounds. Two who just happened to meet in the sport of MMA after mastering their original disciplines.
UFC bets are made based on the odds that sportsbooks have available for the public to bet on. For this bout, the moneyline is currently even at -110 a piece for both guys as fight week starts. This bout is also favored to end inside the distance -200 with both of these fighters having their own elite finishing abilities.
Who Will Prevail?
After watching the film on both guys, the fight outcome will be determined by who can implement their game plan better. These two have completely different skill sets and it will be a clash in the octagon.
Vieira continues to get better on the feet. But he needs to take this fight to the ground as quickly and efficiently as possible. He is very dangerous once he has his hands on you. So Petrosyan will be in a lot of trouble if he can’t use his footwork to stay away from Vieira.
Petrosyan can take a lot from the Chris Curtis fight against Vieira. He should try to pressure the Brazilian into the cage and land heavy shots as often as possible early on in the fight. These shots can slow the grappling down and make Vieira tired.
Vieira vs. Petrosyan Betting Prediction
This is a very tough fight to make a Vieira vs Petrosyan betting prediction on. UFC predictions are already so difficult, and this fight is a 50/50 odds matchup.
The official prediction is Vieira will lock up a submission at the first opportunity he gets to take this fight to the ground. His c reativity and toughness will allow him to find that moment and take advantage of it. The best bet to make would be to have this fight ending inside the distance with either man getting a finish.
- UFC Pick: Vieira will lock up a submission
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