Matthew Lowrimore
UFC 314 takes place on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. It features a UFC Featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes as the Main Event.
Here are our UFC 314 best bets, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC 314 Main Card fights scheduled for Saturday.
UFC 314 Main Card Best Bets
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Alexander Volkanovski ML over Diego Lopes (-125)
The Main Event at UFC 314 will see Alexander Volkanovski take on Diego Lopes. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight division and will be for the UFC Featherweight title. Volkanovski enters this fight with an MMA record of 26-4 and 13-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 6.16 significant strikes and has a striking accuracy of 56%. Volkanovski absorbs 3.44 significant strikes and has a striking defense of 58%. As for his grappling, Volkanovski is averaging 1.78 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 37% and a takedown defense of 70%.
Volkanovski is only a slight favorite in this fight but still looks to be a bet worth making. Admittingly, he has been struggling recently, winning just 1 of his last 3 fights. However, Volkanovski has a ton more experience compared to Lopes and has held a UFC title multiple times in his career. Given that this is the first title fight for Lopes, backing Volkanovski to win will be our best bet.
Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Freire – Fight to go the Distance – No (+105)
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC 314 will see Yair Rodriguez take on Patrico Freire. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight division.
Given that Rodriguez is the huge favorite, we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Rodriguez has seen his last 4 fights end inside the distance, while Freire has seen 24 of his 36 career MMA fights do the same. Even though this is the UFC debut for Freire, we will be backing this fight to end inside the distance.
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Jean Silva Win by KO/TKO over Bryce Mitchell (-105)
The second fight on the Main Card at UFC 314 will see Bryce Mitchell take on Jean Silva. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight division. Silva enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-2 and 5-0 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.26 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 53%. Silva absorbs 4.14 strikes and has a striking defense of 58%. Silva has been a decent grappler in the UFC, averaging 0.73 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 50% and a takedown defense of 80%.
Because Silva is the massive favorite, we will be looking to back the method by which Silva could win. Silva has won each of his last 4 UFC fights by KO/TKO. He has superior striking ability compared to Mitchell, and his takedown defense is strong enough to nullify the advantage Mitchell has in grappling. For that reason, backing Silva to win by KO/TKO will be our best bet.
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