Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font face off in a catchweight bout at UFC Nashville at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cory Sandhagen vs Rob Font Odds
Sandhagen is the favorite sitting at -345 while Font is the underdog sitting at +275. The total rounds sit at 4.5 rounds with the over paying at +100.
Cory Sandhagen Betting Preview
Cory Sandhagen was originally supposed to face off against Umar Nurmagomedev but Nurmagomedev had to pull out. Sandhagen sits with a 16-4 record overall and he has won two fights in a row. In his last fight against Marlon Vera, it was a split decision, but he was able to secure the win. Sandhagen outstruck Vera 128-58 and he also had three takedowns. Sandhagen is averaging 5.98 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 3.9 significant strikes per minute. He is averaging 0.89 takedowns every 15 minutes and is successful on 21 percent of his takedown attempts. He also stops 64 percent of his opponents takedown attempts.
Rob Font Betting Preview
On the other side of this matchup is Rob Font who sits with a 20-6 record overall but he has lost two of his last three fights. Two fights ago against Marlon Vera, he outstruck him 271-159, but he was knocked down three times in that fight and that led to the unanimous decision loss. In his last fight against Adrian Yanez he was able to secure the victory by knockout a little over halfway through the first round. Font is averaging 6.96 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 4.03 significant strikes per minute. In this fight, Font is going to need to have a strong chin to take some damage.
Shane’s Free Pick
Font was knocked down three times in his last fight, and he’s going to struggle in this fight. Sandhagen looked good in his last fight and he has a ton of power in his hands. Even with that though, Font has never been knocked out, and his chin is going to be strong again here. Sandhagen is going to wear down Font, and he’s going to dominate the fight, but he’s not going to get the finish. Back Sandhagen to win by decision.