UFC on ESPN 26: Ferreira vs Baudot 07/17/2021 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be following up a great fight card with another interesting event with UFC on ESPN 26. This will be another closed-door affair inside the UFC Apex located in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Fight Pass and Pay Per View are great ways for fans to experience the matches safely at home. A lightweight matchup will cap off the evening as Islam Makhachev goes against Thiago Moises. Rodrigo Nascimento will be featured in the undercard as he takes on Alan Baudot for a heavyweight action. Opening the evening, it is seen in the sports gambling site that Rodrigo Nascimento will be the heavy favorite to win over Alan Baudot.
UFC on ESPN 26: Ferreira vs Baudot 07/17/2021
| When: | Saturday, July 17, 7:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC on ESPN 26: Ferreira vs Baudot 07/17/2021 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira | -335 | Alan Baudot | +275 |
Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira
Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira carries a colorful ring name as “Yogi Bear” and his hometown is located at Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in Brazil. He gets to train at the famous American Top Team stable. Ferreira is just at his prime age of 28 years old and he has only lost once in nine professional bouts. This fighter is natural at the heavyweight division and six of his wins came from submissions. After a successful debut match against Don’Tale Mayes in UFC on ESPN 8, Ferreira tasted his first professional loss in the hands of Chris Daukaus. That happened in UFC Fight Night 179 as he got knocked out at the 45-second mark in the first round.
Alan Baudot
Alan Baudot has an interesting ring name as “The Black Samurai” and he flew all the way from Lyon, France to be in this match. He stands at six-foot-three and gets to represent the MMA Factory. Baudot tips the scales for this fight at 246 pounds. This heavyweight now has a professional MMA record of 8-2. Seven of those wins came from knockouts and the other loss was a DQ. Coming to the UFC, Baudot was a fighter that fought in numerous organizations. His debut fight in the UFC didn’t go well and that happened just this October. He got knocked out by Tom Aspinall in the first round at the 1:35 mark.
Ferreira vs Baudot Betting Numbers
| Record | 8-1-0 | 8-2-0 |
| Last Fight | Loss | Loss |
| Country | Brazil | France |
| Height | 6’3″ | 6’2″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 243 | 246 |
| Reach (in) | 79 | 80 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 25% | 88% |
| Win by Submission | 75% | 0% |
| Decisions | 0% | 0% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 1.89 | 4.23 |
| Striking accuracy | 25% | 55% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 10.11 | 4.32 |
| Striking defense | 36% | 42% |
| Takedown average | 0.00 | 2.70 |
| Takedown accuracy | 0% | 100% |
| Takedown defense | 0% | 100% |
| Submission average | 0.00 | 2.70 |
Ferreira vs Baudot Betting Picks
Alan Baudot’s UFC debut was quite disappointing and he looks like a fighter that has not adjusted to the competition in the organization. Experts who bet on sports see another win for Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira via knockout.
