Farid Basharat vs Kleidison Rodrigues Pick, 9/2/2023 Predictions UFC Paris Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/28/2023

Farid Basharat vs Kleidison Rodrigues

UFC Paris

Accor Arena in Paris, France

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Farid Basharat will take on Kleidison Rodrigues at UFC Paris on Saturday, September 2, 2023. The opening odds have Basharat priced at -310 while Rodrigues is priced at +250.

Farid "Ferocious" Basharat holds a mark of 10-0-0. The 26-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 71". Kleidison "KR" Rodrigues measures in at 5'5" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 8-2-0. The 27-year-old reaches 67". Regarding significant strikes, Farid Basharat is landing 5.80 per minute and Kleidison Rodrigues is landing 6.00 significant strikes per minute. Basharat lands 63% of the significant strikes he attempts while Rodrigues connects on 61%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "Ferocious" allows 2.43 significant strikes per min and "KR" allows 3.00. Basharat also defends against 60% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Rodrigues thwarts 49% of the strikes thrown his way.

ufc picks Farid Basharat predictions best bet odds

UFC Paris	Farid Basharat	Kleidison Rodrigues
Opening Odds	-310	+250
Record	10-0-0	8-2-0
Average Fight Time	15:00	10:20
Height	5'8"	5'5"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	71"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	5.80	6.00
Striking Accuracy	63%	61%

Regarding takedowns, Farid Basharat is the more skilled wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 3.00 times per 15 minutes. Basharat is finishing his takedown attempts on 60% of his tries and is stopping 83% of all takedown attempts. Rodrigues is taking his opponents down on 25% of the takedowns he attempts and thwarting 66% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Basharat is less apt at going for the finish by attempting 0.7 finishes per 3 rounds while Rodrigues looks to get 1.0 submission per 3 rds.

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In his last fight, Farid Basharat squared up with Da'Mon Blackshear and wound up taking home the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Blackshear ended up landing 91 of 164 total strikes attempted in that contest. Basharat ended the night having landed 76 of 115 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Blackshear landed 46 of 117, which means his percentage was 39%. He finished the fight landing 23 of 79 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Basharat ended up landing 60% of his significant strikes by connecting on 58 of 96. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 36 of 70 to the head. 78% of the significant strikes connected on by Blackshear and 72% of them connected on by Basharat were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Kleidison Rodrigues, he battled Shannon Ross and got a win for the night via punches to the body in round 1. Ross landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Rodrigues landed 64% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Rodrigues connected on 63% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 14 of 22. He ended up landing 8 of 16 significant strikes aimed at the head. Ross landed 1 of 4 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 0 of 1 directed at the head. In regard to total strikes that he threw in that fight, Ross was 1 of 4 and Rodrigues connected on 16 of 24 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Manon Fiorot opposes Rose Namajunas. Fiorot will be looking to add a win to her record of 10-1-0. The 33-year-old weighs in at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 65". Namajunas measures in at 5'5" and tips the scales at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 12-5-0. The 31-year-old extends her reach 65". In the grappling category, Manon Fiorot takes her opponents to the mat 1.69 times per 15 minutes and Rose Namajunas is able to score a takedown 1.61 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, Fiorot is landing 6.58 strikes/min and connects on 42% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Rose Namajunas, who is landing 40% of the strikes she attempts and is connecting on 3.66 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Serghei Spivac is set to square up against Ciryl Gane. Gane comes into this bout holding a record of 11-2-0. The 33-year-old weighs in at 245 lbs and comes in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter reaches 81". Spivac measures in at 6'3" and records a weight of 260 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 16-3-0. The 28-year-old has a reach of 78". In terms of wrestling, Ciryl Gane is stopping 45% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents down on 21% of the times he tries. Spivac is taking his opponents to the mat on 65% of his attempts and thwarts 70% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the matter of striking, Gane is taking 2.25 strikes per minute and he is connecting on 5.08 strikes/min. Spivac, at the same time, is absorbing 2.84 strikes/min and dishes out 3.79 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kleidison Rodrigues (+250)

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