King Green vs Mauricio Ruffy Pick, 03/08/2025 Predictions UFC 313 Odds

King Green vs Mauricio Ruffy

UFC 313

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 8, 2025

King Green will enter the Octagon against Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 313 on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The opening line has Green priced at +360 while Ruffy is priced at -470.

King Green will be looking to add a win to his record of 32-16-1 (1 NC). The 38-year-old weighs 155 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 71". Mauricio Ruffy measures in at 5'11" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 11-1-0. The 28-year-old reaches 75". With respect to significant strikes, King Green is landing 6.43 per min while Mauricio Ruffy lands 4.70 significant strikes per minute. Green is connecting on 53% of the significant strikes he tries while Ruffy is landing 59%. In terms of defending themselves, Green takes 3.73 significant strikes per min and Ruffy absorbs 4.76. Green also defends against 62% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Ruffy is able to stop 60% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Regarding takedowns, King Green is the more apt wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.23 times per 15 minutes. Green is finishing his takedown attempts on 39% of his attempts and stopping 74% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Ruffy is scoring a takedown on 15% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 85% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Green is the lesser skilled fighter by attempting 0.3 finishes per 3 rds while Ruffy attempts 0.8 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his previous bout, King Green went up against Paddy Pimblett and wound up taking the loss by way of a triangle choke in round 1. Pimblett ended up landing 10 of 16 total strikes attempted in that fight. Green finished this fight landing 15 of 21 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Pimblett ended up landing 8 of 13, giving him a percentage of 61%. He landed 2 of 4 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Green ended up landing 71% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 15 of 21. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 2 of 6 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Pimblett and 100% of them connected on by Green were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Mauricio Ruffy, he went up against James Llontop and wound up taking home the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Llontop landed 83% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance while Ruffy ended up connecting on 85% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Ruffy landed 59% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 67 of 113. He connected on 53 of 97 significant strikes directed at the head. Llontop landed 90 of 236 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 29 of 143 directed at the head. In regard to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Llontop ended up connecting on 112 of 260 while Ruffy landed 74 of 120 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Curtis Blaydes takes on Rizvan Kuniev. Blaydes walks into the Octagon holding a record of 18-5-0 (1 NC). The 34-year-old is fighting at 265 lbs and stands in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter stretches 80". Kuniev comes in at 6'4" and weighs 240 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 12-2-1 (1 NC). The 32-year-old stretches 76". Regarding grappling, Curtis Blaydes takes his opponents to the canvas 5.69 times per 3 rds while Rizvan Kuniev takes his opponents to the mat 2.82 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Blaydes is landing 3.54 strikes per minute and is landing 50% of his attempted strikes. Joining him in the Octagon is Rizvan Kuniev, who tags the opposition on 72% of the strikes he attempts and connects on 5.82 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Rei Tsuruya is set to enter the Octagon against Joshua Van. Van looks to add a victory to his record of 12-2-0. The 23-year-old is fighting at 125 lbs and stands 5'5". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 65". Tsuruya stands 5'6" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a record of 10-0-0. The 22-year-old reaches 68". Regarding takedowns, Joshua Van prevents 80% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown tries on 63% of the times he tries. Tsuruya is finishing his takedowns on 50% of the attempts he tries and deflects 50% of all takedown tries against him. With reference to striking, Van is taking 5.82 strikes/minute and he deals 8.88 strikes per minute. Tsuruya, on the contrary, takes 1.31 strikes per minute and is dealing 2.28 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mauricio Ruffy (-470)

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