Rong Zhu vs Kody Steele Pick, 02/08/2025 Predictions UFC 312 Odds

Rong Zhu vs Kody Steele

UFC 312

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Rong Zhu will enter the Octagon against Kody Steele at UFC 312 on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The opening moneyline has Zhu at +180 while Steele is at -218.

Rong Zhu steps into the cage with a mark of 25-6-0. The 24-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 72". Kody Steele comes in at 5'9" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 7-0-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 71". In terms of significant strikes, Rong Zhu connects on 5.45 per min and Kody Steele connects on 5.27 significant strikes per min. Zhu lands 51% of the significant strikes he tries and Steele is connecting on 40%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, Rongzhu allows 5.80 significant strikes per min while Steele allows 5.27. Zhu also defends 44% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Steele curbs 60% of the shots thrown in his direction.

When it comes to grappling, Rong Zhu is the more apt wrestler as he takes his opponents down 1.85 times per 15 minutes. Zhu is taking his opponents to the canvas on 62% of his attempts and is stuffing 85% of all takedown tries against him. Steele is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 85% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of subbing the opposition, Zhu is less apt at going for the finish by going for 0.2 subs per 3 rds while Steele tries 0.5 subs per 3 rds.

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In his previous bout, Rong Zhu squared up with Chris Padilla and took a loss on the night by an eye injury to Rongzhu in round 2. Padilla landed 73 of 110 total strikes attempted in that fight. Zhu ended the night having landed 49 of 88 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Padilla ended up landing 68 of 105, which gave him a rate of 64%. He landed 36 of 51 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Zhu ended up landing 55% of his significant strikes by sticking 49 of 88. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 26 of 61 to the head. 91% of the significant strikes connected on by Padilla and 87% of them connected on by Zhu were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Kody Steele, he squared up with Chasen Blair and wound up getting the win by way of a punch to the body in round 2. Blair landed 100% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Steele ended up landing 95% of his significant strikes at distance. Steele ended up connecting on 40% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 48 of 118. He ended up connecting on 32 of 98 significant strikes aimed at the head. Blair ended up connecting on 48 of 122 significant strikes in that battle. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 39 of 108 directed at the head. Discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Blair landed 49 of 123 and Steele was 53 of 123 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to watch out for

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Jonathan Micallef opposes Kevin Jousset. Micallef will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 7-1-0. The 25-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and measures 6'0". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 77". Jousset comes in at 6'2" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 10-3-0. The 31-year-old reaches 75". In the grappling category, Jonathan Micallef takes his opponents down 4.97 times per 15 minutes while Kevin Jousset is able to score a takedown 1.05 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Micallef tags his opponents 0.33 strikes/min and is connecting on 25% of the strikes that he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Kevin Jousset, who is connecting on 56% of the strikes he attempts and is landing 7.73 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Anshul Jubli is set to enter the Octagon against Quillan Salkilld. Salkilld steps into the cage with a record of 7-1-0. The 25-year-old weighs 155 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter reaches 75". Jubli measures in at 6'0" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a record of 7-1-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 69". In the category of takedowns, Quillan Salkilld is able to thwart 85% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents down on 40% of his attempts. Jubli is finishing his takedowns on 18% of his tries and stops 63% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With reference to striking, Salkilld is absorbing 4.27 strikes per minute while he is landing 5.40 per min. Jubli, on the other side, absorbs 5.61 strikes/minute and is dishing out 6.48 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rong Zhu (+180)

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