UFC 312 is scheduled to take place on 8th February, 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The Main card consists of five fights which include two championship fights. Of the two championship bouts one is in the women’s division and other is in the men’s division.
Check out the fights which are scheduled in the main card :-
Dricus Du Plessis (22-2-0) vs. Sean Strickland (29-6-0) – Middleweight Championship Bout
Zhang Weili (25-3-0) vs. Tatiana Suarez (11-0-0) – Women’s Strawweight Championship Bout
Justin Tafa (7-4-0, 1NC) vs. Tallison Teixeira (7-0-0) – Heavyweight Bout
Jimmy Crute (12-4-1) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (12-2-0) – Light Heavyweight Bout
Jake Matthews (20-7-0) vs. Francisco Prado (12-2-0) – Welterweight Bout
As the UFC 312 event comes closer, MMA fans have started speculating as to who is going to win. Here in this article we will take a look at the Betting Favorites and predict a winner.
UFC 312 Main Event match: Dricus Du Plessis (C) vs. Sean Strickland
The main event of UFC 312 is headlined by Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland. This is the second time both fighters are fighting for the championship. Earlier both met each other at UFC 297 which resulted in the favor of Du Plessis by split decision. As per betting odds the South African is the favorite to win the rematch with -205 to the challenger’s +170.
Strengths of Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland
Both players are equally matched in terms of physical appearance and secured a win in their respective last fights.
Du Plessis is the current champion and has a win streak of 11 matches. His strength is takedown attack along with striking combinations and unyielding adaptability with maximum wins by submission followed by 9 knockout wins.
Strickland has more experience at highest level of competition, technical striking and is comfortable to finish fights in early rounds as possible with his explosive striking.
Weakness of Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland
Strickland shows discomfort in the grounded attacks whereas Du Plessis lacks in experience as compared to Strickland.
Prediction – Dricus Du Plessis retains
Co-Event for Women’s Strawweight championship: Zhang Weili (C) vs. Tatiana Suarez
In the co-main event, the women’s strawweight title will be on the line where Zhang Weili with enough experience will aim to retain her title match. Tatiana Suarez, on the other hand, will try to accomplish her goal with a win and continue her unbeaten streak. The odds shows +102 for Weili whereas -122 for Suarez.
Strength of Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez
Zhang Weili is known for her versatile striking and experience. She has 11 knockouts wins to her resume whereas Tatiana is known to work on her weaknesses which has helped her to set an 11-fight unbeaten streak.
Weakness of Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez
In comparison to Weili’s striking, her defensive game is not effective which has cost her in some matches before whereas Suarez has suffered multiple injuries in her past. Due to her history with injuries, her durability has been compromised to an extent. She also lacks in terms of experience in comparison to Zhang Weili.
Pick – Tatiana Suarez
Battle for UFC 312 Heavyweight Championship
Well odds favors Justin Tafa owing to his KO/TKO wins in all victories but Tallison Teixeira is capable to mold matches in his favors with the help of his physical advantage. UFC 312 is all set to witness a striking bout between these two players.
Strength of Justin Tafa and Tallison Teixeira
Justin Tafa is known for his knockout power as all of his wins have come via KO/TKO which shows his explosive striking whereas Tallison Teixeira with long arms and height allows him to attack the opponent from a distance. Due to this odds favored him with -135 over Tafa’s +114.
Weakness of Justin Tafa and Tallison Teixeira
Justin Tafa’s history with injuries and aggressive striking style allows his opponents enough time to counter attack his strikes. Whereas, Tallison Teixeira’s inexperience in high level matches along with underdeveloped takedown approach could cause him problems.
Pick – Tallison Texeira
Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato – Light Heavyweight Bout
The next fight is for the Light Heavyweight Championship between Australian fighter Jimmy Crute and Brazilian fighter Rodolfo Bellato. Both have their different abilities and styles which will be the decisive reason for this match. Odds favors Bellato with -166 over Cryte +132.
Strength of Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato
Jimmy Crute shows awesome control on the ground as he gets excellent grip on the ground which allows him to secure a win on the mat. On the other hand, Bellato’s strength is his striking accuracy as most of his wins have came via KO/TKO. The records also reflect how much time he has to perfectly land his punches. Due to this reason the odds support him.
Weakness of Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato
The last 4 matches of Jimmy Crute were not in his favor which lowers his confidence as well as the injuries suffered in past times might go against him. Whereas Bellato’s game level lacks in longer bouts.
Pick – Rodolfo Bellato
Jake Matthews Vs. Francisco Prado – Welterweight Bout
Australian fighter Jake Matthews will be competing in a bout against Francisco Prado in the welterweight division. Matthews is much more experienced than the Prado and will try to defend his title against the rising star. Odds are in favor of Matthews -230 to Prado’s +190.
Strength of Jake Matthews and Francisco Prado
Jake Matthews shows all round performance as his wins are not particularly focused to a specific finishing move and win by various methods. For this match he is far too experienced and has a striking defense of 2.54 significant strikes per minute whereas Francisco Prado is young and aggressive fighting style which shows his attacking strike 4.58 significant strikes per minute.
Weakness of Jake Matthews and Francisco Prado
Jake Matthews is known for his slow start which can create chaos if his opponent takes advantage of this and his hip impingement which costs his mobility and durability. Whereas Prado lost his last match and his young explosive strength could backfire in front of an experienced player. That may be the the reason odds favors Matthews.
Pick – Jake Matthews
Do tune in this weekend to enjoy the live action of the power packed match card.
REDDAVENI SAISNEHA 
Ashvinkumar Patil