Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes Prediction & Betting Tips - UFC 325
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by Devesh Jaganath | in UFC Predictions
The Ultimate Fighting Championship heads Down Under to Sydney for UFC 325 this weekend, headlined by Alexander Volkanovski taking on Diego Lopes for the featherweight title. The Great has a pro record of 24-4-0, while Lopes is 27-7-0. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Alexander Volkanovski will be making his return to the Octagon for the first time in nine months since beating Lopes at UFC 314 to reclaim the vacated title by unanimous decision.
The Great had lost back-to-back title matches before that, but he almost tripled Lopes’ significant strikes in the last match and won four of the five rounds without question.
The Aussie is the shorter of these fighters at 5’6” and has a slightly shorter reach of 71”. He lands 6.18 significant strikes per minute with a 56% striking accuracy and averages 1.67 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, since losing his title bout to Volkanovski at UFC 314, Diego Lopes faced Jean Silva in September last year and ended the fight in the second round with a spinning backfist.
While Lopes clearly struggled to dominate Volk in their first match, he did drop the Aussie in the second round after softening him up with some early grappling. That could be the tactic for him in this match as well.
Lopes stands 5’11” and has a 72” reach. He lands 4.10 significant strikes per minute with a 48% striking accuracy, and averages 0.79 takedowns per 15 minutes.
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Alexander Volkanovski - Diego Lopes Key Points
- Alexander Volkanovski has only lost three fights in the UFC (all title bouts).
- Alexander Volkanovski beat this opponent by unanimous decision in his last fight.
- Alexander Volkanovski has never lost a match via a decision.
- Five of Diego Lopes’ seven losses have been via a decision.
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Our Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes Prediction
There are a few questions around what sort of shape Alexander Volkanovski is in coming into this bout, as he has not fought in nine months and suffered two bruising defeats to Topuria and Makhachev before that.
However, the manner in which Volk controlled Lopes in their previous fight was extremely impressive, and if this one goes the distance, which is what we expect to happen, we fancy the Aussie to get the decision on the scorecards again. Our Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes prediction is Alexander Volkanovski wins.
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