Kai Kara-France is favored against Mark De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night 157 on Saturday, August 31 in Shenzhen, China. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Kara-France is 19-7 in his career, while De La Rosa is 11-2 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 157, with the headliner a bout between Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN. Let’s look at the bout between Kara-France and De La Rosa and UFC picks.
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Kai Kara-France (19-7, 2-0 UFC)
Kara-France came into the UFC with a record of 17-7 and he has two wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Elias Garcia by unanimous decision and Raulian Paiva by split decision. Kara-France’s last loss in his career was against Tatsumitsu Wada by unanimous decision on December 29, 2016. Kara-France has been a pro since 2010 and he has nine wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Kara-France said this to nzherald.co.nz about his upcoming fight against De La Rosa, “I'm not going to rush anything and I'm just going to feel it out and see what Mark wants to do and go from there. I'm ready to go wherever this fight goes. My cardio's where it should be so once I see an opening I'm going to keep the pressure on until I break him. I know the style of fights the Chinese people like. It's that stand up, high intensity, action packed style and if you see my track record, that's my style. I feel like I'm going to bring the best Kai that the UFC have seen yet.”
Mark De La Rosa (11-2, 2-2 UFC)
De La Rosa came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has two wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Elias Garcia by rear-naked choke submission and Joby Sanchez by split decision; while losing to Tim Elliott by anaconda submission and Alex Perez by unanimous decision. De La Rosa has been a pro since 2014 and he has one win by TKO and six by submission. He has three first round finishes.
De La Rosa said this to bjpenn.com about his upcoming fight against Kara-France, “I’ve seen some of his fights and watched him on The Ultimate Fighter, but I haven’t seen too much. It’s a fight, anything can happen, but I’m definitely going to have a ground game and BJJ advantage.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Kara-France 4.80 / De La Rosa 2.72
Striking Accuracy: Kara-France 41% / De La Rosa 39%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Kara-France 2.77/ De La Rosa 3.34
Defense: Kara-France 67% / De La Rosa 53%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Kara-France 1.00/ De La Rosa 0.69
Takedown Accuracy: Kara-France 28% / De La Rosa 20%
Takedowns defended: Kara-France 90% / De La Rosa 50%
Submission average: Kara-France 0.0 / De La Rosa 0.3
UFC Picks
The price is a little high, but Kara-France has looked really good in the UFC, while De La Rosa has been up and down. I will lay the price and take Kara-France and also play the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 157 takes place at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Arena in Shenzhen, China on Saturday, August 31, with five fights on the main card on ESPN+ headlined by Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang and seven preliminary bouts on ESPN.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight - Jessica Andrade -180 vs. Weili Zhang
Welterweight - Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos -300 vs. Li Jingliang
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -198 vs. Mark De La Rosa
Featherweight - Movsar Evloev -1008 vs. Lu Zhenhong
Women's Flyweight - Mizuki Inoue -145 vs. Wu Yanan
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Welterweight - Kenan Song -120 vs. Derrick Krantz
Middleweight - Anthony Hernandez -170 vs. Jun Yong Park
Bantamweight - Andre Soukhamthath -185 vs. Su Mudaerji
Light Heavyweight - Khadis Ibragimov -305 vs. Da Un Jung
Lightweight - Damir Ismagulov -195 vs. Thiago Moisés
Women's Bantamweight - Karolline Rosa Cavedo -115 vs. Lara Fritzen Procopio
Bantamweight - Batgerel Danaa -118 vs. Heili Alateng
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