Tanner Boser is favored against Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai on Saturday, June 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of eight fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Latifi is 14-8 in his career, while Boser is 19-7-1 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai, with the headliner a bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Latifi and Boser and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Betting
Ilir Latifi (14-8, 7-6 UFC)
Latifi came into the UFC with a record of 7-2 and he has seven wins and six losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has two wins and four losses. He defeated Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision and Ovince Saint Preux by technical submission; while losing to Ryan Bader by KO, Corey Anderson by unanimous decision, Volkan Oezdemir by KO, and Derrick Lewis by unanimous decision. Latifi has been a pro since 2008 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Tanner Boser (19-7-1, 3-2 UFC)
Boser came into the UFC with a record of 16-5-1 and he has three wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Daniel Spitz by unanimous decision, Philipe Lins by KO, and Raphael Pessoa by TKO; while losing to Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision and Andrei Arlovski by unanimous decision. Boser has been a pro since 2012 and he has 10 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Boser said this to sportskeeda.com about his upcoming fight against Latifi, “Well, if it’s a brawl, then it’s a brawl. But, I mean, I hope it’s not a brawl. I hope it’s just me winning the fight the whole time and not having to engage in a brawl. But I’m willing to. The way I see it playing out, like, I’m going to have to weather the storm. Like, he punches hard. He comes forward well, and he’s going to try and wrestle me. I know. It’d be stupid if he didn’t. So, he’s going to do that. I’m just going to have to get up. If he’s going to take me down, I’ll get up or I’ll push. I’ll get off the cage. And right away, I’ve just got to, you know, make it known that I don’t care. You can try and wrestle, and I’m here to fight.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Latifi 2.01/ Boser 4.54
Striking Accuracy: Latifi 40% / Boser 55%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Latifi 2.84/ Boser 2.70
Defense: Latifi 56% / Boser 63%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Latifi 2.02/ Boser 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Latifi 32% / Boser 0%
Takedowns defended: Latifi 100% / Boser 100%
Submission average: Latifi 0.4/ Boser 0.0
UFC Picks
Latifi has been struggling in the UFC lately and is trying to snap a three-fight losing streak, so it is no surprise he is listed as the underdog in this fight. The problem I have with taking Boser is that he hasn’t been anything special in the UFC. I lean toward Latifi simply because of the price, but I’ll make the top play the rounds to go over the total.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Card & Odds
Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai +100 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik -130
Heavyweight: Walt Harris +139 vs. Marcin Tybura -175
Heavyweight: Ilir Latifi +158 vs. Tanner Boser -200
Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio -115 vs. Miguel Baeza -115
Women's Flyweight: Maryna Moroz +127 vs. Manon Fiorot -160
Featherweight: Youssef Zalal +146 vs. Sean Woodson -185
Lightweight: Alan Patrick +228 vs. Mason Jones -300
Women's Flyweight: Montana De La Rosa -270 vs. Ariane Lipski +207
Middleweight: Antonio Arroyo +194 vs. Tom Breese -250
Lightweight: Claudio Puelles +161 vs. Jordan Leavitt -205
Middleweight: Roman Dolidze -150 vs. Laureano Staropoli +120
Middleweight: Gregory Rodrigues +127 vs. Dusko Todorovic -160
Welterweight: Francisco Trinaldo +194 vs. Muslim Salikhov -250
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