Manny Bermudez is favored against Charles Rosa at UFC on ESPN 6 on Friday, October 18 in Boston, Massachusetts. This event is one of seven fights on the preliminary card on ESPN2. Rosa is 11-3 in his career, while Bermudez is 14-1 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN2 at UFC on ESPN 6, with the headliner a bout between Dominick Reyes and Chris Weidman. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN2. Let’s look at the bout between Rosa and Bermudez and UFC predictions.
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Charles Rosa (11-3, 2-3 UFC)
Rosa came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has two wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Sean Soriano by D'Arce choke submission, and Kyle Bochniak by unanimous decision; while losing to Dennis Siver by unanimous decision, Yair Rodríguez by split decision, and Shane Burgos by TKO. Rosa has been a pro since 2012 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Rosa said this to salemnews.com about his upcoming bout against Bermudez, “He’s a tough guy and he was having trouble making weight at 135 pounds, and they made him move up. For me, 145 is the perfect weight. I’ve never had much of a problem making it, and I’m never the smallest guy in that class.”
Manny Bermudez (14-1, 3-1 UFC)
Bermudez came into the UFC with a record of 11-0 and he has three wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Albert Morales by guillotine choke submission, Davey Grant by technical submission, and Benito Lopez by guillotine choke submission; while losing to Casey Kenney by unanimous decision. Bermudez has been a pro since 2015 and he has one win by TKO and 11 by submission. He has 11 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Rosa 3.85 / Bermudez 2.21
Striking Accuracy: Rosa 36% / Bermudez 57%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Rosa 4.00/ Bermudez 2.74
Defense: Rosa 51% / Bermudez 48%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Rosa 2.93/ Bermudez 2.81
Takedown Accuracy: Rosa 34% / Bermudez 50%
Takedowns defended: Rosa 50% / Bermudez 0%
Submission average: Rosa 1.1 / Bermudez 3.4
UFC Predictions
Rosa hasn’t fought in almost two years, so we really don’t know what we are going to get with him, but he is fighting close to him in Massachusetts and he is 2-0 in his career in Boston. Bermudez is coming off a loss, so he should be motivated to get the win, but I am not thrilled about laying almost 2-1. I don’t know that Rosa will be in shape to go the distance in this one, so I see him going for a quick finish. I will take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC on ESPN 5 takes place at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, October 18, with six fights on the main card on ESPN2 headlined by Dominick Reyes vs. Chris Weidman and seven preliminary bouts on ESPN2.
Main Card (ESPN2)
Light Heavyweight - Dominick Reyes -160 vs. Chris Weidman
Featherweight - Jeremy Stephens -115 vs. Yair Rodríguez
Heavyweight - Greg Hardy -275 vs. Ben Sosoli
Lightweight - Jonathan Pearce -120 vs. Joe Lauzon
Women's Flyweight - Maycee Barber -125 vs. Gillian Robertson
Middleweight - Darren Stewart -115 vs. Deron Winn
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
Featherweight - Manny Bermudez -165 vs. Charles Rosa
Women's Flyweight - Molly McCann -350 vs. Diana Belbita
Featherweight - Kyle Bochniak -125 vs. Sean Woodson
Bantamweight - Boston Salmon -155 vs. Randy Costa
Welterweight - Sean Brady -250 vs. Court McGee
Heavyweight - Tanner Boser -140 vs. Daniel Spitz
Middleweight - Kevin Holland -170 vs. Brendan Allen
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