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Betting on Marina Rodriguez’s UFC Fights in 2022–23

Marina Rodriguez is an MMA fighter with a truly impressive record. She is from Bage, Brazil, and started fighting in 2013. In 2015, Rodriguez started her professional MMA career, and while fighting mostly in Brazil, she made a record of 9 wins to 0 losses before she entered Dana White's Contender Series Brazil. The competition was made to find new talents and bring unrated fighters to the main stage, where they could go on to win professional contacts with the UFC. Rodriguez fought against Maria de Oliveira Neta and won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Her performance won her a contract with the UFC.

Marina Rodriguez Career Highlights

Rodriguez faced Randa Markos at the UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders, in her UFC debut. Both fighters produced a great performance and ultimately the fight was ruled a draw. In her next fight, she faced Jessia Aguilar. It was held at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje, and Rodriguez finally got her first victory on the main stage when she beat Aguilar via unanimous decision.

Her next best accomplishment came in 2921 when Rodriguez beat Amanda Ribas at UFC 257. She put her opponent on the back foot in the first round and then won via technical knockout in the second round. The performance earned Rodriguez a Performance of the Night award. At UFC Fight Night 194, Rodriguez won her first Fight of the Night award when she beat Mackenzie Dern via unanimous decision.

In 2022, she fought at UFC 272 against Yan Xianon. Rodriguez won the fight by split decision. In 2022, Rodriguez fought at the UFC Fight Night 214. She faced Amanda Lemos, another Brazilian fighter. Though Rodriguez had more experience than Lemos, she lost the fight in the third round via technical knockout. Though the loss hurt Rodriguez, she still has one of the best records in MMA and is expected to return in 2023 in full force.

Marina Rodriguez MMA Statistics

Height: 170 cm
Weight: 52 kg
Division: Strawweight, Flyweight (current)
Reach: 165 cm
MMA record: 16 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws. 6 wins by knockout, 1 win by submission, 9 wins by decision. 1 loss by knockout, 1 loss by decision

MMA Awards:

1x Performance of the Night, 1x Fight of the Night

Interesting Bets on Marina Rodriguez for 2023

Though her last big fight ended in a loss, Marina Rodriguez still has an enviable MMA record. She looks set to return to the high-profile fights in 2023 and there will be many chances to redeem her loss. She also may be a solid candidate to win the Flyweight Championship, if she can build momentum and secure fights against top opponents. Naturally, there will be plenty of betting possibilities on her fights. Fight-winner bets are a good way to go with Rodriguez, but for punters who want to find bets with longer odds, there are many betting markets that will give good value payouts for even the smallest stakes.

Winning Round

This bet requires you to not only pick the fighter but to also pick the round in which the fight will be won. Rodriguez has won fights in the first round, second round, and third round, which opens up the possibilities. The good thing about that is the odds will not be short on any of the rounds, and you can benefit greatly if you can pick the correct round. If you want to do more research to give yourself a better chance, it is useful to check who Rodriguez will be fighting. Look out for hints and clues such as does her opponent usually last the full three rounds, does she usually win by knockout or submission, or by decision (in which case the fight goes the full three rounds), and her record in her previous fights.

Method of Victory

Method of victory bets require you to choose how Rodriguez will win her fight. She can either win the fight by decision, submission, or technical knockout/knockout/disqualification. Her statistics lean heavily on decision and knockouts - winning 6 of her 20 fights by knockout and 9 by decision. She has also won by submission but that came only once.

Double Chance Method of Victory

If you are hesitant to pick a method of victory bet, then you can always increase your chances of winning by placing a double chance bet. This is basically a bet that covers two out of the three possible method of victory options, and so you have a far larger chance of winning. It does come at reduced odds, but these will still be longer than simply betting on Rodriguez to win the fight. If you use her MMA record as a reference, then you will see that 15 out of her 16 victories either came by technical knockout or decision. She only won once via submission. The statistic indicates that if she will win a fight, she is most likely to win by knockout or decision.

Live Betting

When a fight begins then the pregame betting markets will be replaced with the live betting markets. Here, you will find many bets relating to the fight in full and also to specific rounds. If you are watching the game, you will have a great advantage as you can pick up some indicators as to whether Rodriguez has what it takes to win. It is not enough just to watch the game though, as the odds for all the bets will be changing constantly. To find the best odds, it is best to place your bets as early as possible.