Font vs. Garbrandt Betting Prediction & Pick (UFC Fight Night 188)

The headliner of the UFC Fight Night 188 is the Font vs. Garbrandt clash. The two fighters meet in a bout that could propel the winner up in the UFC Bantamweight Rankings. The two are already pretty high, but could go even higher – Rob Font is #3, Cody Garbrandt is #4.

The fight could even put one of them in the conversation for the UFC Bantamweight title. As a reminder, Garbrandt used to have the championship belt in his possession in 2016. Font never had it, but his recent winning streak (3 straight UFC wins) makes him one of the potential candidates.

But, before they start to think about the UFC Bantamweight Championship, they need to get over the Font vs. Garbrandt bout. Obviously, both will be determined to win, but who’s going to have their hand lifted skyward at the end of the fight?

Font vs. Garbrandt Preview

UFC Fight Night 188 Info

• When: Saturday, May 22, 2021
• Where: UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV
• How to Watch: UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+

Font vs. Garbrandt Odds

Font vs. Garbrandt Tale of the Tape

Rob Font Hoping to Keep His Winning Run Ongoing

Font seems to be getting better and better as time goes by. He’s riding on the wave of three straight wins. The first of those was a win over Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision. It happened in December 2018.

A year later, he beat Ricky Simon, again by unanimous decision. This fight was named the Fight of the Night of the UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik.

Font’s most recent venture in the octagon was his most impressive fight. Last December, we saw him winning against Marlon Moraes by TKO in Round 1. For this, Rob Font was awarded the Performance of the Night accolade.

The TKO win against Moraes was Font’s eighth knockout win in his career. What’s interesting is that he’s never lost a fight by this method of victory.

Cody Garbrandt Dreaming of the Title (Again)

If what you’re read so far in this Font vs. Garbrandt preview made you think Font’s a knockout expert, wait to read about Garbrandt!

This guy has won 10 of his 12 professional wins by knockout. Only two times did his fights go the distance – and he won both times.

Furthermore, each of his three professional losses happened by knockout. What’s interesting is that those defeats happened in a row, from November 2017 to March 2019.

After getting KO-ed in three straight fights, Garbrandt returned to his winning ways in June 2020. At UFC 250, we saw him knocking out Rafael Assuncao, for which he earned the Performance of the Night bonus.  

Font vs. Garbrandt Betting Prediction

In an interview he gave in March, Rob Font spoke about being excited for ‘fireworks’ he believes are going to happen in Font vs. Garbrandt fight. He suggested that both he and his opponent will try to get a knockout win as soon as possible.

We from theFatCatBet.com have to agree with him. This is going to be a fantastic fight for MMA fans, who will probably get to witness another spectacular knockout.

FatCatBet’s Font vs. Garbrandt Betting Pick:

• Method of Victory – KO/TKO