UFC 305 odds, predictions, preview, time, Perth fight card: Du Plessis vs Adesanya pics, props by MMA expert

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will try to defend his title against two-time champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Saturday night. Adesanya hasn’t fought since last September, while du Plessis is coming off a split decision win at UFC 292 in January. Adesanya is a -120 favorite (risk $120 to win $100) in UFC 305 odds as he aims to win the title for a third time. Which fighter should you back in your UFC 305 bets?

Saturday’s main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET, while the prelims will start at 8 p.m. ET. Other bouts on the card include Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg (-190) in a flyweight showdown and Mateusz Gamrot (-440) vs. Dan Hooker in the lightweight division. Before making any of the UFC 305 picks or placing any UFC prop bets on sites like PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy or Sleeper Fantasy, make sure you check out MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Daniel Vithlani.

Vithlani made her SportsLine debut in January 2023 and won the main card for UFC 283 with a 5-0 record and has been a consistent winner ever since. Over the last 13 UFC pay-per-view events, Vithlani has gone 10-6 on main-card picks and her selections have netted her followers over $1,200 in profit over that span.

His key work includes predicting an unexpected win for Sean O’Malley (+210) against Aljamain Sterling (-250) as part of the 4-1 main card at UFC 292, and his UFC 299 winners include underdog picks Poirier (+190) against St. Denis (-230) and Michael Page (+110) against Kevin Holland (-130). Anyone who has followed him has seen the massive returns.

Now, with UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya just around the corner, Vithlani has studied the UFC fight card from top to bottom and released his top picks. You can see those selections only at SportsLine.

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya preview

Adesanya ruled the middleweight division for three and a half years, starting with winning the interim UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 236 in April 2019 and then becoming the unified champion at UFC 243 in October of that year. He began his UFC career 23-1, with the only loss coming when he moved up a weight class to challenge Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title in March 2021. Adesanya owns the second-longest win streak (12) in UFC middleweight division history, a streak that ended when he lost the belt via TKO to Alex Pereira in November 2022.

While Adesanya won the title back in a rematch five months later – thus making him the only two-time UFC middleweight champion in the promotion’s history – The Last Stylebender then lost the title to Sean Strickland in an upcoming bout. Du Plessis would then defeat Strickland for his first UFC championship in January 2024. The South African fighter is undefeated in his UFC career (7-0) and part of a nine-fight winning streak overall.

Du Plessis (21-2) has a much more diverse arsenal than Adesanya (24-3) as the latter has not won a decision by submission in any of his 27 career bouts. Adesanya has a kickboxing background and is tied with Anderson Silva for the most knockdowns (13) in the history of the UFC middleweight division. As for Du Plessis, he has 10 wins via submission, nine via knockout and two via decision in his career as he has a background in judo, wrestling, BJJ and kickboxing.

According to the tale of the tape, Du Plessis is five years younger and doesn’t have the fatigue of Adesanya, as the former champion also has over 80 pro boxing and kickboxing bouts. However, Adesanya has the edge in terms of measurements, standing three inches taller with a four-inch reach and a 1.5-inch leg reach advantage. Both fighters are close to each other in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings as Du Plessis enters UFC 305 at No. 11 in the promotion, while Adesanya is No. 13. You can see more UFC 305 picks at SportsLine.

UFC 305 Predictions

We’ll share one of Vithalani’s UFC 305 picks here: He’s backing Jairzinho Rozenstruik (-250) to prevail over Tai Tuivasa (+205) in a heavyweight bout on the main card. Tuivasa’s career has gone downhill after he knocked out Derrick Lewis in the second round in 2022. He has since lost four consecutive bouts, each time being knocked out before the bout was completed.

Rozenstruik is not only as strong as Tuivasa, but he has better conditioning and defense. He lands his best punches when countering, and Tuivasa struggles to hide his shots. Tuivasa has suffered so many injuries in recent years that Vithalani may not consider backing him in this fight.

“Tuivasa’s best chance is to catch Rozenstruik with a flurry of punches and catch him with a looping shot,” Vithlani told SportsLine. While that’s certainly possible, I think Tuivasa is too outmatched against a balanced striker like Rozenstruik.” You can see more UFC 305 picks at SportsLine.

How to get selected for UFC 305

Vithlani has strong picks for Du Plessis vs. Adesanya and other bouts on the UFC 305 card. He’s also backing an underdog who is “a much more dangerous striker” and will emerge with a big win. Those picks and his complete analysis are available only at SportsLine.

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UFC 305 odds, fight card

Check out the complete UFC 305 picks list, predictions, best bets here.
Dricus du Plessis (+100) vs. Israel Adesanya (-120)
Kai Kara-France (+160) vs. Steve Erceg (-190)
Mateusz Gamrot (-440) vs. Dan Hooker (+340)
Tai Tuivasa vs. (+205) Jairzinho Rozenstruik (-250)
Li Jingliang (+275) vs. Carlos Prates (-350)
Junior Tafa (-130) vs. Walter Walker (+110)
Joshua Culibao (-140) vs. Ricardo Ramos (+118)
Casey O’Neal (+125) vs. Luana Santos (-150)
Jack Jenkins (-700) vs. Herbert Burns (+500)
Tom Nolan (-1200) vs. Alex Reyes (+750)
Song Kenan (-170) vs. Ricky Glenn (+143)
Stewart Nichol (-240) vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar (+200)