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UFC 98 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff | Gambling Pick
By Matt D. | April 27, 2009
Ex Navy Seal Brandon Wolff
Welterweights:
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Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida (-500 at BetUs)
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Name (Odds)
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Brandon Wolff (+300 at BetUs)
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10-3-0 (1-1 in UFC)
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Record
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7-3-0 (0-1 in UFC)
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Japan
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Country
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United States
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Tokyo Yellow Mans
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Team
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MMAD
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34
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Age
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33
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida is a good fighter trying to make a name for himself in the UFC. His first UFC bout was a win over War Machine at UFC 84. After that he fought and was knocked out by Josh Koscheck at UFC – Fight for the Troops in December of 2008. Other than that Yoshida has notable victories over Dan Hardy, Akira Kikuchi, Matt Cain, and Katsuya Inoue.
Brandon Wolff has had a less distinguished career. The Hawaiian native doesn’t really have any great victories, but he has won 4 of his last five fights with the only loss during that period coming against the undefeated Ben Saunders. Wolff also has some knockout power. Three of his seven wins have come by TKO.
I don’t think that Wolff is the most likely winner in this fight, but given he is +300 I think he just barely has the 25% chance of victory he needs to make this a good bet. This is a line I will definitely be keeping a close eye on as UFC 98 draws closer.
My Pick: Brandon Wolff (+300)
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