Rinya Nakamura vs. Fernie Garcia Betting Analysis and Prediction
With the UFC making its return to Asia, bringing a stacked card to an incredible fan base, let’s take a closer look at this matchup, including one of the most exciting prospects on the entire roster. Undefeated Japanese prospect Rinya Nakamura is set to face Fernie Garcia on the main card this weekend.
Read more about this bantamweight bout here and get an official Nakamura vs Garcia prediction before making your UFC bets this weekend.
Rinya Nakamura vs Fernie Garcia
Location of the game: Singapore Indoor Stadium. Kallang, Singapore.
Date and Time: Saturday, August 26. 8:00 AM ET main card start.
How to Watch: ESPN+
Nakamura is coming off an impressive first-round KO over Toshiomi Kazama in just 33 seconds last February in his UFC debut.
Garcia is looking to bounce back from a decision loss to Brady Hiestand last November.
Nakamura is one of the most interesting Japanese MMA prospects we have ever seen. Coming from a freestyle wrestling background where he won the U23 World Championships in 2017, then retired from wrestling to pursue MMA, Namamura brings a skillset that pretty much no fighter has from that region of the world.
Nakamura is a 5’7” bantamweight with a 68” reach that came from the UFC’s “Road to UFC” tournament, where he scored two first-round finishes and then capped it off with a quick KO in his official UFC debut earlier this year. We haven’t seen much of him, but it’s clear to see that he is very talented. Now, he has a professional record of 7-0 with five KOs and one submission.
Garcia is a DWCS alum and earned his contract by producing a beautiful first-round KO.
Since then, the 10-3 bantamweight has lost both of his UFC fights via decision. The 31-year-old has three submissions and one TKO victory in his career and is surely fighting for his job this weekend in Singapore.
No injuries have been reported to the UFC.
The Nakamura vs Garcia prediction can’t be made until we preview all the available betting lines for this bout. According to UFC odds, Nakamura is the massive -800 betting favorite this weekend over the +550 Garcia.
The under 2.5 round total is also heavily favored at -290, meaning the oddsmakers expect a quick finish for the Japanese prospect. Nakamura is -350 to win inside the distance, and Garcia is +1100 to do the same. In a sport like MMA and in a matchup between two elite fighters, it’s crazy to see those kinds of odds.
When looking at this fight technically, it’s pretty simple to break down. Nakamura is an elite athlete and fightslike it’s life or death every time he steps foot inside a cage.
The speed, power, and sharpness of his striking are enough to take him far in this sport–but the world-class wrestling in Nakamura’s back pocket makes him very scary.
When making your UFC picks, keep in mind that Garcia tends to start kind of slow and just doesn’t have the same pop on his strikes or athletic ability as Nakamura does. His lack of athleticism in this matchup will force him to take some big chances if he wants to come away with his hand raised.
- The official Nakamura vs Garcia prediction has to be Nakamura to get his hand raised. He is way too good to bet against when he is fighting a prospect.
Garcia is a good fighter, but watching the film itself will show you how different Nakamura looks.
You should bet on this fight getting over inside one round. It’s tough to see this not being a sprint from the opening bell, and Nakamura will probably be hunting Garcia down from the start.
With a dominant win here, don’t be surprised if Nakamura is pushed up quite a bit in competition in his next UFC fight, or at least he will be featured in a good position on a big PPV card.
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