UFC 325: Cameron Rowston vs Cody Brundage Preview & Prediction
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Middleweight finisher, Cameron Rowston, looks to earn his third consecutive first round stoppage at the expense of Cody Brundage, with the American returning from an uninspiring stint at 205 pounds.
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Where is UFC 325? Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
Where can I get tickets for UFC 325? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 325
What TV channel is UFC 325 on? UK – TNT Sports Box Office / USA – Not televised
Where can I stream UFC 325? UK – TNT Sports subscribers who have paid for the fight can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 main card
Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes (Featherweight)
Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint Denis (Lightweight)
Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy (Lightweight)
Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira (Heavyweight)
Quillan Salkilld vs Jamie Mullarkey (Lightweight)
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 prelims
Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana (Light Heavyweight)
Cameron Rowston vs Cody Brundage (Middleweight)
Jacob Malkoun vs Torrez Finney (Middleweight)
Jonathan Micallef vs Oban Elliott (Welterweight)
Kaan Ofli vs Yi Zha (Featherweight)
Kim Sang-wook vs Dom Mar Fan (Lightweight)
Keiichiro Nakamura vs Sebastian Szalay (Featherweight)
Sulang Rangbo vs Lawrence Lui (Bantamweight)
Cameron Rowston: "The Battle Giraffe" returns following an impressive debut last time out
Despite coming up short to fellow UFC 325 competitor Torrez Finney in his first shot on the Contender Series, Cameron Rowston (13-3) might just prove to have a higher potential ceiling than "The Punisher." The City Kickboxing Representative righted the wrongs of his initial appearance on DWCS with a nasty stoppage over Brandon Holmes last August to earn a contract, before planishing UFC veteran, Andre Petroski, in his debut to secure back-to-back first round TKOs in the space of just over a month. Armed with with KO power and a penchant for opportunistic submissions, Rowston has finished all but one of his thirteen professional victories and enters this contest on a five fight win streak.
Cody Brundage: The American drops back down to 185 pounds after a dreadful showing at light heavyweight in his most recent appearance
Returning to middleweight following an uninspired decision defeat to Eric McConico at 205 pounds, it's difficult to pinpoint how Cody Brundage is still with the promotion at this point in proceedings. The American is 5-6-1 with 1 NC since joining the promotion in 2022; he's done nothing in his UFC tenure besides gain a reputation for having fights end in bizarre fashion. In his defence, Brundage does occasionally exhibit solid wrestling and underrated KO power; he had his moments against top prospects in the vein of Bo Nickal and Mansur Abdul-Malik. However, he's so inconsistent that it's virtually impossible to know which version of Brundage will show up to fight night, making him one of the most unreliable fighters on the entire roster when it comes to picks.
Cameron Rowston vs Cody Brundage prediction
Brundage's loss to Eric McConico last time out was exceedingly controversial, but it doesn't change the fact that he still didn't do enough to earn a decision over an aging UFC debutant with multiple KO losses on his record last time out. That's a state of affairs that bodes ill when faced with a finisher of Rowston's caliber.
Andre Petroski is never going to be a contender at 185 pounds but he's still a solid middleweight with extensive UFC experience and a fairly well-rounded skillset. Rowston dispatched him with ease, indicating that he's a near certainty to blow mediocre levels of competition out of the water, barring some freak occurrence or calamitous lapse in fight IQ.
Moreover, "The Battle Giraffe" is equally capable of latching up a submission as he is scoring a knockout, meaning that the CKB prospect looks to have the advantage anywhere the fight takes place. He's also got a height and reach advantage over an opponent who's been stopped in 50% of his UFC defeats, to say nothing of the draws and No Contests where he still absorbed a considerable amount of damage.
The bottom line is that this one is unlikely to require the judge's scorecards. Whether he stops Brundage with strikes or snatches up the submission after hurting him on the feet, the pick is Rowston by first round finish.
Prediction: Cameron Rowston to win by first round finish
