Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco UFC Prediction and Pick, Today's UFC Oklahoma City Picks, 7-18-2026

Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco UFC Prediction and Pick, 7-18-2026. Today’s UFC Oklahoma City Betting Picks – Best available odds at YouWager.lv. Claim your signup bonus.

Our Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco Pick: RODRIGUES

Levi Rodrigues is the recommended pick based on his explosive striking efficiency and early finishing potential. The undefeated light heavyweight lands an outstanding 4.50 significant strikes per minute while connecting at an elite 78% accuracy, far surpassing Felipe Franco’s 1.81 significant strikes landed per minute. Rodrigues also owns strong 85% takedown defense, making it difficult for Franco to rely on his grappling advantage. Although Rodrigues is coming off a no contest and Franco has the more polished wrestling credentials, the striking disparity is significant. If Rodrigues keeps the fight standing and maintains his offensive pace, he has the power and precision to secure another impressive victory.

UFC Oklahoma City MATCHUP	Levi Rodrigues	Felipe Franco
Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco Moneyline	-185	+160
Where	Paycom Center in Oklahoma City
When	Saturday, July 18, 2026

Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco UFC Prediction – 7-18-2026 – UFC Oklahoma City Betting Picks

Here is our Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco UFC Prediction for both fighters:

The “Baby Monster” Levi Rodrigues enters into the cage with a record of 5 wins and 0 losses, with one no-count. The 29-year-old fighter weighs 205 pounds and stands 6 feet and 0 inches tall. The body of the orthodox fighter measures 76 inches overall. The orthodox fighter Felipe Franco, who is 25 years old and stands at 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 205 pounds, has a record of 10 wins and 0 losses. He has lengthened his body to 76 inches. Levi Rodrigues is connecting on 4.50 significant strikes per minute, whereas Felipe Franco is connecting on 1.81 important strikes per minute. This is notable in terms of the number of significant strikes. At this point, Rodrigues is landing 78% of the important strikes he attempts, but Franco is only landing 50% of them. When it comes to defense in the cage, “Baby Monster” permits 2.10 significant strikes per minute, while Franco takes 2.55. Franco is able to block 38 percent of the blows that are fired in his way, while Rodrigues is able to protect against 22 percent of the important hits that his opponents attempt.

Levi Rodrigues is not as effective as other wrestlers when it comes to grappling because he is only able to score a takedown 0.80 times every 15 minutes with his wrestling skills. 10 percent of Rodrigues’ tries result in a takedown, and he is successful in preventing 85 percent of all takedown attempts that are made against him. Franco is successful in bringing down his opponents 37% of the time when he attempts to take them down, and he is successful in preventing 87% of all takedowns that his opponents attempt. Rodrigues is the less talented fighter when it comes to submission attempts, as he attempts 0.3 submissions per 15 minutes, whilst Franco attempts 0.7 submissions every 15 minutes when it comes to submission attempts.

A failed drug test by Levi Rodrigues in the first round of their bout resulted in the fight being declared a no contest. This was the final time that Levi Rodrigues competed inside the Octagon. Freddy Vidal was the opponent. In total, Vidal let fly 32 strikes during this competition, and he was successful in landing 24 of them. As the night came to a close, Rodrigues had successfully landed 31 of the total 35 strikes. When it came to significant strikes, Vidal ended up landing seven out of nine, which resulted in a percentage of seventy-seven percent. Neither of the two significant blows that he attempted to land on the skull. In terms of the statistics for the adversary, Rodrigues landed 15 of 19 major strikes, which is equivalent to 78% of the total number of strikes he threw. With regard to the substantial strike accuracy, he was successful in connecting on 12 of 16 shots that were directed at the head. Twenty-eight percent of Vidal’s significant strikes connected on, and thirty-three percent of Rodrigues’s significant strikes hit, were thrown at a distance.

Mario Pinto was Felipe Franco’s opponent in his final fight, and he was ultimately defeated by a unanimous decision in the third round. Felipe Franco was unable to recover from this defeat. While Franco was successful in connecting on 61% of his big strikes at distance, Pinto was only successful in connecting on 58% of the significant strikes he took from a distance. As a result of connecting on 21 out of 60, Franco was able to successfully complete 35% of the important strikes he tried. It was thirteen out of fifty-one severe blows that he delivered to the skull. Over the course of the competition, Pinto was successful in landing 34 of 58 major strikes. He ended up connecting on 25 of 48 to the head, which is notable in terms of the placement of these huge hits. The total number of strikes that Pinto landed throughout that bout was 137 out of 166, while Franco landed 60 out of 100 of the total number of strikes that he threw. Pinto’s strike percentage was higher than Franco’s strike percentage.

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Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco UFC Prediction and Pick, 7-18-2026. UFC Oklahoma City Betting Picks, by YouWagert.lv

Levi Rodrigues vs Felipe Franco UFC Prediction and Pick, Today’s UFC Oklahoma City Picks, 7-18-2026