{"id":444014,"date":"2026-01-30T23:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444014\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:45:07","slug":"teixeira-vs-tuivasa-best-bet-under-1-5-rounds-at-ufc-325","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444014\/","title":{"rendered":"Teixeira vs Tuivasa best bet: Under 1.5 rounds at UFC 325"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 325<\/a> is less than 24 hours away \u2026<\/p>\n

It all goes \u201cDown Under<\/a>\u201d this weekend (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In the main event, two-time Featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, rematches Diego Lopes in front of his home crowd.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, we have a weekly series at MMAmania.com<\/a> called \u201cWeekend Lock<\/a>,\u201d where we share one bet that we predict will slap in \u201cDown Under\u201d when the chaotic dust settles. We also want to hear what our readers think (that\u2019s you!), so please tell us your most confident UFC 325 betting lock in the comments section below (see full UFC 325 odds here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s recap<\/a>: Well, we started 2026 with a win as Sean O\u2019Malley indeed scored a unanimous decision over Song Yadong.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s keep rolling below:<\/p>\n

There may not be a cleaner statistical case for an early finish anywhere on the card. Between them, Teixeira and Tuivasa have competed less than 7.5 minutes in 16 of their 23 combined professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts. That includes every single one of Teixeira\u2019s appearances and all but one of Tuivasa\u2019s 15 career wins.<\/p>\n

When these two step into the cage, they don\u2019t hang around.<\/p>\n

Teixeira is the definition of kill-or-be-killed<\/a>. All of his wins have come inside the first round, and all but one of them have been knockouts. He storms forward, throws with bad intentions, and looks to end things immediately. There\u2019s no feeling-out process, no pacing \u2014 just violence.<\/p>\n

Tuivasa, meanwhile, is fighting for his career. He\u2019s lost five straight fights (four by finish) and hasn\u2019t competed in more than one year. The durability that once defined his rise appears to be fading, and his defense has become increasingly porous. Still, Tuivasa remains dangerous early, especially against an aggressive opponent willing to stand in the pocket.<\/p>\n

Both men are coming off knockouts in their most recent outings, which only amplifies the urgency and recklessness. Teixeira wants redemption<\/a>. Tuivasa needs a win \u2014 badly. Neither man benefits from a slow, tactical fight \u2026 and neither is built for one.<\/p>\n

Put simply: there is no realistic path to this fight going long. Someone is getting put down, and it\u2019s likely happening fast.<\/p>\n

Heavyweights always come with risk<\/a>. If both fighters somehow show restraint \u2014 or if fatigue, clinching or hesitant exchanges creep in \u2014 the clock could move slower than expected. There\u2019s also the chance that one man hurts the other badly, but fails to finish immediately.<\/p>\n

Still, given the history, styles, and stakes, Teixeira vs. Tuivasa<\/a> \u201cunder 1.5 rounds (-270<\/a>) feels like one of the safest and most violent locks on UFC 325.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC 325 is less than 24 hours away \u2026 It all goes \u201cDown Under\u201d this weekend (Sat., Jan.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,182216,702,17056,17055,8729],"class_list":["post-444014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-325","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-odds","tag-ufc-predictions","tag-ufc-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}