UFC Fight Night 272: Jose Delano vs. Robert Ruchala Predictions for Saturday, 04/04/26

The first fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 272 will see Jose Delano take on Robert Ruchala. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight division. Delano enters this fight with an MMA record of 9.73 significant strikes and has a striking accuracy of 65%. Delano absorbs 2.53 strikes and has a striking defense of 72%. He has not shown any grappling ability, but has a takedown defense of 60%.

Ruchala enters this fight with an MMA record of 11-2 and 0-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 2.27 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 35%. Ruchala absorbs 3.27 strikes and has a striking defense of 57%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.00 takedowns every 15 minutes, and has a takedown accuracy of 33%.

With Delano being the heavy favorite, we are going to look for this fight to go the distance. Both Delano and Ruchala have only fought in the UFC once; however, in each case, their lone UFC fight went the distance. Because of that, backing this fight to go the distance will be our lean.