Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato at UFC 312 | Preview & Prediction
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Australia’s Jimmy Crute will need to hope that home support can help him halt an alarming slide as he faces Rodolfo Bellato at UFC 312 in the light heavyweight division
Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato Facts
When is UFC 312? UK – the early preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 8th February 2025, followed by the preliminary card at 1:00am (Sunday) and the main card at 3:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/8:00pm/10:00pm ET and 3:00pm/5:00pm/7:00pm PT
Where is UFC 312? Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
Where can I get tickets for UFC 312? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 312
What TV channel is UFC 312 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC 312? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC 312 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato expected to walk out? Sunday 9th February, 2025, 3:45am UK / Saturday 8th February, 10:45pm US ET / 7:45pm US PT
UFC 312 Main Card
Dricus du Plessis vs Sean Strickland (Middleweight)
Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez (Women’s Strawweight)
Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira (Heavyweight)
Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato (Light Heavyweight)
Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado (Welterweight)
UFC 312 Prelims
Jack Jenkins vs Gabriel Santos (Featherweight)
Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev (Lightweight)
Wang Cong vs Bruna Brasil (Women’s Flyweight)
Colby Thicknesse vs Aleksandre Topuria (Bantamweight)
Rong Zhu vs Kody Steele (Lightweight)
Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset (Welterweight)
Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli (Lightweight)
Jimmy Crute: Aussie desperate for first win in five bouts
Jimmy Crute (12-4-1) has struggled in recent fights having not won any of his last four. Granted, the Australian has fought quality opponents in Anthony Smith, Jamahal Hill and Alonzo Menifield, while he would likely have lost his other fight had Menifield not had a point deducted in their first fight which ended as a draw. Crute was dominant prior to that in 2020 and before but it is that long since he registered a win in the Octagon.
Rodolfo Bellato: Brazilian looking for fifth win in a row
Rodolfo Bellato (12-2) picked up a win on his UFC debut last time out against Ihor Potieria as he stopped the Ukrainian by TKO so he will be looking to build on that at UFC 312. The Brazilian came through Dana White’s Contender Series in October 2023 at the second time of asking and he then grabbed the win on his debut. That was 15 months ago and he has had some health issues which wrote him off in 2024 but he is desperate to return to action against Crute here.
Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato Prediction
This is arguably the hardest fight on the entire card to call as Jimmy Crute faces Rodolfo Bellato.
Crute is the more experienced fighter and has been fighting at a high level for several years now but with little success. The fact he has not won a fight since 2020 is hard to ignore and it is tough to make a case for him.
Bellato has enjoyed some success but at a much lower level. He will likely have the confidence behind him that Crute will not but the question is whether he is good enough at the upper echelon of the UFC.
Bellato does have some pedigree behind him as a former LFA Light Heavyweight champion and it will be interesting to see how he fares against Crute.
This is one of those bouts that could be pretty explosive. Crute will have a real desperation in his approach and we like the chances of a stoppage here while having a marginal preference for Bellato to win.
Prediction: Fight will not go the distance
