UFC Betting - Ellenberger vs. Rocha

UFC betting handicappers are eagerly anticipating UFC 126 as the lineup of UFC online betting matchups is among the most appealing in recent memory.

UFC betting action will include the welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Carlos Eduardo Rocha which is an intriguing UFC online betting matchup.

Carlos Eduardo Rocha will take on Jake Ellenberger at UFC 126 on February 5 from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with a start time of 11 PM ET. Sports Gambling opened with Ellenberger as a -360 favorite and with Rocha as a +260 dog.

Ellenberger has a career record of 23-5 and stands at 6-0 170 pounds. Ellenberger is known for his heart, experience, and overall well rounded fighting ability.

Rocha is a perfect 9-0 and also is known for tremendous heart and for his BJJ black belt. He stands at 5-10 170 pounds.

Ellenberger will enter this matchup with the UFC126 betting odds having won his last 2 bouts and 6 of his last 7 overall. Ellenberger is coming off a technical knockout win on August 1, 2010 at UFC Live in San Diego as he defeated John Howard at the 2:21 mark of the 3rd round.

Prior to that he scored a technical knockout win over Mike Pyle at UFC 108 at Las Vegas on January 2, 2010. Ellenberger fights out of Orange County, CA and has scored 15 of his wins by knockout while never being knocked out himself. He was originally set to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 126 but Fitch was instead pulled to fight BJ Penn at UFC127.

Rocha will enter action with the UFC 126 odds having plenty of momentum as he is coming off a win by submission kneebar over Kris McCray at UFC 122 on November 13, 2010 in Germany. Rocha in fact fights out of Hamburg, Germany. He was a Jiu-Jitsu instructor and bouncer before taking up mixed martial arts. He was signed by UFC after winning the FFA middleweight championship.

Ellenberger was in the International Fight League before switching to the UFC. In his UFC betting debut he lost a split decision against Carlos Condit but has shown tremendous resiliency since that highly controversial decision. In addition to his 15 knockout wins he has also scored 5 wins by submission which gets back to his superb wrestling skills that have made him into a contender.