Matthew Lowrimore
UFC 318 takes place on Saturday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. It features a UFC Lightweight fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier as the Main Event.
Here are my favorite UFC parlay picks for this card. Also, be sure to check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the Main Card fights.
Roman Kopylov ML over Paulo Costa (-238)
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez – Fight to go the Distance – No (-235)
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber – Over 1.5 Total Rounds (-250)
Roman Kopylov ML over Paulo Costa (-238)
The Co-Main Event at UFC 318 will see Paulo Costa take on Roman Kopylov. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Kopylov enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-3 and 6-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.96 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 50%. Kopylov absorbs 4.86 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. His grappling is decent as well, averaging 1.17 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 42% and a takedown defense of 87%.
Kopylov is the heavy favorite in this fight, but still looks to be the best betting option. Costa has been inconsistent recently, going 1-4 in his last 5 UFC fights, while Kopylov is 4-1 over the same stretch. Based on this, backing Kopylov to remain in good form and win will be our lean.
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Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez – Fight to go the Distance – No (-235)
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC 318 will see Kevin Holland take on Daniel Rodriguez. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division. Holland enters this fight with an MMA record of 28-13 and 16-10 in the UFC. As for Rodriguez, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-5 and 10-4 in the UFC.
Holland is the significant favorite in this fight, so we will be targeting for the fight to end inside the distance. Rodriguez has seen 3 of his last 5 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Holland has seen 4 of his last 5 UFC fights do the same. Based on the high finish rate for both fighters, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our lean.
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Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber – Over 1.5 Total Rounds (-250)
The first fight on the Main Card at UFC 318 will see Michael Johnson take on Daniel Zellhuber. This will be a fight in the UFC Lightweight division. Johnson enters this fight with an MMA record of 24-19 and 15-15 in the UFC. As for Zellhuber, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-2 and 4-2 in the UFC.
Zellhuber is the clear favorite in this fight, so we will instead be targeting over 1.5 rounds. Zellhuber has seen all 6 of his UFC fights go over 1.5 total rounds, while Johnson has seen 4 of his last 6 UFC fights do the same. Based on the fact that both fighters have seen several of their recent fights go multiple rounds, backing over 1.5 total rounds will be our lean.
