Matthew Lowrimore
UFC Fight Night 257 takes place on Saturday at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in China. This card features a UFC Light Heavyweight fight between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang as the Main Event.
Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC Fight Night 257 Main Card fights.
UFC Fight Night 257 Main Card Best Bets
UFC best bet: Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Minyang – Fight to End in Round 1 (-200)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 257 will see Johnny Walker take on Zhang Mingyang. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. Walker enters this fight with an MMA record of 21-9 and 8-6 in the UFC. As for Mingyang, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-6 and 4-0 in the UFC.
Since Mingyang is the overwhelming favorite, we will target this fight to end in the first round. Mingyang has seen all 4 of his UFC fights end in the first round, while Walker has seen 9 of his 14 UFC fights do the same. Because both of these fighters have seen most of their fights end in the first round, backing the same here will be our play.
Read our full Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang prediction
UFC prediction: Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (-200)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing
The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 257 will see Brian Ortega take on Aljamain Sterling. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight division. Ortega enters this fight with an MMA record of 16-4 and 8-4 in the UFC. As for Sterling, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 24-5 and 16-5 in the UFC.
Sterling has been labeled the heavy favorite; therefore, we will be targeting this fight to go the distance. Both Ortega and Sterling have seen 3 of their last 5 UFC fights go the distance, so backing the same here will be our play.
Read our full Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling prediction
UFC pick: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta – Fight to go the Distance – No (-195)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 257 will see Sergei Pavlovich take on Waldo Cortes-Acosta. This will be a fight in the UFC Heavyweight division. Pavlovich enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-3 and 7-3 in the UFC. As for Cortes-Acosta, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-1 and 8-1 in the UFC.
Pavlovich is the heavy favorite; therefore, we will be targeting this fight to end inside the distance. Waldo-Cortes has seen just 2 of his last 5 UFC fights end inside the distance; however, Pavlovich has seen 8 of his 10 UFC fights do the same. For that reason, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our play.
Read our full Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta prediction
