UFC Fight Night 263 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a UFC Featherweight fight between Steve Garcia and David Onama as the Main Event. Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which 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 263 Main Card fights.
UFC Fight Night 263 Main Card Best Bets
UFC best bet: Steve Garcia ML over David Onama (-135)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable at -135 or better.
The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 263 will see Steve Garcia take on David Onama in the UFC Featherweight division. Garcia comes into this fight with an MMA record of 18-5 and 8-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.18 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. Garcia is absorbing 2.20 strikes and has a striking defense of 57%. His grappling is decent as well, averaging 0.90 takedowns every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 40% and his takedown defense is 88%.
Garcia is the favorite in this fight and looks to be the best betting option. He has won 6 UFC fights in a row. Garcia’s striking volume is slightly less than Onama’s, but his grappling is comparable to Onama’s, especially his takedown defense. Both fighters are in great form, but because Garcia has not lost since 2022, backing him to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Steve Garcia vs. David Onama prediction
UFC prediction: Ante Delija ML over Waldo Cortes-Acosta (-135)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing. Playable to -135.
The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 263 will see Waldo Cortes-Acosta take on Ante Delija in the UFC Heavyweight division. Delija enters this fight with an MMA record of 26-6 and 1-0 in the UFC. He averages 6.34 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 46%. Delija absorbs 1.95 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%.
Delija is the small favorite in this fight, but still looks to be the best betting option. He has only been in 1 UFC fight, but won easily by KO/TKO in the first round. Further, Delija has the advantage in striking volume and has been much better at absorbing strikes compared to Cortes-Acosta. The sample size for Delija does not compare to Cortes-Acosta, but given how he won his UFC debut, backing Delija to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Ante Delija vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta prediction
UFC pick: Themba Gorimbo ML over Jeremiah Wells (-135)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable to -135.
The fourth fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 263 will see Jeremiah Wells take on Themba Gorimbo in the UFC Welterweight division.
Gorimbo enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-5 and 4-2 in the UFC. He averages 3.15 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 61%. Gorimbo absorbs 1.09 strikes and has a striking defense of 56%. He also has elite grappling, averaging 4.81 takedowns every 15 minutes. Gorimbo has a takedown accuracy of 65% and a takedown defense of 82%.
Gorimbo is the small favorite in this fight, but looks to be the best betting option. He has the advantage in striking and grappling, plus he has been in better form, winning 4 of his last 5 UFC fights, while Wells has lost 2 UFC fights in a row. Given this, backing Gorimbo to win will be our play.
Read our full Themba Gorimbo vs. Jeremiah Wells prediction
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