UFC Fight Night 265 takes place on Saturday at the ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar. This card features a UFC Lightweight fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker 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 265 Main Card fights.
UFC Fight Night 265 Main Card Best Bets
UFC best bet: Arman Tsarukyan Win by Finish over Dan Hooker (-145)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable at -145 or better.
The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 265 will see Arman Tsarukyan take on Dan Hooker. This will be a fight in the UFC Lightweight division. Tsaurkyan enters this fight with an MMA record of 22-3 and 9-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.79 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. Tsaurkyan absorbs 1.84 strikes and has a striking defense of 53%. His grappling is just as strong, averaging 3.25 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 37% and a takedown defense of 75%.
Tsarukyan is the overwhelming favorite in this fight; therefore, we will be looking at the possible method of victory. He has won 14 times in his MMA career by finish, which includes 2 of his last 3 UFC fights. Hooker, on the other hand, has been inconsistent recently, going 4-4 over his last 8 UFC fights, which includes three losses by finish. Given this, backing Tsarukyan to win by finish will be our best bet.
Read our full Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker prediction
UFC prediction: Shamil Gaziev ML over Serghei Spivac (-142)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing. Playable to -142.
The second fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 265 will see Serghei Spivac take on Shamil Gaziev. This will be a fight in the UFC Heavyweight division. Gaziev enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-1 and 4-1 in the UFC. He averages 2.57 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 48%. Gaziev absorbs 3.87 strikes and has a striking defense of 44%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.96 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 30% and a takedown defense of 83%.
Gaziev is the moderate favorite in this fight, but still looks to be the best betting option. Spivac has been in poor form recently, going 1-3 in his last 4 UFC fights. Gaziev’s striking volume does not compare to Spivac’s; however, he has an elite takedown defense to counter Spivac’s grappling advantage. Because of this, backing Gaziev to win will be our play.
Read our full Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac prediction
UFC pick: Tagir Ulanbekov ML over Kyoji Horiguchi (-198)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable to -198.
The first fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 265 will see Tagir Ulanbekov take on Kyoji Horiguchi. This will be a fight in the UFC Flyweight division. Ulanbekov enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-2 and 6-1 in the UFC. He averages 3.37 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 49%. Ulanbekov absorbs 3.36 strikes and has a striking accuracy of 52%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.94 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.6 submission attempts during the same period. He has a takedown accuracy of 38% and a takedown defense of 62%
Ulanbekov is the clear favorite, but still looks to be the best betting option. He has won 4 UFC fights in a row, while Horiguchi has not fought in the UFC since 2016. Further, Ulanbekov has the advantage in grappling and submission attempts, while Horiguchi has struggled to defend takedowns. Because of this, backing Ulanbekov to win will be our play.
Read our full Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Kyoji Horiguchi prediction
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