Matthew Lowrimore
UFC on ABC 8 takes place on Saturday at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. This card features a UFC Light Heavyweight fight between Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. 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 on ABC 8 Main Card fights.
UFC on ABC 8 Main Card Best Bets
Khalil Rountree Jr. ML over Jamahal Hill (-118)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
The Main Event at UFC on ABC 8 will see Jamahal Hill take on Khalil Rountree Jr. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. Rountree Jr. enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-6 and 9-6 in the UFC. He averages 3.73 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 38%. Rountree Jr. absorbs 4.51 strikes and has a striking defense of 48%. His grappling is also non-existent, having never landed a takedown in the UFC. He does, however, defend takedowns 58% of the time.
Rountree Jr. is the small favorite and looks to be the best betting option. He has been in better form, winning 5 of his last 6 UFC fights, while Hill has won 4 of his last 6 UFC fights, but has lost each of his last 2 UFC fights. Hill has the advantage in striking volume, but has struggled to avoid damage recently, with his last 2 losses coming by KO/TKO. Because Hill has been inconsistent recently, backing Rountree Jr. to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. prediction
Ignacio Bahamondes ML over Rafael Fiziev (-130)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing
The Co-Main Event at UFC on ABC 8 will see Rafael Fiziev take on Ignacio Bahamondes. This will be a fight in the UFC Lightweight division. Bahamondes enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-5 and 7-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 7.09 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 47%. Bahamondes absorbs 4.36 strikes and has a striking defense of 57%. He has not shown any grappling ability, but has a takedown defense of 85%.
Bahamondes is the short favorite in this fight and looks to be the best betting option. He has the clear advantage in striking volume and is 3-0 over his last 3 UFC fights, while Fiziev is 0-3 over the same stretch. Therefore, with Bahamondes looking as if he is in much better form, backing him to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Rafael Fiziev prediction
Tofiq Musayev vs. Myktybek Orolbai – Fight to go the Distance – No (-140)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC on ABC 8 will see Tofiq Musayev take on Myktybek Orolbai. This will be a fight in the UFC Lightweight division. Orolbai is the moderate favorite in the fight; therefore, we will be looking to back this fight to end inside the distance. While Musayev has not yet fought in the UFC, he has seen the vast majority of his career MMA fights end inside the distance. This includes 24 of his 27 career fights and each of his last 5 fights. As for Orolbai, he has seen 11 of his 16 career MMA fights end inside the distance, including 3 of his last 5 fights. Given that both fighters have a high finish rate recently, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our play.
Read our full Tofiq Musayev vs. Myktybek Orolbai prediction
