UFC Fight Night 289 Best Bets: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC Fight Night 289 is scheduled for Saturday, September 26th, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will feature a UFC Bantamweight Division fight in the Main Event between Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos. Below, I have my two best bets for UFC Fight Night 289, both of which will include fights on the Main Card.

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UFC Fight Night 289 Best Bet: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos - Fight to go the Distance - Yes (-125)

Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing. Playable to -125.

The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 289 will see Raul Rosas Jr. take on Raoni Barcelos. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight Division. Rosas Jr. enters this fight with an MMA record of 12-1 and 7-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 1.34 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 42%. Rosas Jr. absorbs 1.24 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. As for Barcelos, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 22-5 and 11-4 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.65 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 51%. Barcelos absorbs 4.24 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%.

For this fight, we will be looking for it to go the distance. Rosas Jr. has seen 5 of his 8 UFC fights go the distance, which includes his last 3 fights in a row. As for Barcelos, he has seen 10 of his 15 UFC fights go the distance, which includes his last 4 UFC fights in a row. Because of this, backing this fight to go the distance will be our best bet.

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UFC Fight Night 289 Best Bet: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Robert Bryczek - Over 1.5 Total Rounds (-130)

Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing. Playable to -130.

The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 289 will see Rodolfo Vieira take on Robert Bryczek. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight Division. Vieira enters this fight with an MMA record of 10-2 and 5-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.19 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Vieira is absorbing 4.60 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. As for Bryczek, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 18-7 and 1-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 2.80 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 37%. Bryczek absorbs 4.51 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%.

For this fight, we will be looking for it to go over 1.5 total rounds. Vieira has seen 6 of his last 8 UFC fights go over 1.5 total rounds, which includes his last 4 fights in a row. Bryczek, on the other hand, has seen all 3 of his UFC fights do the same. For that reason, backing this fight to go over 1.5 total rounds will be our best bet.

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