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UFC Picks

Pickswise is the number 1 site for free expert UFC Picks across all of the main event and fight night cards, every weekend. Our dedicated MMA handicapping team includes some of the best in the business with decades of experience handicapping MMA, and a long and successful track record with their picks.

There’s a new sport of kings and the popularity of mixed martial arts is largely being driven by the UFC. In the most straightforward terms, Our UFC picks involve picking who will be the winner of each fight on a certain card. There are dozens of other ways to wager on MMA fighting, and we’re on hand to find the best value MMA picks every week. Check out our handy expert guides below for more on how and where to bet on the UFC.

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UFC 327: Cub Swanson vs. Nate Landwehr
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Fight to go the Distance - No(-130)

The first fight on the Main Card at UFC 327 will see Cub Swanson take on Nate Landwehr. Swanson enters this fight with an MMA record of 30-14 and 20-13 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.79 strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 51%. Swanson is absorbing 4.00 strikes and has a striking defense of 59%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 1.01 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 50% and a takedown defense of 63%.

Landwehr enters this fight with an MMA record of 18-7 and 5-5 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.63 strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 45%. Landwehr absorbs 5.83 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. He also has decent grappling ability, averaging 0.76 takedowns every 15 minutes and 0.8 submission attempts during the same period. Landwehr has a takedown accuracy of 41% and a takedown defense of 71%.

Landwehr is the slight favorite; therefore, we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Swanson has seen 5 of his last 7 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Landwehr has seen 6 of his last 8 UFC fights end inside the distance. Because of this, also backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our play.

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UFC 327: Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker
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Reyes Win(-135)

The second fight on the Main Card at UFC 327 will see Dominick Reyes take on Johnny Walker. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. Reyes enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-5 and 9-5 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.39 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Reyes absorbs 3.49 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. His grappling is not nearly as strong, averaging 0.29 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 28% and a takedown defense of 82%.

Walker enters this fight with an MMA record of 22-9 and 9-6 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.06 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 55%. Walker absorbs 3.09 and has a striking defense of 45%. His grappling has not been strong, averaging 0.42 takedowns every 15 minutes. Walker has a takedown accuracy of 60% and a takedown defense of 57%.

Reyes is the short favorite in this fight; however, he still looks to be the best betting option. Reyes has been solid recently, going 3-1 in his last 4 UFC fights. Walker, on the other hand, is 1-2 in his last 3 UFC fights. Reyes also has the advantage in striking volume compared to Walker; therefore, backing Reyes to win will be our play.

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UFC 327: Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit
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Fight to go the Distance - No(-185)

The third fight on the Main Card at UFC 327 will see Curtis Blaydes take on Josh Hokit. This will be a fight in the Heavyweight division. Blaydes enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-5 and 14-5 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.56 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 50%. Blaydes is absorbing 2.00 strikes and has a striking defense of 58%. His grappling has been elite throughout his UFC career, averaging 5.38 takedowns every 15 minutes. Blaydes has a takedown accuracy of 48% and a takedown defense of 31%.

Hokit enters this fight with an MMA record of 8-0 and 3-0 in the UFC. He is averaging 6.07 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 66%. Hokit absorbs 0.83 strikes and has a striking defense of 66%. His grappling is also elite in the UFC, averaging 8.74 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 46% and a takedown defense of 100%.

Blaydes is the slight favorite in this fight; however, the best betting option looks to be backing it to end inside the distance. Hokit only has 3 UFC fights, but all of them have ended inside the distance. As for Blaydes, he has seen 5 of his last 6 UFC fights end inside the distance. Because of the high finish rate for both fighters, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our lean.

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UFC 327: Azamat Murzakanov vs. Paulo Costa
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Murzakanov Win(-198)

The Co-Main Event at UFC 327 will see Azamat Murzakanov take on Paulo Costa. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. Murzakanov enters this fight with a record of 16-0 and 7-0 in the UFC. He averages 4.70 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 57%. Murzakanov absorbs 2.86 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. His grappling has been decent, averaging 0.55 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 15% and a takedown defense of 87%.

Costa enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-4 and 7-4 in the UFC. He averages 6.26 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 58%. Costa absorbs 6.20 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. His grappling has not been strong, averaging 0.32 takedowns every 15 minutes. Costa has a takedown accuracy of 50% and a takedown defense of 80%.

Murzakanov is the heavy favorite in this fight; however, he still looks to be the best betting option. Costa has the advantage in striking volume, but Murzakanov absorbs far fewer strikes, and he has never lost in the UFC. Given this, backing Murakanov to win will be our lean.

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UFC 327: Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg
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Ulberg Win(-105)

The Main Event at UFC 327 will see Jiri Prochazka take on Carlos Ulberg. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division and will be for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Prochazka enters this fight with an MMA record of 32-5-1 and 6-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.69 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 55%. Prochazka absorbs 5.60 strikes and has a striking defense of 45%. His grappling has only been decent in the UFC, averaging 0.51 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 60% and a takedown defense of 68%.

Ulberg enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-1 and 10-1 in the UFC. He averages 6.54 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 55%. Ulberg absorbs 4.04 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is decent at best, averaging 0.55 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 60% and a takedown defense of 85%.

Prochazka is the slight favorite to retain his Light Heavyweight title; however, Ulberg looks to be the best betting option. Ulberg has won 9 UFC fights in a row, while Prochazka has won just 3 of his last 5 UFC fights. Further, Ulberg has a much stronger striking volume, and he absorbs fewer strikes. Because of that, backing Ulberg to win and become the new UFC Light Heavyweight champion will be our best bet.

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UFC Picks Explained

There are many different types of UFC picks, with countless ways to bet on this weekend’s UFC action. As with most sports, the easiest and simplest form of UFC pick is the Moneyline. A UFC Moneyline pick is a pick on who you think will win the fight, the method is irrelevant, be it TKO/KO, submission, or on the judge’s scorecard, whoever has their arm raised is the Moneyline winner. Other popular UFC Picks include the Method Of Victory and an over/under on the number of rounds the fight will last. Aside from these, there are many other props available ranging from Strikes Landed, Number Of Takedowns, or Will The Fight Go The Distance. Here at Pickswise, our expert UFC handicappers are on hand to find the best UFC Picks for all of this week’s action. Check out our latest UFC Picks above. 

UFC Picks Tonight 

The UFC always puts on a great show and a big card each weekend. And come fight night everyone is searching for the best UFC picks tonight. With so many fights on any given card, and odds available on the Early Prelims, the Preliminary Card, and the Main Card, it is hard to research them all and even the avid UFC fan will not know all of the fighters. Here at Pickswise, we have some of the best UFC handicappers around, who live and breathe all things UFC. Our level of expertise is what separates us from the rest. Our handicappers leave no stone unturned and provide an in-depth fight preview with the key stats and information ahead of each fight and all of our UFC Picks. Check out all of tonight’s UFC picks, now. 

Feb 8, 2020; Houston, Texas, USA; Jon Jones (red gloves) fights Dominick Reyes (not pictured) during UFC 247 at Toyota Center.

UFC Pick Em

A UFC Pick Em can mean one of two things, either the sportsbooks have each fighter with the same odds, a bit like in the NFL, when the spread is 0, or it could mean a contest whereby you have to pick the winner of each fight, in effect the Moneyline winner. Our UFC picks and the insight and analysis in particular that we offer alongside them can be used in both of these circumstances. We offer our experts’ view on the fight including the outcome, including those Moneyline UFC pick-em spots, and also on all of the other top UFC action. With our in-depth previews and picks, you can also use these as the basis for your UFC Pick Em contest too. Whatever you need, Pickswise will have you covered with all things UFC, from the best picks to the latest UFC betting news. We help you to Bet better. 

UFC DFS Picks

Our UFC picks are also great for your UFC DFS picks. Each of our picks, which gives our idea of the winner, comes with key stats and analysis as to why we like a certain fighter in that spot. These stats and strategies can be used to maximize the points your get in your UFC DFS contest. With points scored for strikes, takedowns, finishes, and more, all of this will be found in our previews, along with the fighters’ previous fight stats for all of those categories. Check out this week’s UFC picks today to help you win your UFC DFS contest

When Are Your UFC Picks Posted

Our UFC Picks are typically posted just after the weigh-ins which usually take place the day before the fight. Waiting until this point allows us to maximize the information we can obtain from the Fight Week clues. One of the UFC’s biggest strengths as an organization and a big proponent of its success is the access in which it gives the media surrounding an event. Both fighters will be made available to the media on fight week and as are the weigh-ins. In both of these instances, you can get both physical and verbal clues as to how the fighter’s camp, weight cut, and preparation have gone over the previous 6-8 weeks. Of course, a fighter isn’t going to give his or her game plan away in its entirety, but even slight clues in their answers, or seeing the shape they are in at the weigh-in can be performance indicators for the weekend. All of this is considered right up until the time we post our picks, as we want to ensure we have all of the available information to make the most informed and best free UFC picks out there.

MMA Predictions and MMA Picks

The emergence of the UFC has done wonders for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) with peak UFC fights drawing in audiences in their millions, from around the world.  The UFC is the pinnacle of MMA and our experts follow MMA institutions from around the world and already know a great deal about fighters that secure that big move into the UFC. The UFC is such a large institution, hosting MMA fight cards almost weekly throughout the year, and with a large number of fights, our MMA picks solely focus on these UFC events. Our MMA Picks will largely focus on the main markets of the fights with Moneyline MMA picks and Method of Victory markets which can offer considerably greater odds than a Moneyline wager. We provide a detailed rundown of the fighters, and how we see the fights shaping up, taking the various MMA disciplines into consideration in finding the best MMA picks on the card.  Our MMA picks will be posted in good time before fight night so you can digest our fight-by-fight analysis and best MMA picks this week.

Unsure where to wager on the UFC? Check out our full UFC Betting Guide for our best UFC sportsbooks, along with our Online Sportsbook Reviews, where we detail everything you need to know about all of the top online sportsbooks, including the best bonuses and promo codes for new customers.