UFC Fight Night 274: Montel Jackson vs. Raoni Barcelos Prediction for Saturday, 04/25/26

The second fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 274 will see Montel Jackson take on Raoni Barcelos. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight division. Jackson enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-3 and 10-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.09 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 52%. Jackson is absorbing 1.40 strikes and has a striking defense of 61%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 3.00 takedowns every 15 minutes. Jackson has a takedown accuracy of 63% and a takedown defense of 67%.

Barcelos enters this fight with an MMA record of 21-5 and 10-4 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.92 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 51%. Barcelos absorbs 4.40 strikes and has a striking defense of 61%. His grappling has been solid as well, averaging 2.22 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 31% and a takedown defense of 87%.

Jackson is the heavy favorite; however, backing this fight to go the distance looks to be the best betting option. Barcelos has seen 8 of his last 10 UFC fights go the distance, while Jackson has seen 7 of his last 10 UFC fights do the same. Because of this, backing this fight to go the distance will be our lean.