In a flyweight bout on the main card, Brandon Royval and Rogerio Bontorin meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 32 – also known as UFC Vegas 46 – at UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nev. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 32: Royval vs. Bontorin odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 5 p.m. ET and the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+.
Royval heads to the octagon on a two-bout skid, losing via submission to Alexandre Pantoja last time out in Aug. 2021, and via Round 1 KO/TKO to Brandon Moreno at UFC 255 in Nov. 2020. Each of Royval’s four bouts at the UFC level has finished inside the distance, and six straight bouts have been via finishes.
Bontorin earned a no-contest victory at UFC 262 over Matt Schnell, snapping a two-bout skid of his own. He was knocked out in the first round against Kai Kara-France in the previous outing at UFC 259 in March 2021 and was stopped via unanimous decision against Ray Borg at UFC Fight Night 167 in Feb. 2020.
UFC on ESPN 32 Royval vs. Bontorin: Odds and lines
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- Fight result (2-way line): Royval -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Bontorin +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +150 | No -210)
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UFC on ESPN 32 Royval vs. Bontorin: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: Royval (12-6-0) | Bontorin (17-3-0)
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
The southpaw ROYVAL (-175) is a moderate favorite against Bontorin. He stands four inches taller than his counterpart with a one-inch reach advantage.
Royval also has a 3.44-to-2.82 significant strikes landed per minute advantage and is the more well-rounded fighter, posting a 1.74-to-1.20 submission average advantage, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
This isn’t going the distance, but playing Fight to go the distance? No (-210) is a little too expensive.
Royval can win it in a number of ways. He has five submission results across his past six professional fights, including four wins, while his other fight ended with a KO/TKO loss.
Play ROYVAL BY SUBMISSION (+185) for the best value in Method of Victory.
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