In a middleweight bout on the main card, Caio Borralho and Armen Petrosyan meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 39 – also known as UFC Vegas 58 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 39 Borralho vs. Petrosyan odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The prelims can be viewed on ESPN/ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ starts at 9 p.m.
Borralho made his UFC debut in April with a unanimous-decision victory over Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, and he has posted 10 wins and a no-contest across his past 11 professional bouts. Four of his past 5 fights have ended up going the distance.
Petrosyan also has just 1 fight under his belt under the UFC banner, posting a split-decision win over Gregory Rodriguez in late February. Before his arrival at the UFC, all 7 of his pro bouts resulted in a KO/TKO, with 6 wins.
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UFC on ESPN 39 Borralho vs. Petrosyan odds and lines
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- Fight result (2-way line): Borralho -260 (bet $260 to win $100) | Petrosyan +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Total rounds: Over 1.5 (-200) | Under 1.5 (+140)
- Will the fight go the distance? Yes (+130) | No (-180)
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UFC on ESPN 39 Borralho vs. Petrosyan picks and predictions
Records: Borralho (11-1-0) | Petrosyan (7-1-0)
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
Both of these guys are punching machines and knockout artists at the lower levels. However, target Borralho (-260) to win this event, as he enters the fight with a 4-inch reach advantage. The southpaw will use that to keep Petrosyan at arm’s length. He has also been a lot more accurate with his punches.
You can’t take Borralho laying more than 2 1/2 times your potential return, however. Instead, look to the method of victory and take a chance on BORRALHO BY POINTS (+165) for a much better value.
Over/Under (O/U)
YES: FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE (+130) is a good value here. Both fighters have been knockout specialists in the early portion of their careers, but each went the distance in their UFC debut fights. Look for this one to be a rather slow go.
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