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UFC Fight Night 218: Dooho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 218 odds and lines between Dooho Choi and Kyle Nelson, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a featherweight bout on the main card, Dooho Choi and Kyle Nelson meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 218 — also known as UFC Vegas 68 — at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 218: Choi vs. Nelson odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims on ESPN+ start at 7 p.m. PT, and the main card on ESPN+ begins at 10 p.m PT.

Choi heads into this fight on a 3-bout losing skid, including a 2nd round KO/TKO loss against Charles Jourdain in his most recent fight in Dec. 2019. Choi was expected to fight Danny Chavez at UFC on ESPN 28 in July 2021 but was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury.

Nelson is also on a skid, losing each of his past 2 fights in the 3rd round. He had a unanimous-decision loss to Jai Herbert in July and was knocked out by Billy Quarantillo 2 years prior. His only win in 5 fights at the UFC level was a round 1 KO/TKO against Polo Reyes in Sept. 2019.

Choi holds a 5.32-to-3.34 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, while Nelson has been better on the canvas at the UFC level.

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UFC Fight Night 218: Choi vs. Nelson odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:06 p.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Choi -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Nelson +160 (bet $100 to win $160)
  • Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -150 | Under +110)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +170 | No -250)

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UFC Fight Night 218: Choi vs. Nelson picks and predictions

Records: Choi (14-4) | Nelson (13-5)

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

CHOI (-190) is a punching machine who should be able to sneak by Nelson in this undercard bout. He not only holds a significant strikes landed advantage, but he is also slightly more accurate, too.

Choi has had 5 of his 6 fights at the UFC level end via KO/TKO, with 3 wins and 2 losses, and he’ll keep that going in this bout. Look to CHOI BY TKO/KO (+112) at plus-money for a solid value.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (-150) is worth playing despite the KO/TKO call for method of victory.

Both of Choi’s past 2 fights have resulted in KO/TKO losses, but each were in the 2nd half of the 2nd round.

Nelson has gone into the 3rd round in 3 of his 5 fights at the UFC level so far. This won’t end early.

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UFC Fight Night 218: Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 218 odds between Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a heavyweight bout in the main event, Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 218 — also known as UFC Vegas 68 — at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivac odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims on ESPN+ start at 7 p.m. PT, and the main card on ESPN+ begins at 10 p.m PT.

Lewis, a.k.a. “The Black Beast,” is looking to halt a 2-bout losing skid. He has been knocked out in his past 2 fights against Sergei Pavlovich and Tai Tuivasa, and he has dropped 3 of the past 4 outings overall. Since Aug. 8, 2020, all 6 of his fights have ended via KO/TKO, with 3 wins and 3 losses. In his past 11 fights, 9 have ended with a stoppage as well.

Spivac (also known as Sergey Spivak) has posted a pair of KO/TKO wins against Augusto Sakai and Greg Hardy in his previous 2 outings. He is 5-1 in his past 6 fights overall, with 3 KO/TKO wins and a pair of decisions.

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UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivac odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:37 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Lewis +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Spivac -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
  • Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -103 | Under -133)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +360 | No -650)

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UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivac picks and predictions

Records: Lewis (26-10, 1 NC) | Spivac (15-3)

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

Spivac (-250) enters as the hotter fighter, winning each of his previous 2 outings, while Lewis (+200) finds himself on a big-time skid. Spivac will add to his woes, although risking nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return isn’t a terribly attractive wager, even in a multi-fighter parlay.

PASS.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (-103) is a solid play despite both of these fighters having had plenty of KO/TKO results recently.

Spivac won via knockout last time out against Sakai, but he still ended up going Over 1.5 rounds in that outing, while hitting Over 1.5 rounds in 6 of his past 8 bouts.

Lewis has made it Over 1.5 rounds in just 1 of his last 3 fights, but has hit the mark in 8 of his last 10 bouts. Lewis and Spivac will be involved in a toe-to-toe brawl and they’ll pick and choose their spots carefully. Expect this one to last deep into round 2 at the least.

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UFC Fight Night 218: Marcin Tybura vs. Blagoy Ivanov odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 218 odds and lines between Marcin Tybura and Blagoy Ivanov, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a heavyweight bout on the main card, Marcin Tybura and Blagoy Ivanov meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 218 – also known as UFC Vegas 68 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 218: Tybura vs. Ivanov odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. PT, and the main card beginning on ESPN+ at 10 p.m.

Tybura is coming off a majority-decision win against Alexandr Romanov at UFC 278, bouncing back after a unanimous-decision loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC 267. He has ended up going the distance in 5 of the past 7 fights, including 4 victories during the span.

Ivanov suffered a pair of split-decision losses to Derrick Lewis and Augusto Sakai, but he halted the skid with a unanimous-decision win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 274. He is still trying to find his way at the UFC level, though, going just 3-3 in 6 bouts since making his company debut in the Summer of 2018.

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UFC Fight Night 218: Tybura vs. Ivanov odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:20 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Tybura -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Ivanov +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -240 | Under +165)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -190 | No +135)

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UFC Fight Night 218: Tybura vs. Ivanov picks and predictions

Records: Tybura (23-7) | Ivanov (19-4)

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

TYBURA (-140) heads into this bout with a tremendous physical advantage. He not only stands 4 inches taller than Ivanov (+120), he holds a 5-inch reach advantage which will keep his counterpart at arm’s length.

I love the reach advantage, as fighters use it to pick and choose their spots, while limiting the ability of their opponent to get close.

Tybura holds a slight 3.61-to-3.44 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, but he is much more accurate at 60.20% to just 46.09% for his opponent.

Over/Under (O/U)

YES: FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE (-190) is super expensive, but it’s worth a look.

Ivanov has ended up going the distance in each of his 6 fights since arriving at the UFC level, while going the distance in 7 straight bouts overall.

Tybura has also needed the judges to get involved in 5 of his past 7 fights. Over 2.5 Rounds (-240) will cost you nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just a little too expensive despite the fact both fighters have had a ton of decisions lately.

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