In a light heavyweight championship bout in the co-main event, Jan Blachowicz meets Glover Teixeira Saturday at UFC 267 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Below, we analyze the UFC 267 Blachowicz vs. Teixeira odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 10:30 a.m. ET and the non-PPV main card at 2 p.m. ET.
Blachowicz enters on a five-bout win streak, including a second-round KO/TKO win over Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 to claim the light heavyweight strap, and a unanimous-decision win over Israel Adesanya to keep the belt at UFC 259.
Five of his previous seven bouts have finished inside the distance, with the past four stoppages coming via KO/TKO (3-1). He also showed his versatility with a submission victory over Nikita Krylov.
The 42-year-old Teixeira likely faces his final chance at a championship belt, and he is a heavy underdog against the Polish-born scrapper. Teixeira has picked up five straight wins, including a third-round submission over Thiago Santos last time out Nov. 7, 2020.
This will be Teixeira’s second-career title fight, and first since a unanimous-decision loss to Jon Jones at UFC 172 in April 2014. He suffered a torn labrum in that bout.
UFC 267 Blachowicz vs. Teixeira: Odds and lines
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:40 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Blachowicz -300 (bet $300 to win $100) | Teixeira +225 (bet $100 to win $225)
- Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -135 | Under -101)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +145 | No -205)
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UFC 267 Blachowicz vs. Teixeira: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: Blachowicz (28-8-0) | Teixeira (32-7-0)
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
Blachowicz and Teixeira have proven you can lose some fights early and work your way into title contention late in your career. The average age of the two fighters is 40, with Blachowicz the spring chicken at 38.
I like Blachowicz to deny Teixeira his much-coveted belt, and I think the Polish fighter gets it done via stoppage, too. BLACHOWICZ BY TKO/KO (+110) is a strong value.
Over/Under (O/U)
While I like the Berkut WCA Fight Team member Blachowicz to get it done with a knockout, it won’t be early. Teixeira has seen the third round in each of his past three fights, and OVER 2.5 ROUNDS (-135) is a good play as a result. However, NO (-205): FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE is also the play.
In addition, I like a three-round block of BLACHOWICZ IN ROUND 3 (+950), BLACHOWICZ IN ROUND 4 (+1400) and BLACHOWICZ IN ROUND 5 (+2000) for small-unit plays. Yes, if Blachowicz wins in Rounds 3-5, you’ll lose two of the ends, but you will also be quite a bit in the black.
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