In a heavyweight bout on the main card, Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Jared Vanderaa meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 213 – also known as UFC on ESPN+ 71 or UFC Vegas 63 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the UFC Fight Night 213: Cortes-Acosta vs. Vanderaa odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The fight can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET and the main card at 7 p.m. ET.
The Dominican prospect Cortes-Acosta makes his UFC debut after dropping Danilo Suzart with a 1st-round KO/TKO win in August on Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 6, Week 2.
WCA is unbeaten across 7 career bouts with 4 KO/TKO wins, a submission via Kimura, and 2 unanimous-decision wins. One of the wins via UD came over Muhammed DeReese at Bellator 271.
The 30-year-old Vanderaa heads into this fight on a major 4-bout losing skid, including a KO/TKO loss to Chase Sherman last time out in July. His last victory came via unanimous decision over Justin Tafa on May 22, 2021. Vanderaa, a.k.a. “The Mountain”, has won just 1 of his 6 fights since arriving at the UFC level, and has looked more like a hill.
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UFC Fight Night 213: Cortes-Acosta vs. Vanderaa odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Cortes-Acosta -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Vanderaa +160 (bet $100 to win $160)
- Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -160 | Under +115)
- Will the fight go the distance? Yes (+165) | No (-240)
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UFC Fight Night 213: Cortes-Acosta vs. Vanderaa picks and predictions
Records: Cortes-Acosta (7-0-0) | Vanderaa (12-9-0)
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
The prospect Cortes-Acosta (-210) will cost you over 2 times your potential return in his UFC debut. While he is being set up for a victory against a skidding veteran, Vanderaa does know how to fight.
Vanderaa has 5.23 significant strikes landed per minute in his career and holds a 2-inch reach advantage. The American will make him work, but Cortes-Acosta will come away with the win.
PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (-160) is the best wager on the board in this fight. Cortes-Acosta is a big-time puncher with 3 consecutive victories via KO/TKO, with 5 finishes in his 7 career bouts. However, facing a veteran like Vanderaa will be his toughest challenge yet. Yes, Vanderaa is 1-5 in his past 6 fights, but he won’t go down easily. He has gone Over 1.5 Rounds in 5 of his 6 fights at the UFC, and this will be no exception.
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