In a featherweight bout on the main card, Dan Ige and Damon Jackson meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 217 — also known as UFC Vegas 67 — at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 217: Ige vs. Jackson odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The fights can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims set to begin at 4 p.m. ET and the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Ige is skidding lately, dropping his past 3 bouts by unanimous decision. That includes a loss to Movsar Evloev in early June in his most recent outing. Ige’s last victory came in March 2021 in a 1st-round knockout of Gavin Tucker.
Not only does Ige have 3 straight fights resulting in a UD loss, but he has gone the distance in 7 of his previous 8 bouts.
Jackson is on a 4-fight win streak, including a first-round KO/TKO of Pat Sabatini last time out in mid-Sept. He has notched finishes in 4 of his 6 fights so far at the UFC level, winning once and losing once via KO/TKO, while going 2-for-2 with submission victories.
The submission has been Jackson’s calling card, posting a 15-1 record via submission in his 27 career professional bouts. His specialty is the rear-naked choke, while also using the arm triangle to his advantage.
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UFC Fight Night 217: Ige vs. Jackson odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:40 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Ige -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Jackson +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -165 | Under +120)
- Will the fight go the distance? Yes (-165) | No (+120)
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UFC Fight Night 217: Ige vs. Jackson picks and predictions
Records: Ige (15-6-0) | Jackson (22-4-1)
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
It’s difficult to play against the underdog JACKSON (+110), who is the short ‘dog despite the fact Ige enters on a 3-fight losing skid.
Jackson heads into this fight with a tremendous advantage on the ground, and he holds a 2.62-to-1.23 takedown average advantage and a 2.06-to-0.35 submission average advantage. If Jackson can get this fight to the ground, it might not end well for Ige.
Over/Under (O/U)
NO: FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE (+120) is worth a roll of the dice here, as Jackson has the ability to end it early. If he wins, it will end with a stoppage. If Ige wins, it will go the distance.
As far as the method of victory, JACKSON BY SUBMISSION (+650) is a great option for a chance to multiply your initial wager by 6 1/2. The books are feeling Ige by points, as that is the unofficial favorite for method. Avoid that, as Ige just has no momentum heading into this fight.
If you really like to get crazy, play JACKSON TO WIN IN ROUND 1 (+900), JACKSON TO WIN IN ROUND 2 (+1200) and JACKSON TO WIN IN ROUND 3 (+2000). Obviously, if Jackson loses, or wins by points, you will lose. However, if Jackson gets the win via stoppage at any point, you’ll lose 2 of the ends above, but you’ll be well ahead, too.
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