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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