In a bantamweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Adrian Yanez and Randy Costa meet at UFC on ESPN 27 at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 27 Yanez vs. Costa odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The prelims start at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Yanez has won each of his past three fights via KO/TKO, including each of his two official fights at the UFC level and his first-round KO of Brady Huang at Dana White’s Contender Series.
Five of his past six professional bouts have finished inside the distance with all five of those bouts also resulting in knockout victories. Overall, 10 of his 16 fights have been by stoppage with an 8-0 record on KO/TKOs and 2-0 via submission.
Costa will be making his fourth appearance at the UFC level. After a submission loss to Brandon Davis at UFC 236 in his debut April 13, 2019, he has bounced back with a pair of first-round KO/TKO wins. That includes a 41-second KO/TKO on a powerful head kick against Journey Newson last time out Sept. 19.
UFC on ESPN 27 Yanez vs. Costa: Odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:10 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Yanez -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Costa +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -135 | Under +110)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +200 | No -250)
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UFC on ESPN 27 Yanez vs. Costa: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: Yanez 13-3-0 | Costa 6-1-0
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
Yanez (-250) will cost you two-and-a-half times your potential return, and that’s just not a good investment. Over the long term, that’s a losing betting strategy. Instead, let’s get a bit more specific.
A better bet is not specifying a particular winner but going with the KO/TKO/DQ (-175) for the fight finish.
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Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (-175) is the slam-dunk play in this particular bout. UNDER 1.5 ROUNDS (+110) is also worth a small-unit play, but is a bit more risky, even with the KO/TKO history of each of these fighters.
If you want to play it safe, it will cost you, but NO (-250): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is an almost certainty.
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