In a flyweight bout on the main card, Alexandre Pantoja faces Brandon Royval Saturday at UFC on ESPN 29 – also known as UFC Vegas 34 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility. The prelims will be televised on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, with the main card will be televised on ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 29 Pantoja vs. Royval odds and lines, with MMA picks and predictions.
Pantoja, a.k.a. “The Cannibal”, has alternated wins and losses across the past five fights. He is coming off a unanimous-decision win over Manel Kape last time out on Feb. 6, and three of his past four bouts have gone the distance.
Royval won his first two fights at the UFC level by submission, but he was stopped at 4:59 of the first period a UFC 255 via KO/TKO against Brandon Moreno Nov. 21.
UFC on ESPN 29 Pantoja vs. Royval: Odds and lines
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:00 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Pantoja -180 (bet $180 to win $100) | Royval +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Total Rounds: 2.5 Rounds (Over -154 | Under +120)
- Will the fight go the distance: (Yes -125 | No -110)
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UFC on ESPN 29 Pantoja vs. Royval: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: Pantoja (23-5-0) | Royval (12-5-0)
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
ROYVAL (+140) is a good play as a moderate underdog. He has won seven of his past nine professional bouts, and each of the past five fights have finished inside the distance. Pantoja (-180) has been spinning his wheels lately going just 2-2 across the past four outings. Royval is the much better value.
Over/Under (O/U)
The lean is to UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+120) at plus-money as Royval has five consecutive finishes. While Pantoja has gone the distance in three of the past four outings, you can expect the Brazilian flyweight to be pushed early and often by Royval. NO (-110): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is also a strong play.
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