UFC Vegas 35 Results and Closing Odds: UFC Vegas 35 went down on Saturday, August 21st from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event was headlined by a men’s featherweight bout between No. 9 ranked Edson Barboza as he faced the No.10 ranked, rising contender, Giga Chikadze.
Chikadze picked up the win over Barboza by way of third-round stoppage, cashing as the +108 underdog.
In dual co-main events, The Ultimate Fighter 29 middleweight finale saw Bryan Battle pick up the submission victory over Gilbert Urbina, cashing as a -175 favorite. In the other TUF 29 finale, Ricky Turcios cashed as a -145 betting favorite over Brady Hiestand, picking up the decision win.
The biggest favorite on the card was middleweight Makhmud Muradov, who lost as a -570 favorite against Gerald Meerschaert, who came through with a second-round submission win as a +500 underdog.
UFC Vegas 35 Results and Betting Trends
| UFC Vegas 35 | Record | Profit (Units) |
|---|---|---|
| Favorites | 7-5 | -1.39u |
| Dogs | 5-7 | +3.91u |
| Over | 6-6 | -0.85u |
| Under | 6-6 | +1.89u |
| Fight Goes Distance: Yes | 5-7 | -1.15u |
| Fight Goes Distance: No | 7-5 | +1.07u |
| Coin Flip Favorite | 2-3 | -1.32u |
| Coin Flip Dog | 3-2 | +1.76u |
While the favorite won 7 of the 12 fights on the card at UFC Vegas 35, the underdog managed to turn a profit of +3.91 units on the moneyline. With a +500 and +215 cashing on the dog side on Saturday night.
UFC Betting Trends
| Since 2021 | Record | Profit (Units) |
|---|---|---|
| Favorites | 209-122-7 | -15.11u |
| Dogs | 122-209-7 | -15.67u |
| Over | 205-129-4 | +8.75u |
| Under | 129-205-4 | -46.55u |
| Fight Goes Distance: Yes | 177-157-4 | +22.65u |
| Fight Goes Distance: No | 157-177-4 | -28.06u |
| ‘Coin Flip’ Favorite | 54-45-4 | -4.63u |
| ‘Coin Flip’ Dog | 45-54-4 | -2.46u |
The ‘FIght Goes the Distance’ prop continues to be the most profitable betting prop of the year, with a 177-157-4 record since the start of 2021, for +22.65 units profit in that stretch.
Giga Chikadze def. Edson Barboza
| Result | Method Prop | Total Rounds | Distance Prop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikadze (+108) via R3 T/KO (punches) | Chikadze by T/KO (+300) Inside the Distance (+245) | Under 3.5 (+105) | Fight Goes Distance: No (-138) |
Giga Chikadze cashes as the +108 underdog over Edson Barboza with the third round T/KO victory at UFC Vegas 35.
With the win, Chikadze improves to 7-0 in the UFC and has turned a profit of +6.83 units on the moneyline since his 2019 UFC debut.
Bryan Battle def. Gilbert Urbina
| Result | Method Prop | Total Rounds | Distance Prop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle (-185) via R2 Submission (rear-naked choke) | Battle by Submission (+460), Inside the Distance (+200) | Under 2.5 (+122) | Fight Goes Distance: No (-110) |
Bryan Battle cashes as the -185 betting favorite over Gilbert Urbina, becoming the TUF 29 middleweight winner.
With that, there were five UFC middleweight bouts on the card, with the favorite winning 3 of 5, and improves to 58-29 since January of 2020, turning a profit of +3.3 units profit on the moneyline in that stretch.
Ricky Turcios def. Brady Hiestand
| Result | Method Prop | Total Rounds | Distance Prop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turcios (-126) via Decision | Turcios by Decision (+170) | Over 2.5 (-172) | Fight Goes Distance: Yes (-150) |
Ricky Turcios cashes as the -126 betting favorite over Brady Hiestand. With that, the favorite in the men’s bantamweight division improves to 58-29-2 over the last year and a half, turning a marginal profit of +0.53 units, cashing at a 65% rate.
Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Lee
| Result | Method Prop | Total Rounds | Distance Prop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez (+136) via Decision | Rodriguez by Decision (+400) | Over 2.5 (-125) | Fight Goes Distance: Yes (+112) |
Daniel Rodriguez cashes as the +125 underdog over Kevin Lee, and at +400 to win by Decision. With that, a $100 bettor who has backed Daniel Rodriguez ‘to Win by Decision’ in every fight in his #UFC career has gone 3-4 for +$794 profit.
Andre Petroski def. Micheal Gillmore
| Result | Method Prop | Total Rounds | Distance Prop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroski (-470) via R3 TKO (elbows and punches) | Petroski by T/KO (+275), Inside the Distance (-200) | Over 1.5 (+140) | Fight Goes Distance: No (-205) |
Andre Petroski cashes as the -470 favorite with the stoppage victory over Michael Gillmore. With the win, Petroski improves to 6-1 in his MMA career, with all 6 wins coming by way of stoppage.
Gerald Meerschaert def. Makhmud Muradov
| Result | Method Prop | Total Rounds | Distance Prop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meerschaert (+500) via R2 Submission (rear-naked choke) | Meerschaert by Submission (+1000), Inside the Distance (+800) | Under 1.5 (+125) | Fight Goes Distance: No (-205) |
Gerald Meerschaert cashes as the +500 underdog over Makhmud Muradov, picking up the second-round submission win at +800 to win ‘Inside the Distance.’ A $100 bettor who has backed GM3 on the stoppage prop in his last 10 fights has turned a profit of +$1265
UFC Vegas 35 Prelim Results
Abdul Razak Alhassan (+215) def. Alessio Di Chirico (-230) via R1 KO
Wellington Turman (-112) def. Sam Alvey (+105) via Split Decision
Dustin Jacoby (-180) def. Darren Stewart (+172) via R1 TKO
JJ Aldrich (-390) def. Vanessa Demopoulos (+350) via Decision
Pat Sabatini (+130) def. Jamall Emmers (-147) via R1 Submission
Mana Martinez (-275) def. Guido Cannetti (+260) via Split Decision
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