UFC Fight Night 248 Predictions, Picks & Betting Odds Tonight | Pickswise

UFC Fight Night 248 takes place on Saturday morning at the Galaxy Arena in Macao SAR China. This card features a UFC Bantamweight fight between Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo as the Main Event.

Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC Fight Night 248 Main Card fights.

UFC Fight Night 248 Main Card Best Bets

Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (-150)

Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.

The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 248 will see Petr Yan take on Deiveson Figueiredo. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight division. Figueiredo comes into this fight with an MMA record of 24-3-1 and he is 13-3-1 in the UFC. On the other side, Yan enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-5 and he is 9-4 in the UFC.

Yan is the clear favorite in this fight so instead we will be looking at this fight to go the distance. He has seen each of his last 5 UFC fights go the distance, while Figueiredo has seen 3 of his last 5 UFC fights do the same. Because both fighters have been seeing their fights go the distance, backing the same here will be our play.

Read our full Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo prediction

Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes – Fight to go the Distance – No (+110)

Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing

The third fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 248 will see Wang Cong take on Gabriella Fernandes. This will be a fight in the UFC Women’s Flyweight division. Cong enters this fight with an MMA record of 6-0 and she is 2-0 in the UFC. As for Fernandes, she enters this fight with an MMA record of 9-3 and she is 1-2 in the UFC.

Cong is the biggest favorite on this card so backing her on the money line is off the table. Instead, we will be looking at this fight to end inside the distance. Cong has won both of her UFC fights by finish and has won 4 of her 6 career fights by finish. Given her recent finishes, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our best bet.

Read our full Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes prediction

Carlos Ulberg Win by KO/TKO over Volkan Oezdemir (+130)

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The second fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 248 will see Volkan Oezdemir take on Carlos Ulberg. This will be a fight in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

Ulberg enters this fight with an MMA record of 11-1 and he is 7-1 in the UFC. He averages 7.41 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 59%. Ulberg absorbs 3.60 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 0.95 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy and takedown defense of 75%.

Ulberg is the heavy favorite in this fight, so we will be looking at him to win by KO/TKO. Ulberg has won 6 of his 8 UFC fights by KO/TKO, therefore backing him to win by KO/TKO will be our best bet.

Read our full Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg prediction