Two of the top five fighters in the UFC’s bantamweight division meet when third-ranked Petr Yan takes on fifth-ranked Deiveson Figueiredo at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo in Macau SAR of China. The preliminary card at Galaxy Arena is scheduled to begin around 3 a.m. ET, with the UFC Fight Night main card beginning around 6 a.m. ET. Yan is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Song Yadong at UFC 299 last March, ending a three-fight losing streak. Figueiredo earned a unanimous decision win over Marion Vera at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov last August, her third straight victory. This is the UFC’s fourth visit to Macau, and the first since August 2014.
Yan is a -300 favorite (risk $300 to win $100), while Figueiredo is priced at +240 (risk $100 to win $240) in the latest UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo odds. Also on the main card, strawweight fighters are in the spotlight as Yan Xiaonan (-185) faces Tabitha Ricci (+155). Before making any UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo picks, be sure to See UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo predictions and best bets from SportsLine’s Daniel Vithlani.
Vithlani is a highly analytical UFC bettor who has been a consistent winner for SportsLine members since debuting in January 2023 with a 5-0 record for UFC 283. In fact, he has won over 1,500 $ on his sports betting picks on the UFC main card. .
His other highlights include Sean O’Malley’s (+210) upset of Aljamain Sterling (-250) at UFC 292 as part of a 4-1 main card and his UFC 299 winners included picks of underdogs on Dustin Poirier (+190). against Benoit Saint Denis (-230) and Michael Page (+110) against Kevin Holland (-130). Everyone who has been following it on sportsbooks and betting apps is booming.
Now, Vithlani has studied Deiveson Figueiredo vs Petr Yan from all angles and revealed his top betting picks and best bets. You can only watch Vithlani’s UFC Fight Night: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Petr Yan picks at SportsLine.
Previewing Yan vs. Figueiredo
Yan, 31, began his professional career in December 2014 and scored victories in each of his first five fights. He previously fought in the Absolute Championship Berkut and won the ACB bantamweight title in April 2017, defeating Magomed Magomedov by unanimous decision at ACB 57. In September of the same year, he successfully defended his title with a third-round knockout of Matheus Mattos at ACB 71. In January 2018, he joined the UFC and in July 2020, Yan won the vacant championship of the UFC bantamweight with a fifth-round TKO. by José Aldo at UFC 251.
He then lost his title to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 in March 2021. In 22 career matches, Yan has posted a record of 17-5, including seven victories by knockout. He has one submission victory and nine decision victories. Although he suffered from injuries in recent years, he still managed to win Fight of the Night three times. Check out SportsLine to see his picks and analysis.
Meanwhile, Figueiredo, 36, has also had a long and successful career. He began competing in Brazil and defeated Aluisio Ferreira by submission in his first fight at Knock Out Cambat Icoaraci 3 in February 2012. He won his first 11 fights in Brazil, before joining the UFC and making his debut promotional in June 2017. There he knocked out Marco Beltran in the second round of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro.
Figueiredo won each of his first 15 fights, before losing by unanimous decision to Jussier Formiga at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis in March 2019. He is a two-time UFC flyweight champion and has won a World MMA Award for 2021 Fight of the Year in a five-round draw with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256. In 28 career matches, Figueiredo has a record of 24-3-1 with nine wins by knockout, nine by submission and six by decision. He made his bantamweight debut on December 2, 2023 and is 3-0 since. You can only see his picks and analysis on SportsLine.
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo predictions
Here we’ll reveal one of Vithlani’s UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo picks: He’s backing Quang Le (+125) to upset Long Xiao (-150) in a bantamweight clash on the preliminary card.
“Le is an exciting power puncher with a nasty left hook and dangerous head kicks,” Vithlani told SportsLine. “Le lost his UFC debut to bantamweight Chris Guttierez, but he’ll be treated to a very different stylistic matchup on Saturday. Xiao is a tough fighter who likes to pressure forward, get his act together and guard his opponents under control He has decent boxing, but he gets hit and often finds himself in close quarters fights. Xiao’s clinch style has resulted in three straight split decision results, the most recent of which was a loss if Le can. defend the bets to the ground and power punches When Xiao tries to tangle with him, he will have the biggest moments and win this fight. See more UFC Fight Night picks: Yan vs. Figueiredo at SportsLine.
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UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo main fight card, odds
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Petr Yan (-300) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (+240)
Yan Xiaonan (-185) vs. Tabitha Ricci (+155)
Mingyang Zhang (-330) vs. Ozzy Diaz (+260)
Kenan Song (+155) against Muslim Salikhov (-185)
Wang Cong (-1100) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (+650)
Volkan Oezdemir (+210) against. Carlos Ulberg (-260)
