UFC 281 Odds, Picks & Predictions

Israel Adesanya is undefeated in his UFC fights. Alex Pereira is unbeaten in six professional MMA fights, with three of those wins coming inside five minutes.

Adesanya has dominated his division since joining the UFC four years ago. Pereira is the last hope to end his reign. He is effective at wearing down his opponents physically and psychologically. He does not pose much of a threat when the action moves to the mat.

Pereira beat Sean Strickland four months ago. Adesanya beat Pereira twice in kickboxing. They last met at Glory of Heroes 7 five years ago and Adeanya won the fight.

Carla Esparza is defending her UFC women's strawweight title against Zhang. Esperza has not won a unanimous decision in over three years. She is among the all-time leaders in control time among women’s strawweights.

Zhang Weili is a UFC fighter. She won the UFC women's strawweight title three years ago. Zhang has seven submission wins to her credit, including six inside five minutes. Esparza is the favorite.

Michael Chandler, Claudio Puelles and Ryan Spann are the favourites to beat Dan Hooker. UFC 281 Odds, Picks & Predictions is available at Sportsbet.

Michael Chandler is a favorite against Dustin Poirier. Claudio Puelles is also a contender. Ryan Spann is fresh off a first-round submission win over Ion Cuțelaba. Dominick Reyes is an ideal opponent for Ryan.