UFC on ESPN 43: Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen odds, picks and predictions

In a bantamweight bout in the main event, Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen meet at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The fights are on ESPN/ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. The main card, also on ESPN/ESPN+, begin at 7 p.m. ET.

Vera takes the walk with 4 consecutive victories under his belt, including a 4th-round KO/TKO of Dominick Cruz last time out in the main event Aug. 13. He has won 2 of his past 3 fights via KO/TKO, also dropping Frankie Edgar at UFC 268.

The Ecuadoran fighter hasn't had a submission win since July 2019 against Nohelin Hernandez at UFC 239. He is still decent in takedown accuracy at 42.31%, while posting a 1.05 submission average, but lately that hasn't been his game.

Vera has used his punching power and accuracy for deafening blows instead, winning 6 times via KO/TKO in the past 12 fights since Aug. 4, 2019.

For Sandhagen, he stopped Song Yadong via TKO-Doctor's Stoppage last time out in the main event in mid-Sept. 2022. That stopped a 2-bout losing skid, losing via unanimous decision to Petr Yan for the strap at UFC 267, and falling via split-decision to TJ Dillashaw in July 2021.

The two decision losses were the only non-stoppage bouts in the past 6 outings for Sandhagen. He hasn't won via decision since Aug. 17, 2019, a unanimous-decision win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC 241.

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UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen odds

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