The Ultimate Fighting Championship hosts UFC 313 on March 8, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira defends his title against No. 1 Magomed Ankalaev. In this bout, Pereira is a -118 favortie on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Let’s look at how the public is betting on this fight.
Betting Splits
In this bout against Ankalaev, Pereira is getting 84 percent of the handle bets. The public also is heavily backing Pereira, who gets 81 percent of the bets. Ankalaev is only getting 16 percent of the handle, while the public is betting on him 19 percent of the time on the moneyline. Pereira has 84 percent of the handle, which is the most on the UFC 313 Main Card.
Pereira opened this fight as a -142 favorite, but there has been a ton of movement. On January 18, Pereira was an underdog at +142. Pereira is 9-1 in the UFC with eight knockouts while being 5-1 in title fights. His lone loss in the UFC was to long-time rival Israel Adesanaya at UFC 287 in April 2023. Since then, Pereira has been 5-0 in less than two years.
Ankalaev’s first title opportunity didn’t go as expected. He fought Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282 for the light heavyweight title. The contest ended in a draw, and it has been a long two years for Ankalaev to get back to this point. He is 2-0 since then, with another fight ending in a no-contest.
As good as Ankalaev has been, the public is once again on Poatan’s side to win his fifth straight title fight. Although the betting line is close to even, Ankalaev is getting less than 20 percent of the handle and bets placed.
