Action returns to the Apex on Saturday night with UFC Vegas 111, headlined by a welterweight clash between No. 14 Gabriel Bonfim and Randy Brown.
Bonfim enters as a -170 moneyline favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook, with Brown listed as a +142 underdog. The total is set at 2.5 rounds.
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Gabriel Bonfim Less Than 90.5 Fantasy Points
Gabriel Bonfim (18-1) enters Saturday night’s main event as a -166 favorite over Randy Brown (20-6). Even so, the No. 14-ranked welterweight has struggled to surpass 90.5 fantasy points, even in victory. He posted just 76.7 fantasy points in a unanimous decision win over Ange Loosa, and 83.9 in a split decision over Stephen Thompson.
Sandwiched between those two decisions was a second-round submission of Khaos Williams, in which he totaled 107.1 fantasy points. But against an opponent like Brown — who is tough to take down and rarely gets submitted — Bonfim could again struggle to clear the fantasy point threshold.
Joseph Morales Less Than 26.5 Significant Strikes
TUF winner Joseph Morales (14-2) holds a clear advantage over his opponent, Matt Schnell (17-9), in the wrestling department. After getting released from the UFC in 2018, the 31-year-old flyweight resurfaced in style, winning Season 33 of The Ultimate Fighter with a second-round triangle choke over Alibi Idiris in August — the seventh submission victory of his career.
Morales averages 1.23 takedowns and 2.87 submission attempts per 15 minutes, and will likely look to keep the fight on the mat against Schnell, who prefers to strike and has stuffed just 43% of takedown attempts.
Uros Medic More Than 82.5 Fantasy Points
While Uros Medic (11-3) has been inconsistent inside the Octagon, “The Doctor” has cleared 82.5 fantasy points in each of his last three victories — all by knockout — and boasts a 100% career finish rate.
His upcoming bout against Muslim Salikhov (22-5) shouldn’t be much different. “The King of Kung Fu” is also a knockout artist, setting up a thrilling standup-battle where someone is bound to hit the canvas.
Medic should have the edge in this one, as “The Doctor” operates at a rapid pace, averaging 5.5 significant strikes per minute and 2.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes. That activity bodes well against an aging opponent nine years his senior — especially in a fight where one clean shot is all it takes.
Ismael Bonfim More Than 50.5 Significant Strikes
Ismael Bonfim (20-5) looks to set the tone for his brother, Gabriel, when he takes on Chris Padilla (16-6) in a lightweight showdown. Nicknamed “Marreta” — Portuguese for “sledgehammer” — Bonfim also aims to rebound from a momentum-stifling doctor’s stoppage loss to Nazim Sadykhov last February.
He was comfortably winning that fight, landing 26 significant strikes in the first round before the doctor called it off. Prior to that bout, he bounced back from a defeat to Benoit Saint-Denis by crushing Vinc Pichel, landing over 110 significant strikes in a unanimous decision victory. Expect a motivated Bonfim to pile up the significant strike count against Padilla.
Jacqueline Cavalcanti Less Than 77.5 Fantasy Points
No. 11 bantamweight Jacqueline Cavalcanti enters as a commanding -250 favorite over No. 10 Mayra Bueno Silva, but she’s struggled to surpass the 77.5 fantasy-point threshold, even when she comes out on top. The Portuguese contender topped out at 66.4 fantasy points across each of her last three fights — all wins.
Cavalcanti has had trouble closing fights inside the distance, recording just three knockouts and no submissions across her 10-fight career. That’s unlikely to change against Bueno Silva, who has been finished just once via doctor’s stoppage.
Josh Hokit More Than 101.5 Fantasy Points
Ex-NFL player Josh Hokit (6-0) looks to make a statement in his UFC debut against fellow promotional first-timer Max Gimenis (6-1). The former San Francisco 49er transitioned to MMA in 2023 and has posted a 100% finish rate with three knockouts and three submissions.
Hokit, 27, enters as a commanding -425 favorite in the heavyweight clash and looks poised to build on his second-round knockout of Guilherme Uriel in Dana White’s Contender Series.
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