At Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Macau, Aoriqileng and Cody Haddon will face off in a Bantamweight bout on the Prelims. Aoriqileng is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Cody Gibson in October 2025, while Haddon beat Dan Argueta in October 2024, which was his UFC debut.
Check out my prediction for Aoriqileng vs. Cody Haddon at UFC Macau.
Cody Haddon to Win by KO/TKO/DQ or Submission (+120)
Haddon won his UFC debut but hasn’t fought in the previous 19 months. In his career, Haddon has an 8-1 record with seven finishes and has won six straight bouts. His lone loss came to Steve Erceg at Eternal MMA 60 in June 2021, before he was in the UFC.
Over Aoriqileng’s last four fights in the UFC, he has two wins, a no-contest, and a loss. He is looking to win his two straight for the first time since August 2022. There is a massive mismatch of experience in this contest, as Aoriqileng has 29 more fights on his resume than Haddon. Even though he lacks experience, Haddon is a tremendous striker, averaging 9.20 significant strikes per minute (including his fight on Dana White’s Contender Series).
Haddon is a -360 favorite in this bout while Aoriqileng is a +285 underdog on DraftKings Sportsbook. This fight is +100 to go the distance and -130 to end within the 15 scheduled minutes. Since seven of Haddon’s eight wins have come by finish, I’m taking him at +120 to pick up the victory by submission or knockout. Haddon has a versatile skill set and should be able to get the best of Aoriqileng if he is as aggressive from the start of the fight.
