UFC Fight Night Odds: Font vs Garbrandt Headlines May 22

Font enters this fight as the No. 3-ranked bantamweight contender and a slim -125 favorite. The 33-year-old is coming off a first-round knockout win over Marlon Moraes and has won three fights in a row.

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Rohit Ponnaiya • Betting Analyst
May 18, 2021 • 13:21 ET
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UFC betting odds are on the board for the entire card for UFC Fight Night on May 22, headlined by a bout between bantamweight contenders Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. 

UFC odds are expecting a close battle in the main event, with Font opening as a slim -125 favorite while Garbrandt comes back at +100. 

Here are the UFC Fight Night odds for the entire card on Saturday, May 22.

UFC Fight Night odds for May 22


Favorite Odds Underdog Odds Weight Class
Rob Font -110 Cody Garbrandt -110 Bantamweight
Yan Xiaonan -110 Carla Esparza -110 Women's Strawweight
Jack Hermansson -160 Edmen Shahbazyan +130 Middleweight
Justin Tafa -188 Jared Vanderaa +162 Heavyweight
Felicia Spencer -163 Norma Dumont +137 Women's Featherweight
David Dvorak -150 Raulian Paiva +125 Flyweight
Claudio Silva -138 Court McGee +110 Welterweight
Bill Algeo -125 Ricardo Ramos +100 Bantamweight
Ben Rothwell -334 Chris Barnett +250 Heavyweight
Bruno Silva -334 Victor Rodriguez +250 Flyweight
Damir Hadzovic -125 Yancy Medeiros +100 Lightweight
Damir Ismagulov -550 Rafael Alves +400 Lightweight
Stephanie Egger -138 Sarah Alpar +110 Women's Bantamweight
Joshua Cuilbao -250 Sha Yilan +200 Featherweight

Odds courtesy of bet365 as of May 18, 2021.

Where will UFC Fight Night on May 22 take place?

UFC Fight Night will take place at the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will also be known as UFC Vegas 27.

The octagon at the APEX has a diameter of 25-feet, making it five feet smaller than the standard UFC cage.

Who is fighting at UFC Fight Night on May 22?

In addition to the main event between Font and Garbrandt, a fight between Top-10 middleweights Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan was added to the card after being postponed from UFC 262 last weekend. 

Another big-time fight will see Yan Xiaonan face off against Carla Esparza in a bout that could see the winner challenge for the women's strawweight championship — a title which Esparza once held. 

Other fights on the main card include Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa, Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont Viana, and David Dvorak vs. Raulian Paiva.

UFC Fight Night odds for the main event

Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt Odds

Font enters this fight as the No. 3-ranked bantamweight contender and will be a small -125 favorite. The 33-year-old is coming off a first-round knockout win over Marlon Moraes in December which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus. 

He has won three fights in a row and is 8-3 in the UFC with six wins coming within the distance. 

Garbrandt, meanwhile, is No. 4 in the bantamweight rankings and opened at +100 for this bout. The former bantamweight champion began his career with a perfect 11-0 record and defeated Dominick Cruz to claim the 135-pound belt in December 2016.

Garbrandt then lost three fights in a row by way of TKO, with two of those defeats coming against T.J. Dillashaw. He snapped that losing streak with a second-round knockout victory over Raphael Assuncao last June. 

Where can I bet on UFC odds?

Most online sportsbooks and casinos offer bets on UFC odds and props. While odds to win usually come out as soon as a fight is announced, prop bets become more readily available closer to an event. Check out the best sportsbooks available where you live and see what UFC bets they have available.

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