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Event Stats & Fighter Matchups for: UFC 291

UFC 291 takes place in Salt Lake City, Utah on 29th Jul 2023. The main event features a 5 round 155lbs fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. 12 fights have been announced on the card so far.

Fight Facts for UFC 291

Have the odds been released for UFC 291? Odds have been released for 6 of the 12 fights on the card.
The biggest underdog on the card is Michel Pereira (vs Stephen Thompson), at odds of 2.76. Should Pereira manage to win, he would be the #477 ranked biggest underdog to win in the UFC since our records began.
Weight classes. The card features:
1 heavyweight (265lb) fights.
1 light heavyweight (205lb) fights.
2 middleweight (185lb) fights.
4 welterweight (170lb) fights.
2 lightweight (155lb) fights.
2 flyweight (125lb) fights.
15 fighters on this card are coming off a win and 8 are coming off a loss, in their last fight.
0 fighters are making their UFC debut on the card.
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Betting on UFC 291

If you want to bet on this event, the handicappers in our MMA Handicapper Directory have made a total of 53 MMA betting tips for UFC 291.

That breaks down as follows:
37 free betting tips for UFC 291 (37 straight fight picks, 0 parlays and 0 props).
16 paid betting tips for UFC 291 (16 straight fight picks, 0 parlays and 0 props).

Full fight card for UFC 291

The full fight card is as follows:

Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje

Fight Weight: 155lbs
155lbs Weight 155lbs
73 inches Reach 71 inches
5'9" Height 5'11"
Southpaw Stance Southpaw
34 Age 34

@1.83

Last Fight: (W). Beat Michael Chandler

Last Fight: (W). Beat Rafael Fiziev

@2.06

Alex Pereira vs Jan Blachowicz

Fight Weight: 205lbs
205lbs Weight 205lbs
80 inches Reach 78 inches
6'4" Height 6'2"
NA Stance Switches (Mostly Orthodox)
35 Age 40

@2.05

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Israel Adesanya

Last Fight: Magomed Ankalaev

@1.80

Paulo Costa vs Ikram Aliskerov

Fight Weight: 185lbs
185lbs Weight 185lbs
72 inches Reach 76 inches
6'1" Height 6'0"
Orthodox Stance NA
32 Age 30

@1.94

Last Fight: (W). Beat Luke Rockhold

Last Fight: (W). Beat Phil Hawes

@1.83

Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira

Fight Weight: 170lbs
170lbs Weight 170lbs
75 inches Reach 73 inches
6'0" Height 6'1"
Switches (Mostly Orthodox) Stance Orthodox
40 Age 29

@1.43

Last Fight: (W). Beat Kevin Holland

Last Fight: (W). Beat Santiago Ponzinibbio

@2.76

Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green

Fight Weight: 155lbs
155lbs Weight 155lbs
76.5 inches Reach 71 inches
5'11" Height 5'10"
Switches (Equal Both) Stance Orthodox
39 Age 36