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Event Stats & Fighter Matchups for: UFC 296

UFC 296 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada on 16th Dec 2023. The main event features a 5 round 170lbs title fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. 14 fights have been announced on the card so far.

Fight Facts for UFC 296

Have the odds been released for UFC 296? YES! Odds have been released for all fights on the card.
The biggest underdog on the card is Stephen Thompson (vs Shavkat Rakhmonov), at odds of 5.00. Should Thompson manage to win, he would be the #41 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.
4 welterweight (170lb) fights.
1 lightweight (155lb) fights.
2 featherweight (145lb) fights.
1 bantamweight (135lb) fights.
3 flyweight (125lb) fights.
1 women's bantamweight (135lb) fights.
20 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 296

If you want to bet on this event, the handicappers in our MMA Handicapper Directory have made a total of 505 MMA betting tips for UFC 296.

That breaks down as follows:
395 free betting tips for UFC 296 (334 straight fight picks, 53 parlays and 8 props).
110 paid betting tips for UFC 296 (108 straight fight picks, 0 parlays and 2 props).

Full fight card for UFC 296

The full fight card is as follows:

Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington

Fight Weight: 170lbs
170lbs Weight 170lbs
74 inches Reach 72 inches
6'0" Height 5'11"
Southpaw Stance Southpaw
32 Age 35

@1.77

Last Fight: (W). Beat Kamaru Usman

Last Fight: (W). Beat Jorge Masvidal

@2.14

Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval

Fight Weight: 125lbs
125lbs Weight 125lbs
68 inches Reach 68 inches
5'5" Height 5'9"
Orthodox Stance NA
33 Age 31

@1.61

Last Fight: (W). Beat Brandon Moreno

Last Fight: (W). Beat Matheus Nicolau

@2.60

Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson

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

@1.19

Last Fight: (W). Beat Geoff Neal

Last Fight: (W). Beat Kevin Holland

@5.00

Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson

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

@1.40

Last Fight: (W). Beat Jared Gordon

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Bobby Green

@3.30

Vicente Luque vs Ian Garry

Fight Weight: 170lbs
170lbs Weight 170lbs
75.5 inches Reach 74 inches
5'11" Height 6'3"
Orthodox Stance NA
32 Age 26

@3.50

Last Fight: (W). Beat Rafael dos Anjos

Last Fight: (W). Beat Neil Magny

@1.40

Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa

Fight Weight: 135lbs
135lbs Weight 135lbs
68 inches Reach 67.5 inches
5'9" Height 5'5"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
35 Age 28

@1.49

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Amanda Nunes

Last Fight: (W). Beat Yana Santos

@2.75

Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher

Fight Weight: 135lbs
135lbs Weight 135lbs
65.5 inches Reach 66 inches
5'8" Height 5'6"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
32 Age 37

@1.49

Last Fight: (W). Beat Trevin Jones

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Mario Bautista

@2.80

Casey O'Neill vs Ariane Lipski

Fight Weight: 125lbs
125lbs Weight 125lbs
69 inches Reach 67 inches
5'6" Height 5'6"
NA Stance Orthodox
26 Age 29

@1.62

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Jennifer Maia

Last Fight: (W). Beat Melissa Gatto

@2.55

Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby

Fight Weight: 205lbs
205lbs Weight 205lbs
76 inches Reach 76 inches
6'1" Height 6'3"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
36 Age 35

@3.00

Last Fight: (W). Beat Jim Crute

Last Fight: (W). Beat Kennedy Nzechukwu

@1.53

Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden

Fight Weight: 125lbs
125lbs Weight 125lbs
70 inches Reach 67 inches
5'7" Height 5'9"
Southpaw Stance NA
32 Age 32

@1.67

Last Fight: (W). Beat Nathan Maness

Last Fight: (W). Beat Jake Hadley

@2.45

Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida

Fight Weight: 145lbs
145lbs Weight 145lbs
74 inches Reach 71 inches
5'11" Height 5'11"
Orthodox Stance NA
33 Age 32

@1.54

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Nathaniel Wood

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Pat Sabatini

@2.50

Shamil Gaziev vs Martin Buday

Fight Weight: 265lbs
262lbs Weight 264lbs
NA inches Reach 77 inches
6'3" Height 6'3"
NA Age 32

@2.55

Last Fight: (W). Beat Greg Velasco

Last Fight: (W). Beat Josh Parisian

@1.57

Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov

Fight Weight: 170lbs
170lbs Weight 170lbs
78 inches Reach 69 inches
6'2" Height 5'11"
Orthodox Stance Switches (Mostly Orthodox)
33 Age 39

@1.53

Last Fight: (W). Beat Wellington Turman

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Nicolas Dalby

@2.70

Giga Chikadze vs Josh Emmett

Fight Weight: 145lbs
145lbs Weight 145lbs
74 inches Reach 70 inches
6'0" Height 5'7"
Switches (Mostly Orthodox) Stance Orthodox
35 Age 38

@1.56

Last Fight: (W). Beat Alex Caceres

Last Fight: (L). Lost against Ilia Topuria

@2.55

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