Bookmakers made Anthony Hernandez a slight favourite against Michel Pereira when they square off in their contest on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez.
He is currently 3/4 (-130) to win the contest outright, while you can get 27/25 (+110) on Michel Pereira if you fancy the slight upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 55% chance of Hernandez winning while giving Pereira a 45% chance.
Hernandez opened as the favourite at 8/13 (-160) however, that price has shortened by -113/100 (+90).
Pereira opened at 13/10 (+130) which has got wider by 39/-50 (+130).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 185 pounds (12.95 stones or 84.09 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez Odds
Main Event
Anthony Hernandez is currently 3/4 (-130) to beat Michel Pereira, while Pereira is currently 27/25 (+110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Kyler Phillips is made a favourite at 1/4 (-400) to come out the victor in a fight against Rob Font, while Font is currently 3/1 (+300) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Main Card
Charles Johnson sits at 4/9 (-230) to win against Mudaerji Su, while Su is currently 7/4 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.
Brady Hiestand is marked at 16/25 (-160) to be victorious against Jake Hadley, while Hadley is currently 5/4 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Daniel Pineda is currently 3/4 (-130) to defeat Darren Elkins, while Elkins is currently 27/25 (+110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Prelims
Asu Almabaev is made a favourite at 13/25 (-190) to beat Matheus Nicolau, while Nicolau is currently 31/20 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Jean Matsumoto sits at 4/11 (-280) to come out the victor in a fight against Brad Katona, while Katona is currently 41/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Joselyne Edwards is marked at 2/5 (-250) to win against Tamires Vidal, while Vidal is currently 39/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Elise Reed is currently 3/5 (-170) to be victorious against Jessica Penne, while Penne is currently 13/10 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Melissa Martinez is made a favourite at 4/6 (-150) to defeat Alice Ardelean, while Ardelean is currently 59/50 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Robelis Despaigne sits at 1/5 (-500) to beat Austen Lane, while Lane is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Pereira vs Hernandez Head To Head
Michel Pereira steps into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.
Anthony Hernandez will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.
The stats suggest Pereira has an advantage in power over Hernandez, with a 35% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 17%.
Michel Pereira is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.
Pereira has a height advantage of 1 inch over Hernandez. Despite this, Hernandez has a 2-inch reach advantage.
Pereira is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 68 more professional rounds, 97 to Hernandez's 29.
Pereira vs Hernandez betting form
Pereira has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.
In his last fight, he won against Ihor Potieria at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Previous to that, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Before that, he was victorious against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had won against Andre Fialho at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.
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Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
Hernandez's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Pereira vs Hernandez Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which is 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 PM BST in the UK.
