Matthew Lowrimore
UFC Fight Night 255 takes place on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. This card features a UFC Welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and Sean Brady as the Main Event.
Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC Fight Night 255 Main Card fights.
UFC Fight Night 255 Main Card Best Bets
Sean Brady ML over Leon Edwards (-166)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 255 will see Leon Edwards take on Sean Brady in the UFC Welterweight division. Brady enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-1 and 7-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.09 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 55%. Brady is absorbing 3.18 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. Brady also has elite grappling, averaging 3.49 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 52% and a takedown defense of 85%.
Brady is a moderate-sized favorite but still looks to be the best betting option. Brady has nearly been perfect in the UFC, not to mention he has the advantage in both striking and grappling. For that reason, backing Brady to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady prediction
Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg – Fight to go the Distance – No (-125)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing
The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 255 will see Jan Blachowicz take on Carlos Ulberg in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. Ulberg is the overwhelming favorite so instead, we will be looking at this fight to end inside the distance. Blachowicz has seen 4 of his last 7 fights end inside the distance, while Ulberg has seen 5 of his last 6 fights do the same. Because they both have high finish rates recently, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our best bet
Read our full Jan Blachowicz vs Carlos Ulberg prediction
Gunnar Nelson ML over Kevin Holland (-130)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
The fourth fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 255 will see Gunnar Nelson take on Kevin Holland in the UFC Welterweight division. Nelson comes in with an MMA record of 19-5-1 and 10-5 in the UFC. He is averaging 1.84 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 61%. Nelson is absorbing 3.00 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. He also has solid grappling, averaging 1.90 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.0 submission attempts during the same period. Nelson has a takedown accuracy of 59% and a takedown defense of 66%.
Nelson is the slight favorite in this fight and looks to be the best betting option. He does lack in striking volume but has the edge in grappling and is much better at forcing submissions. Holland is also 1-4 in his last 5 UFC fights, therefore backing Nelson to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland prediction
