UFC 304 - Manchester odds

Bookmakers made Leon Edwards a strong favourite against Belal Muhammad when they come head-to-head in their clash on Saturday 27th July 2024 at UFC 304 – Manchester.

He is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the clash outright, while you can get 41/20 (+200) on Belal Muhammad if you fancy the upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 70% chance of Edwards winning while giving Muhammad a 30% chance.

Edwards opened as the favourite at 2/5 (-250) however, that price has now got wider by -24/25 (+100).

Muhammad opened at 2/1 (+200).

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 170 pounds (11.9 stones or 77.27 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.

This contest is for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Full UFC 304 – Manchester Odds

Main Event

Leon Edwards is currently 4/11 (-280) to beat Belal Muhammad, while Muhammad is currently 41/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.

Tom Aspinall is made a favourite at 27/100 (-370) to come out the victor in a fight against Curtis Blaydes, while Blaydes is currently 14/5 (+280) to win if you fancy the upset.

Main Card

Bobby Green sits at 17/20 (-120) to win against Paddy Pimblett, while Pimblett is currently 23/25 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.

Christian Leroy Duncan is marked at 4/6 (-150) to be victorious against Gregory Rodrigues, while Rodrigues is currently 6/5 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Arnold Allen is currently 21/50 (-240) to defeat Giga Chikadze, while Chikadze is currently 37/20 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.

Prelims

Nathaniel Wood is made a favourite at 11/50 (-450) to beat Daniel Pineda, while Pineda is currently 10/3 (+330) to win if you fancy the big upset.

Molly McCann sits at 2/7 (-340) to come out the victor in a fight against Bruna Brasil, while Brasil is currently 13/5 (+260) to win if you fancy the upset.

Caolan Loughran is marked at 4/9 (-230) to win against Jake Hadley, while Hadley is currently 17/10 (+170) to win if you fancy the upset.

Modestas Bukauskas is currently 16/25 (-160) to be victorious against Marcin Prachnio, while Prachnio is currently 5/4 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Preston Parsons is made a favourite at 8/11 (-140) to defeat Oban Elliott, while Elliott is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.

Muhammad Mokaev sits at 4/6 (-150) to beat Manel Kape, while Kape is currently 6/5 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Sam Patterson is marked at 11/50 (-450) to come out the victor in a fight against Kiefer Crosbie, while Crosbie is currently 17/5 (+340) to win if you fancy the big upset.

Michael Parkin is currently 4/11 (-280) to win against Lukasz Brzeski, while Brzeski is currently 2/1 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.

Shauna Bannon is made a favourite at 3/5 (-170) to be victorious against Alice Ardelean, while Ardelean is currently 13/10 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Edwards vs Muhammad II Head To Head

Leon Edwards steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Belal Muhammad will make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Edwards has a slight advantage in power over Muhammad, with a 32% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 22%.

Muhammad is currently 15/2 (+750) to get the knockout.

Leon Edwards is the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Edwards has a height advantage of 3 inches over Muhammad. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Edwards is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Muhammad, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 2 less professional rounds, 77 to Muhammad's 79.

If you think Muhammad will win on points, you can get odds of 3/1 (+300).

Edwards vs Muhammad II betting form

Edwards has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Colby Covington at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Nate Diaz at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

His fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

Muhammad has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight, he beat Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean Brady at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had won against Demian Maia at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Who's been more active?

In terms of recent activity, Belal Muhammad has been fighting more than Leon Edwards.

Leon Edwards last fought 7 months and 8 days ago, while Belal Muhammad's last outing was 1 year, 2 months and 18 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Muhammad's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Edwards vs Muhammad Pre Fight?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which is 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.