UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy odds

Bookmakers made Lerone Murphy a favourite against Edson Barboza when they meet in their bout on Saturday 18th May 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy.

He is currently 7/10 (-140) to win the bout outright, while you can get 23/20 (+110) on Edson Barboza if you fancy the small upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 56% chance of Murphy winning while giving Barboza a 44% chance.

Murphy opened as the favourite at 33/50 (-150) however, that price has shortened by 26/-25 (+100).

Barboza opened at 5/4 (+130) which has got wider by -9/10 (+110).

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 145 pounds (10.15 stones or 65.91 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.

Full UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy Odds

Main Event

Lerone Murphy is currently 7/10 (-140) to beat Edson Barboza, while Barboza is currently 23/20 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Khaos Williams is made a favourite at 8/11 (-140) to come out the victor in a fight against Carlston Harris, while Harris is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.

Main Card

Themba Gorimbo sits at 3/4 (-130) to win against Ramiz Brahimaj, while Brahimaj is currently 27/25 (+110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.

Adrian Yanez is marked at 1/4 (-400) to be victorious against Vinicius Salvador, while Salvador is currently 29/10 (+290) to win if you fancy the big upset.

Angela Hill is currently 7/10 (-140) to defeat Luana Pinheiro, while Pinheiro is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Prelims

Tom Nolan is made a favourite at 1/5 (-500) to beat Victor Martinez, while Martinez is currently 15/4 (+380) to win if you fancy the big upset.

Melissa Gatto sits at 3/10 (-330) to come out the victor in a fight against Tamires Vidal, while Vidal is currently 5/2 (+250) to win if you fancy the upset.

Abusupiyan Magomedov is marked at 8/25 (-310) to win against Warlley Alves, while Alves is currently 12/5 (+240) to win if you fancy the upset.

Piera Rodriguez is currently 11/25 (-230) to be victorious against Ariane Carnelossi, while Carnelossi is currently 9/5 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.

Kleydson Rodrigues is made a favourite at 16/25 (-160) to defeat Heili Alateng, while Alateng is currently 3/2 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Emily Ducote sits at 7/25 (-360) to beat Vanessa Demopoulos, while Demopoulos is currently 27/10 (+270) to win if you fancy the upset.

Barboza vs Murphy Head To Head

Edson Barboza steps into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lerone Murphy will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Barboza has a slight advantage in power over Murphy, with a 58% knock out percentage over Murphy's 54%.

Murphy is currently 7/2 (+350) to get the knockout.

Edson Barboza is the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Barboza has a height advantage of 2 inches over Murphy. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Barboza is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 54 more professional rounds, 83 to Murphy's 29.

Barboza vs Murphy betting form

Barboza has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Bryce Mitchell at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had defeated Shane Burgos at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

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

Murphy's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.