Bookmakers made Umar Nurmagomedov a strong favourite against Cory Sandhagen when they square off in their contest on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov.
He is currently 11/25 (-230) to win the contest outright, while you can get 9/5 (+180) on Cory Sandhagen if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 67% chance of Nurmagomedov winning while giving Sandhagen a 33% chance.
Nurmagomedov opened as the favourite at 11/25 (-230).
Sandhagen opened at 187/100 (+190) which has got wider by -93/100 (+110).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 135 pounds (9.45 stones or 61.36 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Odds
Main Event
Umar Nurmagomedov is currently 11/25 (-230) to beat Cory Sandhagen, while Sandhagen is currently 9/5 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.
Main Card
Deiveson Figueiredo is made a favourite at 13/20 (-150) to come out the victor in a fight against Marlon Vera, while Vera is currently 6/5 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Lupita Godinez sits at 9/10 (-110) to win against Mackenzie Dern, while Dern is currently 9/10 (-110) to win if you fancy the incredible upset.
Michael Chiesa is marked at 1/5 (-500) to be victorious against Tony Ferguson, while Ferguson is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov Head To Head
Cory Sandhagen steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Umar Nurmagomedov will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 17 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
The stats suggest Sandhagen has a large advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 41% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 12%.
Cory Sandhagen is the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.
Sandhagen has a height advantage of 3 inches over Nurmagomedov. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Sandhagen is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 18 more professional rounds, 55 to Nurmagomedov's 37.
Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov betting form
Sandhagen has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.
He had been beaten by T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Nurmagomedov remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had defeated Brian Kelleher at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He was victorious against Sidemar Honorio at PFL 2019 #6 on 8th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Cory Sandhagen has been fighting more than Umar Nurmagomedov.
Cory Sandhagen last fought 11 months and 19 days ago, while Umar Nurmagomedov's last outing was 4 months and 22 days ago.
Sandhagen'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 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.
Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which is 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.
