Another weekend of fights is on the UFC schedule, and the co-main event will be showcasing one of the top talents in the lightweight division. Upcoming contender, Arman Tsarukyan will be meeting the tough UFC journeyman Joaquim Silva as the co-main fight to set the table for Vettori vs. Cannonier.
Read further for the complete Tsarukyan vs Silva betting analysis and prediction before making your bets official on this weekend’s betting slate.
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joaquim Silva Information
Arman Tsarukyan vs Joaquim Silva
Location of the fight: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV.
Date and Time: Saturday, June 17. 10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Tsarukyan is coming off a dominant unanimous decision victory over Damir Ismagulov last December and will be looking to continue his trek to a title shot.
Silva scored a spectacular TKO victory over Jesse Ronson in his last bout, which took place in October of 2022.
Tsarukyan vs. Silva Betting Analysis
Arman Tsarukyan
Tsarukyan is a 26-year-old Russian fighter that trains out of American Top Team in Florida. With one of the best gyms in the world to train at, you can expect this kid to just keep getting better every time he steps into the octagon. He is 6-2 in the UFC right now with two finishes. Tsarukyan’s only two losses in the promotion have been against No. 7-ranked Gamrot and the current champion Makhachev.
Even with his smaller 5’7” frame, Tsarukyan has a long 72” reach that helps a lot with his grappling abilities. He averages 3.56 significant strikes landed per minute, along with only 1.93 absorbed in that same minute. To go along with the dominant striking, Tsarukyan averages 3.30 takedowns landed per 15 minutes inside the cage.
Joaquim Silva
Silva is coming into this weekend as the older man at 34 but has competed in professional MMA 7 fewer times than his opponent. He is 12-3 with 10 finishes and has been finished twice; this means he is basically never in a boring fight.
The Brazilian fighter will be in a tricky Southpaw stance and has a decent 65% takedown defense that he will need all of on Saturday night. Silva averages more significant strikes absorbed than landed at 4.58 SApM.
Tsarukyan vs. Silva Betting Preview
After completing the Tsarukyan vs Silva betting analysis, let’s look at the available betting lines for this matchup.
Tsarukyan is coming in as the massive -1000 betting favorite this weekend. Silva will be +700 to win this fight, according to UFC odds.
In the sport of MMA, these kinds of odds are very surprising. Tsarukyan has lost twice in the UFC and has gotten KO’d in 30 seconds at a regional show earlier in his career. There should never be a -1000 favorite in the UFC.
It’s not like Joaquim Silva is a bad fighter. He has plenty of power and put’s himself into dangerous situations to finish the fight. These underdog odds should be very worrisome for all the oddsmakers at these sportsbooks.
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joaquim Silva Betting Prediction
After you take the time to break down this fight and look at the betting lines, now it’s time to make the best UFC picks possible.
When you look at this fight, it’s pretty simple to make a Tsarukyan vs Silva betting prediction. The only issue is the crazy odds available for this matchup. There should never be a -1000 favorite in the UFC, and this is no exception.
- The prediction is that Tsarukyan will be the one getting his hand raised on Saturday night.
He will need to make this fight as ‘boring’ as possible to ensure victory. Keep the pace up but stay away from the big left hand from Silva, while also level-changing and securing takedowns.
It would be very justifiable to place an underdog bet on the Silva ML this weekend. Injuries, one-punch KOs, and crazy submissions are literally a weekly occurrence in MMA, and having a successful UFC fighter at +700 is too good to pass up.
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