Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi: UFC Fight Night Odds

who is a -125 favourite on the MMA odds with Kara-France at -105.

Amir Albazi -125
Kai Kara France -105

Kai Kara-France UFC Fight Night Odds

The 30-year-old Kara-France, from New Zealand, is 24-10 in a pro career dating to 2010 and ranked No. 3 in the division behind champion Brandon Moreno, No. 1 Deiveson Figueiredo and No. 2 Alexandre Pantoja. Kara-France made his UFC debut in December 2018 with a unanimous decision win over Elias Garcia.

“Don’t Blink” faced former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in a rematch on July 30, 2022, with the interim UFC flyweight championship on the line at UFC 277 and lost by third-round TKO (body kick and punches) and hasn’t fought since. Kara-France was scheduled to face Alex Perez on Feb. 12 at UFC 284 but had to withdraw due to a knee injury.

The 5-foot-4 Kara-France has a reach of 69 inches and his fights average 11:52. He lands 4.70 significant strikes per minute with 40 per cent accuracy and absorbs 3.57 with 64 per cent defence. His takedown average is 0.51 with 25 per cent defence, and his takedown defence 87 per cent. That latter number is the second-best rate in divisional history behind Ian McCall (90 per cent).

He has 11 wins by KO/TKO, 10 by decision and three by submission. Four losses are via the judges, three by submission and three by KO/TKO. Kara-France’s five fight-night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are third-most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (nine) and Moreno (six).

For Saturday, his favoured method of victory is by points at +185, followed by KO/TKO/DQ at +350 and by submission at +1800. A draw is +6600.

Amir Albazi UFC Fight Night Odds

The 29-year-old Albazi was born in Iraq but now lives in England and is 16-1 in a pro career dating to August 2009. That lone defeat came to Jose Torres in the Brave CF banner by unanimous decision in April 2019.He is a former UCMMA and FSC bantamweight champion.

Albazi’s UFC debut was a first-round submission win over Malcolm Gordon in July 2020. “The Prince” was last in the Octagon in December and beat Alessandro Costa by third-round KO (punches). Albazi has nine wins by submission, five by KO/TKO and two by decision. His three-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Muhammad Mokaev (four). Albazi has earned 14 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.

The 5-foot-5 Albazi has a reach of 68 inches and his fights average 9:07. He lands 3.54 significant strikes per minutes with 43 per cent accuracy and absorbs 2.47 with 61 per cent defence. His takedown average is 2.47 per 15 minutes with 50 per cent accuracy and his takedown defence is 87 per cent.

For Saturday, his favoured method of victory is by submission at +275, followed by points at +350 and KO/TKO/DQ at +700. That it goes the distance is +135 with no at -165.