UFC Fight Night Odds, Trends: Bettors Backing Smith in Main Event

The second of three UFC events in an eight-day span is ready to rumble tonight, as we have an exciting card tonight in Jacksonville.

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira features 10 fights, including a headliner bout with two top-10 light heavyweights facing off.

No.-3 ranked Anthony Smith, who was listed at -165 earlier in the week at William Hill, is now a -185 favorite over No. 8 Glover Teixeira (+165).

Smith has been a popular bet at William Hill, as 92% of the total dollars wagered have backed him, which is the highest percentage of anyone partaking in tonight’s UFC Fight Night. Additionally, Smith has received 77% of the total number of tickets, which leads all fighters as well.

In the co-main event, bettors have been drawn to the underdog: Ben Rothwell. He has generated 56% of the total number of tickets and 71% of the total dollars wagered. As a result, Rothwell is down to +110 against Ovince Saint Preux (-130) after he was +130 earlier in the week.

The biggest wager placed at William Hill thus far was one Nevada bettor putting down $16,500 on Michael Johnson (-110) against Thiago Moises. If Johnson can win the fight, that bettor would collect a total payout of $31,500.

Check out William Hill’s latest odds and trends for UFC Fight Night’s 10 showdowns and method of victory propositions for four of the fights, which are available in Nevada, New Jersey and Iowa. You can watch every fight tonight starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+.

SMITH/TEIXEIRA METHOD OF VICTORY@WILLIAMHILLUSCURRENT ODDS (5/13/20)
SMITH BY KO/TKO/DQEVEN
SMITH BY DECISION9/2
TEIXEIRA BY DECISION5/1
TEIXEIRA BY SUBMISSION5/1
TEIXEIRA BY KO/TKO/DQ7/1
SMITH BY SUBMISSION13/1
DRAW40/1
ROTHWELL/SAINT PREUX METHOD OF VICTORY@WILLIAMHILLUSCURRENT ODDS (5/13/20)
ROTHWELL BY KO/TKO/DQ5/2
SAINT PREUX BY DECISION3/1
SAINT PREUX BY SUBMISSION7/2
SAINT PREUX BY KO/TKO/DQ4/1
ROTHWELL BY DECISION5/1
ROTHWELL BY SUBMISSION13/1
DRAW18/1
HERNANDEZ/DOBER METHOD OF VICTORY@WILLIAMHILLUSCURRENT ODDS (5/13/20)
HERNANDEZ BY DECISION2/1
DOBER BY KO/TKO/DQ5/2
DOBER BY DECISION14/5
HERNANDEZ BY KO/TKO/DQ6/1
HERNANDEZ BY SUBMISSION7/1
DOBER BY SUBMISSION15/1
DRAW40/1
BORG/SIMON METHOD OF VICTORY@WILLIAMHILLUSCURRENT ODDS (5/13/20)
SIMON BY  DECISION+130
BORG BY DECISION12/5
SIMON BY KO/TKO/DQ5/1
BORG BY SUBMISSION8/1
SIMON BY SUBMISSION9/1
BORG BY KO/TKO/DQ12/1
DRAW40/1

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