UFC 275 Odds: Jiri Prochazka Given 76% Chance To Dethrone Glover Teixeira

It isn’t often that the challenger in a title fight is the favorite to win. Yet, that’s the case ahead of UFC 275.

Kyle Newman

Jun 7 2022, 5:30pm | 5 mins read

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UFC 275 Odds: Jiri Prochazka Given 76% Chance To Dethrone Glover Teixeira

It isn’t often that the challenger in a title fight is the favorite to win. Yet, that’s the case ahead of UFC 275. It only took two fights in UFC before Jiri Prochazka got a title fight, now oddsmakers and bettors believe he’s a slam dunk to leave UFC 275 with the Light Heavyweight Championship. Let's dive into Jiri Prochazka vs Glover Teixeira odds.

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Prochazka is given -200 odds, or an implied 66.7% chance to win the UFC light heavyweight championship. Meanwhile, Glover Teixeira is given +170 odds, or an implied 37% chance to retain his title. Teixeira is the first champion to be an underdog in a title fight since Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273, but at least bettors, 56.3%, backed Sterling to retain his title. That’s not the case here.

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Over the last 30 days, 75.6% of bets have been placed on Prochazka to win the fight. Only 24.4% of bets have been placed on Teixeira. Teixeira is the first champion to be both the oddsmakers and bettors underdog in a title fight since, Francis Ngannou at UFC 270.

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In a battle between the experienced Teixeira, the second oldest champion in UFC history, and the inexperienced Prochazka, only two UFC fights, both oddsmakers and bettors are taking the youth. The good news for Glover Teixeira is that when champions are underdogs they tend to come out on top. Both Sterling and Ngannou managed to win their fights. Will history repeat itself at UFC 275?