Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker Odds: Walker Given a 65% Chance to Beat Craig

Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker Odds: Walker Given a 65% Chance to Beat Craig

Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker Start Time, Where to Watch, and Latest Odds

• When: January 21, 2023
• Time: 10:00 PM EDT
• Where to Watch: ESPN+ Pay-Per-View

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The first PPV card of the year is upon us for Saturday in Rio, Brazil, as a pair of light heavyweights in Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill go at it in the UFC main event. While that title fight will follow another title fight in the co-main, there are great matchups on this card from top to bottom. 

To kick off the main card, another pair of light heavyweights with title aspirations will go at it when Paul Craig takes on Johnny Walker. Let’s take a closer look at both fighters and how this one might play out in Rio. 

Paul Craig (16-5-0)

Joining the UFC in 2016, Paul Craig has had an up-and-down stint with the UFC but did go on a four-fight winning streak that spanned 2020 until early 2022. The last time we saw him in the octagon, however, he suffered the first decisive defeat for the first time in his career. In fact, the fight (Volkan Oezdemir) was the only of his entire career to go the distance. 

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Coming into this matchup, Craig holds the edge in grappling with 1.72 submissions per 15 minutes and 1.85 takedowns per 15 minutes, the latter 4x his opponent in that metric. 

Johnny Walker (23-9-0)

Speaking of inconsistent, Walker has shown to be the definition of. Starting his UFC career with four straight wins, Walker is 2-4 in the time since, but in his defense has run into some killers. In addition to losing to Hill (Saturday’s main event), Walker also lost to Thiago Santos and Nikita Kyrlov in his journey to this fight. 

As far as facing Craig, Walker holds big edges in striking across the board. His knockdown average of .64 is nearly 4x of his opponent, and his accuracy is a full 13% higher as well. 

Paul Craig vs Johnny Walker Odds

Opening a -150 favorite, we quickly saw Walker’s odds shoot up to -180, before continuing to go up as the fight week carried on. Likewise, Craig opened as a +130 underdog and has seen movement, currently sitting as high as +155 at BetMGM. The best number on Walker is currently posted at Draftkings (-190).

Paul Craig vs Johnny Walker Odds & Public Betting Data

While little public betting data is available on the Craig vs. Walker showdown, the line movement suggests that Walker is seeing the majority of the money this week. Opening up at -150, Walker has reached as high as -210 (FanDuel) as money has poured in on the favorite. 

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