UFC 314 Odds & Betting Lines Tonight: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Card and Info

Diego Lopes and Alexander Volkanovski headline a phenomenal UFC 314 card when they go head-to-head for the vacated featherweight title. The main-event title fight is far from the only appealing fight on the card, as shown in the latest UFC 314 odds and betting lines.

Fan-favorite Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett faces his biggest challenge yet against former Bellator champion Michael Chandler, who could be in the last fight of his storied career. Patricio Pitbull, another legendary Bellator fighter, makes his promotional debut against UFC veteran Yair Rodriguez.

Check out our latest UFC picks - including Gabe Henderson's UFC 314 predictions - ahead of the open early prelims. Early prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+), with the main card kicking off at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+ PPV) from Kaseya Center in Miami.

🏋 UFC 314 weigh-in results 

The weigh-ins were officially completed on Friday morning, and after a couple of scares, we will indeed have a full card.

Jean Silva needed a second attempt to make weight, but once that was granted by the commission, he returned within an hour and made weight. A different result for Nora Cornolle, who came in at two pounds over the limit for her bout, and was unable to make weight on her second attempt. However, the fight will proceed as a catchweight with Cornolle giving up 20% of her purse. 

Here are the official weights for the main card as of Friday morning:

• Alexander Volkanovski (145) vs. Diego Lopes (145)
• Michael Chandler (156) vs. Paddy Pimblett (156)
• Yair Rodriguez (146) vs. Patricio Pitbull (145)
• Bryce Mitchell (146) vs. Jean Silva (146)
• Nikita Krylov (206) vs. Dominick Reyes (206)

👀 UFC 314 betting insights

BetMGM has provided us with some unique betting insights in the week leading up to the card. 

Unsurprisingly, the main card is dominating the most bet fights of the night. Chandler vs. Pimblett leads the way as the most-bet fight, followed by Volkanovski vs. Lopes, Mitchell vs. Silva, and Kyrlov vs. Reyes. The lone prelim fight to break into the top five is Chase Hooper vs. Jim Miller, coming in at fifth. That bout features the oldest and youngest fighters on the card. 

The top five most bet props list is even narrower, featuring only three fights (all from the main card). Pimblett by Decision/Technical Decision (+1000) leads the way, followed by Pimblett by Submission (+200). Lopes by KO/TKO or DQ (+300) clocks in at number three, Mitchell by submission (+650) at fourth, and Chandler by KO/TKO or DQ (+250) rounds out the list. 

Looking at the split of percentage of bets, these are the top five: 

• Darren Elkins (88%) over Julian Erosa
• Jim Miller (78%) over Chase Hooper
• Bryce Mitchell (78%) over Jean Silva
• Dan Ige (67%) over Sean Woodson
• Diego Lopes (66%) over Alexander Volkanovski

Looking at the split of handle percentages, these are the top five:

• Sumadaerji (96%) over Mitch Raposo
• Nora Cornolle (90%) over Hailey Cowan
• Marco Tuilo (83%) over Tresean Gore
• Darren Elkins (82%) over Julian Erosa
• Xiaonan Yan (73%) over Virna Jandiroba

📊 UFC 314 odds - Main Card

Here’s our breakdown of the UFC 314 odds and betting lines for Saturday's full card to help with your UFC picks (odds via our best UFC betting sites).

🥊 Alexander Volkanovski (26-4) vs. Diego Lopes (26-6)

• Volkanovski is competing in his 10th straight title fight, despite losing three of his last four
• Lopes enters on a five-bout win streak, with one submission victory, two KO/TKO wins, and a pair of judges' decisions
• Volkanovski is the No. 1 ranked featherweight contender and No. 11 ranked pound-for-pound fighter; Lopes is No. 3 in the featherweight division

🥊 Michael Chandler (23-9) vs. Paddy Pimblett (22-3)

• Chandler, the former Bellator champion, is 2-4 since joining the UFC
• Pimblett owns an unblemished UFC record (6-0), with three submission wins, two unanimous-decision victories, and a KO/TKO
• "Iron" Michael Chandler is No. 7 in the lightweight division, despite his record; Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett is No. 12

🥊 Bryce Mitchell (17-3) vs. Jean Silva (15-2)

• "Thug Nasty" Mitchell has alternated wins and losses over his last five bouts, most recently recording a third-round KO/TKO victory over Kron Gracie
• "Lord" Jean Silva has won 12 straight fights, dating back to 2018 and extending well beyond his UFC stay (4-0 since Jan. 2024)
• Mitchell is ranked No. 13 in the featherweight division; Silva is unranked

🥊 Yair Rodriguez (20-5) vs. Patricio Pitbull (36-7)

• Rodriguez is the former interim featherweight champion, but failed to unify the title against Volkanovski (third-round TKO on July 3, 2023) and was submitted by Brian Ortega in his next bout (Feb. 24, 2024)
• Patricio "Pitbull" is making his UFC debut after a storied Bellator career that spans to 2010
• Pitbull was a three-time Bellator champion, including becoming the second simultaneous two-two champ
• Rodriguez is No. 5 in the featherweight division; Pitbull is unranked

🥊 Nikita Krylov (30-9) vs. Dominick Reyes (14-4)

• Krylov enters on a three-fight win streak but hasn't entered the Octagon since 2023; his lone scheduled bout last year was canceled when his opponent pulled out
• Reyes hasn't gone past the second round in his last five bouts, all KO/TKO, with three losses (Sept. 2020, May 2021, Nov. 2022) and two victories (June 2024, Dec. 2024)
• Krylov is No. 8 in the light heavyweight division; Reyes ranks No. 11

📊 UFC 314 odds - Prelims

🥊 Dan Ige (18-9) vs. Sean Woodson (13-1-1)

• Ige has lost three-of-four, with all the losses coming via unanimous decision (Bryce Mitchell, 2023; Diego Lopes, 2024; Lerone Murphy, 2024) and one win coming via KO/TKO (Andre Fili, 2024)
• Woodson is 7-1-1 since making the jump from Dana White's Contenders Series in 2019
• Ige is No. 15 in the featherweight division, Woodson is unranked

🥊 Xiaonan Yan (19-4) vs. Virna Jandiroba (21-3)

• Yan dropped a title fight to Weili Zhang in April 2024 (unanimous decision) but bounced back with a decision win over Tabitha Ricci in November
• Jandiroba has won four straight, including both her 2024 bouts (unanimous decision vs. Loopy Godinez, March; submission vs. Amanda Lemos, July)
• Yan is the top-ranked contender in the strawweight division, Jandiroba is No. 3

🥊 Jim Miller (38-18) vs. Chase Hooper (15-3-1)

• Miller, the grizzled-vet, fought three times in 2024 going 2-1 with submission wins over Gabriel Benitez (Jan.) and Damon Jackson (Nov.) and a unanimous-decision loss to King Green (April)
• Hooper enters on a four-bout win streak, including three consecutive submission victories
• Miller (41) and Hooper (25) are the oldest and youngest fighters on the card

🥊 Darren Elkins (29-11) vs. Julian Erosa (30-12)

• Elkins has been under UFC contract since 2010 and won his last two bouts (via submission over TJ Brown in 2024, unanimous-decision over Daniel Pineda in 2024)
• Erosa is 2-2 over his last four fights, all ending in the first round, winning his last two via submission after losing two via KO/TKO

📊 UFC 314 odds - Early prelims

🥊 Sedriques Dumas (10-2) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-9)

• Dumas is a fan of the judges, going 3-0 by decision since making the leap to the UFC from Dana White's Contender Series in 2023, but suffering a submission loss and a KO/TKO loss
• Oleksiejczuk is on a bad run, losing all three of his fights in 2024

🥊 Sumudaerji (16-7) vs. Mitch Raposo (9-2)

• Sumudaerji has dropped three straight and is 3-4 since joining the UFC in 2018
• Raposo lost his UFC debut to Andre Lima in June 2024, dropping a split decision

🥊 Tresean Gore (6-2) vs. Marco Tulio (13-1)

• Gore has just one fight since 2022, a first-round submission victory over Antonio Trocoli in November
• Tulio won his UFC debut in January, recording a first-round KO/TKO victory over Ihor Potieria
• Tulio last suffered a loss in 2018, rattling off nine straight wins

🥊 Nora Cornolle (8-2) vs. Hailey Cowan (7-3)

• Cornolle picked up her first UFC loss (snapping a two-fight win streak in the promotion) last time out, suffering a split-decision defeat at the hands of Jacqueline Cavalcanti
• Cowan dropped her UFC debut in April 2023, losing via unanimous-decision to Jamey-Lyn Horth
• This fight was originally scheduled for UFC 315 but was moved ahead due to unknown reasons

📺 UFC 314 info

• When: Saturday, April 12
• Where: Kaseya Center (Miami)
• How to watch: Early Prelims (6 p.m. ET) - ESPN+; Prelims (8 p.m. ET) - ESPN; Main Card (10 p.m. ET) - Pay-per-view

📖 How to read UFC betting odds

Understanding UFC betting odds is essential for making informed wagers. Let's break it down with examples:

• Positive odds (+): Positive odds indicate the potential profit on a $100 wager. For instance, if a fighter has odds of +250, it means that a $100 bet on that fighter would yield a profit of $250 if they win the fight. So, your total payout would be $350 ($250 profit + $100 original stake).
• Negative odds (-): Negative odds represent the amount you need to wager to win $100 in profit. For example, if a fighter has odds of -150, it means that you would need to bet $150 to win $100 in profit if that fighter wins. Your total payout would be $250 ($100 profit + $150 original stake).

Now, let's consider an actual UFC betting scenario:

• Fighter A: +200
• Fighter B: -180

For Fighter A (+200), a $100 bet would result in a $200 profit, making the total payout $300. For Fighter B (-180), you would need to wager $180 to win $100 in profit, resulting in a total payout of $280.

Understanding these odds helps you evaluate the potential payout and implied probability of each fighter winning a UFC fight. Positive odds indicate an underdog, while negative odds signify a favorite.

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