In a 3-round middleweight bout on the man card, Michael Page and Nursulton Ruziboev meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 287 at Accor Arena in Paris, France. The prelims begin at noon ET, and the main card is scheduled for a 3 p.m. ET start (all on Paramount+). Let's analyze UFC odds around the UFC Fight Night 287: Page vs. Ruziboev odds, and make our expert UFC picks and predictions.
Records: Page (25-3-0) | Ruziboev (37-9-2)
The 39-year-old Page steps into the octagon with a 3-inch reach advantage over the Uzbeki-born fighter. The switch-stance Page has managed 3 straight victories via unanimous decision, while going 4-1 in his 5 fights since arriving at the UFC level. All 5 of those fights have ended up going the distance, including victories over Jared
Cannonier and Kevin Holland.
For Ruziboev, he is coming off a Round 1 submission victory over Andrey Pulyaev in late June, and he has picked up 3 consecutive wins in numerous ways. He has a win via KO/TKO, unanimous decision and submission. He hasn't fought past the midway point in Round 2 in 3 of his 5 fights at the UFC level, too.
In addition to his reach advantage, Page has a 64.91% significant strikes accuracy percentage, to just 52.80% for Ruziboev. The Uzbeki fighter has a 1.36 takedown average advantage, with Page posting a 0.19 mark in the category. He also has an 80.00% takedown accuracy percentage, to just 16.67% for Page. In submission average, Page hasn't scored in the category, while Ruziboev checks in at 0.34.
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UFC Fight Night 287: Page vs. Ruziboev odds
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- Fight result (2-way line): Page -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Ruziboev +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -185 | Under +140)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -135 | No +100)
UFC Fight Night 287: Page vs. Ruziboev picks and predictions
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
Page (-210) knows what it takes to wow the judges and get decision victories. Since arriving at the UFC level, he has made a living off of doing just that. However, you can't risk more than 2 times your potential return taking him straight up. As part of a multi-leg parlay, that would be perfectly OK to take him, however.
Instead, since he has 3 straight unanimous-decision victories, and 5 straight decisions, going 4-1 in the span. It's stunning that PAGE BY DECISION/TECHNICAL DECISION (+125) is plus-money. Take advantage.
Over/Under
Over 2.5 rounds (-185) will set you back nearly 2 times your potential return, and that's just a little too steep for my liking.
However, YES (-135): FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE is a much better value. Jump on this price before it skyrockets.
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