In a 5-round heavyweight title bout on the main card, Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit meet Saturday at UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Early prelims began at 5 p.m. ET, prelims start at 7 p.m. ET, and the main card is at 9 p.m. ET (each on Paramount+). Let's analyze UFC odds around the UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit odds and make our expert UFC picks and predictions.
Records: Gane (14-2-0) | Hokit (10-0-0)
Gane was victorious over Alex Pereira at UFC Freedom 250 on the south lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. in mid-June, securing the heavyweight strap after a no contest draw against Tom Aspinall previously at UFC 321 (October 2025). He topped Pereira in Round 2 via KO/TKO -- 4 of Gane's last 5 fights did not go the distance.
Hokit also fought on that UFC Freedom 250 card where most likely remember his fight against Derrick Lewis for his post-fight interview and colorful language rather than his dominant Round 2 KO/TKO, which is a shame. Hokit is a good fighter. He has 4 wins at the UFC level with 3 ending via KO/TKO and 1 unanimous-decision win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC 327 (April 2026).
Gane has an amazing 7.5-inch reach advantage over Hokit, but the 29-year-old challenger has a 9.29 significant strikes landed per minute, and 67.47% significant strikes-accuracy percentage, while Gane checks in a 5.40, and 63.48%, respectively. On takedown average, Hokit also has a 3.73 mark to just 0.66 for Gane, while posting a 47.37% takedown-accuracy percentage. Gane checks in at just 23.53% in that area.
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UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit odds
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- Fight result (2-way line): Gane -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Hokit +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Total rounds: 3.5 (Over +130 | Under -170)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +220 | No -325)
UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit picks and predictions
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
It's tempting to roll the dice on Hokit (+180), who looked great in his last fight vs. Lewis. But there is one area that's concerning, and that's reach advantage. With a 7.5-inch reach advantage, Gane (-220) will be able to keep Hokit at a far distance, mitigating the risk of a knockout, unless he unexpectedly walks into one.
However, we can't take Gane (-220) straight-up as it costs 2.2 times the potential return. That's not a recommended betting strategy.
Backing GANE BY KO/TKO, DQ OR SUBMISSION (-120) on the 5-way line makes way more sense. We could get a little finer, taking Gane by KO/TKO or DQ (+100) at even-money on the 7-way line, but the savings aren't that substantial to take away one path to victory.
Over/Under
OVER 3.5 ROUNDS (+130) is a good value at plus-money, but it's a risk.
These are 2 big guys, not featherweights darting all over the octagon. Things take time to develop. We should get a slow, methodical start before things begin getting good. I still think we get a finish, but I could see that happening in Round 4 or 5, rather than Rounds 1, 2 or the early part of 3.
FIGHT TO START ROUND 3 (-160) is kind of a sweet middle spot if you don't feel it will go to Round 4. There is a big risk with this, but just for the fight to get through 2 rounds is one of my favorite plays on this card.
However, No (-325): Will the fight go the distance? is too steep, costing more than 3 times the potential return.
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