UFC 273: Arce vs Santos 04/09/2022 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to kick off the month with another round of fights. UFC 273 is going to commence this Saturday, April 9 and it will be held at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Fans can witness the bouts by either UFC Fight Pass subscription or Pay Per View. The main event features the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung taking on the challenge and fighting Alexander Volaknovski for the featherweight title. Julio Arce is taking on Daniel Santos at bantamweight in the undercard. Daniel Santos is seen in the UFC betting spreads as the riskier pick to make as compared to Julio Arce.
UFC 273: Arce vs Santos 04/09/2022
| When: | Saturday, April 9, 6:00 PM ET |
|---|---|
| Where: | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC 273: Arce vs Santos 04/09/2022 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Arce | -190 | Daniel Gustavo Santos | +165 |
Julio Arce
Julio Arce is a 32-year-old fighter and his hometown is located in Queens, New York in the United States. He has been busy sharpening his MMA skills at the Team Tiger Schulman fight stable. Arce is a five-foot-seven fighter and he competes heavily in the featherweight division. His record now stands at 17-5 while those wins are divided into seven decisions, five knockouts and five submissions. It has been a tough road for Arce splitting his last six fights into three wins and three losses. After winning against Andre Ewell via knockout, Arce was defeated by Yadong Song with a second-round knockout.
Daniel Gustavo Santos
Daniel Santos goes by a creative ring name the “Willycat” and this fighter came all the way from Uberaba, Minas Gerais in Brazil. He represents the Chute Boxe Diego Lima stable in his professional bouts. Santos is at his prime age of 27 years old and he is a five-foot-seven bantamweight fighter. He has only tasted defeat once in 9 professional bouts. His wins are divided into four knockouts, three decisions and one submission. This is going to be the debut of Santos in the UFC and prior to making the organization’s fight roster, he has been competing in different MMA promotions. Among them are Brave CF, Future FC and Absolute Championship Akhmat.
Arce vs Santos Betting Numbers
| Record | 17-5-0 | 8-1-0 |
| Last Fight | Loss | Win |
| Country | United States | Brazil |
| Height | 5’7″ | 5’7″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 145 | 145 |
| Reach (in) | 70 | – |
| Win by KO/TKO | 29% | 50% |
| Win by Submission | 29% | 13% |
| Decisions | 41% | 38% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 4.14 | 0.00 |
| Striking accuracy | 35% | 0% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 3.05 | 0.00 |
| Striking defense | 67% | 0% |
| Takedown average | 0.49 | 0.00 |
| Takedown accuracy | 30% | 0% |
| Takedown defense | 93% | 0% |
| Submission average | 0.50 | 0.00 |
Arce vs Santos Betting Picks
Experience vs potential will be the theme of this bout. As an unproven fighter in the UFC, Daniel Santos is expected to lose by the best online sportsbook against the more experienced Julio Arce.
