UFC 264: O’Malley vs Moutinho 07/10/2021 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is going to start the month with a lot of fireworks happening at the UFC 264 fight card. This event takes place this Saturday, July 10 at the sold-out venue of the T-Mobile Arena located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pay Per View and UFC Fight Pass are subscription options to watch the fights safely at home. The biggest draw will be the famous “Notorious” Conor McGregor seeking revenge over Dustin Poirier after being defeated by him early this year. The main card also has Sean O’Malley taking on Kris Moutinho in a bantamweight bout. This fight according to the top online sportsbook has Sean O’Malley as the heavy favorite to win over Khris Moutinho.
UFC 264: O’Malley vs Moutinho 07/10/2021
| When: | Saturday, July 10, 10:00 PM ET |
|---|---|
| Where: | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC 264: O’Malley vs Moutinho 07/10/2021 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O’Malley | -750 | Kris Moutinho | +525 |
Main Card
Sean O’Malley
Sean O’Malley has an interesting ring name as “Sugar” and this fighter hails from Helena, Montana in the United States. He has been representing the MMA Lab where he also polishes his fighting skills. O’Malley stands at five-foot-eleven and this natural bantamweight has only been beaten once in 14 professional MMA matches. Those wins are divided into nine knockouts, three decisions, and one submission. After tasting his first professional loss in UFC 252 against Marlon Vera, O’Malley responded with a vicious third-round knockout win against Thomas Almeida. That happened in UFC 260 just this March.
Kris Moutinho
Kris Moutinho is a replacement fighter coming in for Louis Smolka and he came from Milford, Massachusetts in the USA. He stands at five-foot-seven and will be representing the Rivera Athletic Center. Moutinho is coming in this matchup with a 9-4 professional MMA record with most of those fights happening at the bantamweight division. He has five of those wins earned from unanimous decisions. This will be Moutinho’s first appearance in the UFC. Prior to being called up, all of his matches were fought in the Cage Fury Fighting Championships. He comes in hoping to convert his back-to-back victories to a winning streak.
O’Malley vs Moutinho Betting Numbers
| Record | 13-1-0 | 9-4-0 |
| Last Fight | Win | Win |
| Country | USA | USA |
| Height | 5’11” | 5’7″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 135 | 135 |
| Reach (in) | 72 | – |
| Win by KO/TKO | 69% | 33% |
| Win by Submission | 8% | 11% |
| Decisions | 23% | 56% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 6.31 | – |
| Striking accuracy | 57% | 0% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 3.28 | – |
| Striking defense | 64% | 0% |
| Takedown average | 0.79 | – |
| Takedown accuracy | 50% | 0% |
| Takedown defense | 60% | 0% |
| Submission average | 0.80 | – |
O’Malley vs Moutinho Betting Picks
Being a replacement fighter and fighting Sean O’Malley is going to be a tough task for Kris Moutinho. It will be a surprise if he takes a win and the UFC betting odds see an easy victory for O’Malley. This should finish with a second-round knockout.
