Ronda Rousey will aim to improve her unblemished professional record to 13-0 on Saturday when she takes on Holly Holm at UFC 193 as a heavy -2000 favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The 28-year-old makes her third octagon appearance of 2015 in Saturday night’s Holm versus Rousey betting matchup at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Rousey claimed the 11th first-round victory of her career at UFC 190, where she knocked out Bethe Correia with punches just 34 seconds in, rewarding bettors as a -1400 favorite and paying out on -325 odds of the fight lasting less than one full round.
Rousey proved to be even more dominating in her UFC 184 clash with Cat Zingano back in February, recording the quickest finish in UFC championship history with a submission by straight armbar just 14 seconds into the first round.
Once again, Rousey paid out as a heavy -800 favorite, with her win by submission paying a generous -185. Indeed, submission by armbar has quickly become Rousey’s trademark victory method, used to end nine of her 12 pro fights, eight in the first round.
Holm will make just her third UFC appearance as a +900 underdog. The 34-year-old made the transition to the octagon following an illustrious career in women’s boxing, claiming multiple titles, including the IBA female and WBF female light middleweight and middleweight crowns.
Holm owns a 9-0 MMA professional record after claiming a unanimous decision win in her most recent fight, paying as a -210 favorite against Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night 71.
Holm needed a split decision to take home the win in her UFC debut against Raquel Pennington at UFC 184, claiming victory as a -900 favorite, but failed to win inside the distance, an option that sported +160 odds.
In other UFC 193 betting action, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her UFC women’s strawweight title against Valerie Letourneau as a huge -2250 favorite. Jedrzejczyk owns a perfect 10-0 professional record, including victories by TKO in her last two fights, including her third-round win over Jessica Penne as -700 chalk at UFC Fight Night 69.
Letourneau has won four straight, most recently a unanimous decision over Maryna Moroz at UFC Fight Night 74, and takes on Jedrzejczyk as a +950 underdog.
Mark Hunt is a -250 favorite over Antonio Silva, and Stefan Strove takes on Jared Rohalt as -145 chalk in a pair of heavyweight bouts, while Uriah Hall owns -130 odds in his middleweight clash with Robert Whittaker.
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