UFC Fight Night 136 Odds, Info & Expert Betting Predictions

UFC Fight Night 136 Odds, Info & Expert Betting Predictions

Written by on September 11, 2018

Mark Hunt fights Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Fight Night this Saturday on Sep. 15. The fights take place in Moscow, Russia. Can Hunt beat Oleinik in his home country? Check out the MMA odds, analysis, and picks for UFC Fight Night Hunt vs Oleinik!

UFC Fight Night 136 Odds, Info & Expert Betting Predictions

  • When: Saturday, Sep. 15 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Where: Moscow, Russia
  • TV: UFC Network
  • Live Stream: UFC Fight Pass

Early Prelims

  • CB Dalloway +140 vs Khalid Murtizaliev -165
  • Jin Soo Son +515 vs Peter Yan -735
  • Kajan Johnson +450 Rustam Khabilov -600
  • Desmond Green +330 vs Maribek Taisumov -430
  • Marcin Prachnio +335 vs Mogomed Ankalaev -435
  • Adam Yandiev +200 vs Jordan Johnson -250
  • Stefan Sekulic +335 vs Ramazan Emeev -460
  • Terrion Ware +375 vs Merab Dvalishvili -500

Main Card

Alexey Kunchenko -495 vs Thiago Alves +370

At one time, Thiago Alves, 27-12, dominated non-UFC fighters like Alexey Kunchenko. Kunchenko, 18-0, isn’t your typical non-UFC fighter, though. Like most Russian MMA fighters, Kunchenko can wrestle, but he’s not one-dimensional. He’s got a great stand up that employs both Muay Thai kicks as well as traditional boxing. Kunchenko can shift from a wide-open kickboxing stance to a traditional left foot forward boxing stance. He should beat Alves on Saturday.

UFC Fight Night 136 Pick: Alexey Kunchenko

#12 Andrei Arlovski +110 vs #14 Shamil Abdurakhimov -130

UFC ranks Arlovski, 27-16, higher than Abdurakhimov, 18-4, even though Tai Tuivasa beat Arlovski at UFC 225 in June. Arlovski’s a decent grappler. That should help if the fight goes to the ground. Abdurakhimov’s boxing skills are decent. He’s also a good wrestler. Wrestling’s different than grappling, which, although the underdog, should give the edge to Arlovski. UFC Fight Night 136 Pick: Andrei Arlovski

#4 Jan Blachowicz -110 vs Nikita Krylov -110

UFC handicappers can’t choose between ranked Jan Blachowicz, 21-7, and Nikita Krylov. Blachowicz lands 3.79 strikes per minute. He’s only accurate around 50% of the time with his strikes. Krylov lands 6.55 significant strikes per minute. Going back to 2017, Blachowicz has won 3 straight, including beating Devin Clark via Round 2 submission at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 21. UFC awarded Blachowicz Performance of the Night for submitting Clark. Nikita Krylov, 24-5, hasn’t fought in UFC since 2016. That shouldn’t matter because he’s got incredible knockout power to go along with a good ground game. Krylov knocked out his last couple of opponents, Emanuel Newton and Fabio Maldonado. The Ukranian fighter should do enough to beat Blachowicz on Sep. 15. UFC Fight Night 136 Pick: Nikita Krylov

#8 Mark Hunt -220 vs Aleksei Oleinik +180

One of the most popular fighters at UFC, Mark Hunt, 13-12-1, faces a tall order beating Aleksi Oleinik. Curtis Blaydes beat Hunt this past February via unanimous decision at UFC 221. Blaydes took Hunt down 10 times. He out struck Hunt 56 to 14. Blaydes also beat Aleksei Oleinik, 56-11. Oleinik lost via a doctor’s stoppage. Up until the loss, Oleinik had struck Blaydes 34 times while Blaydes had struck Oleinik 39 times. Oleinik returned from the loss to beat Junior Albini via submission. Aleksei Oleinik has become a master of Sambo, the former Soviet Union’s mixed martial arts and wrestling hybrid fighting style made famous by Fedor Emelianenko. Hunt doesn’t often see Sambo fighters in the United States. If Oleinik gets Hunt to the mat, he should win. UFC Fight Night 136 Pick: Aleksei Oleinik