Arman Tsarukyan challenges Joaquim Silva in the co-main of Saturday's UFC Fight Night event headlined by Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier.
The Tsarukyan-Silva bout takes place at the Apex in Las Vegas, where prelims begin at 7 p.m. ET and the main card starts at 10 p.m.
Tsarukyan, unsurprisingly, is a -1200 favorite.
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Silva Betting Odds
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Arman Tsarukyan | -1200 |
| Joaquim Silva | +700 |
Odds as of June 12
According to our odds calculator, if you bet $100 on Tsarukyan at -1200 (92.31% implied chance), you'd return just $108.33. A bet on the +700 underdog Silva, however, pays out $800.
How To Watch UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier
Here's how to view this middleweight bout.
- Date/Time: June 17, 7 p.m. ET
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Arena: UFC Apex
- Where to Watch: ESPN+, Cable Provider
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier Full Card & Betting Odds
Here's Saturday's lineup at the Apex.
- Main Card
- Middleweight Main Event – Marvin Vettori (-125) vs Jared Cannonier (+100)
- Lightweight – Arman Tsarukyan (-1200) vs Joaquim Silva (+700)
- Middleweight – Christian Leroy Duncan (-160) vs Armen Petrosyan (+130)
- Featherweight – Pat Sabitini (-188) vs Lucas Almeida (+162)
- Lightweight – Nikolas Motta (+150) vs Manuel Torres (-175)
- Welterweight – Muslim Salikhov (-188) vs Nicolas Darby (+162)
- Prelims
- Flyweight – Jimmy Flick (+200) vs Alessandro Costa (-250)
- Bantamweight – Kyung Ho Kang (+130) vs Cristian Quinonez (-160)
- Flyweight – Carlos Hernandez (+110) vs Denys Bondar (-138)
- Women's Flyweight – Tereza Bleda (-225) vs Gabriella Fernandes (+187)
- Bantamweight – Ronnie Lawrence (-175) vs Daniel Argueta (+150)
- Light Heavyweight – Modestas Bukauskas (-200) vs Zac Pauga (+170)
Odds as of June 16
Tsarukyan vs Silva Tale Of The Tape
| Fighter | Arman Tsarukyan | Joaquim Silva |
| Age | 26 | 34 |
| Record | 19-3 (6-2 UFC) | 12-3 (5-3 UFC) |
| Avg. Fight Time | 13:38 | 9:04 |
| Reach | 72" | 69" |
| Sig. Strikes Per Minute | 3.56 | 4.08 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed Per Minute | 1.93 | 4.58 |
| Takedowns Per 15 Minutes | 3.30 | 0.21 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 33% | 50% |
| Takedown Defense | 75% | 65% |
Tsarukyan vs Silva: Who Will Win?
Oh, boy. This bout is way too one-sided.
How Tsarukyan Wins
The Armenian wins by making sure his Uber arrives to the facility on time. That's it.
Tsarukyan is a top-10 lightweight, who, for years now, has been deprived of matchups that reflect his talent. Yes, he fought Mateusz Gamrot a year ago — that fight was great — but we haven't seen him tested since. The 26-year-old was slated to fight Renato Moicano, but that fight got nixed when the Brazilian injured himself. So now Tsarukyan fights Silva, a brawler with a 5-3 UFC record.
Silva is capable of vicious KOs but Tsarukyan outclasses him in cardio and fight IQ. Arman will evade whatever the Brazilian blitzes with, and from there, we've just got to decide if Tsarukyan wins by stoppage or decision.
How Silva wins
Nope. Not entertaining this.
The 34-year-old is a fun action man, but he's nowhere close to the mixed martial artist Tsarukyan is. Don't bother wagering on Silva, even at insanely long odds.
Tsarukyan vs Silva Pick
Because of the chalk, I'll modify my bet to Tsarukyan via first-round stoppage.
