{"id":25111,"date":"2024-07-09T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25111"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:01:01","slug":"ufc-denver-co-main-event-betting-ponzinibbio-vs-salikhov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/mma\/ufc-denver-co-main-event-betting-ponzinibbio-vs-salikhov\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Denver Co-Main Event Betting: Ponzinibbio vs. Salikhov"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.9tnawto30fvn\"><strong>Fight Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who:<\/strong><em>\u00a0Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, July 13, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Ball Arena, Denver, CO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a0Prelims (7:00 p.m. ET), Main Card (10:00 p.m. ET)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How to Watch:<\/strong>\u00a0Prelims (ESPN, ESPN+), Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, July 13, the UFC returns to Denver for the first time since 2018 with an exciting ESPN Fight Night card. The co-main event features a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Muslim Salikhov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the fighters and betting analysis for this intriguing matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.7ahkzqrhmeru\"><strong>Fighter Backgrounds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.wlsp1z7hwejv\"><strong>Santiago Ponzinibbio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Record:<\/strong>\u00a029-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recent Form:<\/strong>\u00a0Ponzinibbio was on a seven-fight winning streak between December 2015 and November 2018. However, the 37-year-old has faced difficulties since, going 2-4 in his last six fights. His latest bout ended in a third-round knockout loss to Kevin Holland in April 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.s8kzphoff2am\"><strong>Muslim Salikhov<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Record:<\/strong>\u00a019-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recent Form:<\/strong>\u00a0Salikhov saw his five-fight winning streak end in July 2022 and has since gone 1-3. He is currently on a two-fight losing streak, with his most recent defeat being a first-round knockout by Randy Brown in February 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.hhztdoaui75j\"><strong>Betting Breakdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.3idp0nju61d5\"><strong>Santiago Ponzinibbio (-193)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ponzinibbio relies heavily on his striking, with 16 of his career wins coming by knockout. He earned a \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonus for his knockout victory over&nbsp;<em>Alex Morono<\/em>&nbsp;in December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ponzinibbio excels at managing range and maintaining volume, but he struggled against Kevin Holland&#8217;s speed and range, which led to a frustrating head-hunting approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Significant Strikes Landed per Minute:<\/strong>\u00a04.90<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accuracy:<\/strong>\u00a041%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Striking Defense:<\/strong>\u00a061%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strikes Absorbed per Minute:<\/strong>\u00a04.67<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedowns per 15 Minutes:<\/strong>\u00a00.48<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedown Accuracy:<\/strong>\u00a030%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedown Defense:<\/strong>\u00a060%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.gi0tj0av2ego\"><strong>Muslim Salikhov (+168)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Salikhov is also a striker, with 13 knockouts in his career. He earned a \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonus for his stoppage of Andre Fialho in 2022. Salikhov uses a variety of techniques, including spinning strikes, and maintains good defensive movement. However, his cardio is a concern, especially fighting at Denver&#8217;s elevation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Significant Strikes Landed per Minute:<\/strong>\u00a03.36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accuracy:<\/strong>\u00a051%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Striking Defense:<\/strong>\u00a062%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strikes Absorbed per Minute:<\/strong>\u00a02.94<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedowns per 15 Minutes:<\/strong>\u00a01.27<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedown Accuracy:<\/strong>\u00a040%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedown Defense:<\/strong>\u00a073%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.aoyt2sd4sow3\"><strong>Will Fight Go The Distance ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Current odds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yes\u00a0<\/strong>+120<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No\u00a0<\/strong>-150<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.cdfs84pronjt\"><strong>Round Betting Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the current round betting odds at BetOnline:<a><\/a><a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Option<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Santiago Ponzinibbio in Round 1<\/td><td>+325<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Santiago Ponzinibbio in Round 2<\/td><td>+600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Santiago Ponzinibbio in Round 3<\/td><td>+1200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Santiago Ponzinibbio by Points<\/td><td>+225<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muslim Salikhov in Round 1<\/td><td>+500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muslim Salikhov in Round 2<\/td><td>+850<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muslim Salikhov in Round 3<\/td><td>+1600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muslim Salikhov by Points<\/td><td>+400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>+6600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.pv5qw1kckv1d\"><strong>Best Bets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardio could play a crucial role in this fight, favoring Ponzinibbio. If Ponzinibbio can stay focused and not get frustrated by Salikhov\u2019s defensive tactics and speed, he has a good chance of racking up points and winning by decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fight Information On Saturday, July 13, the UFC returns to Denver for the first time since 2018 with an exciting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":25112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[194],"class_list":["post-25111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-ufc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25113,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25111\/revisions\/25113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}