- Max Holloway is favored to beat Dustin Poirier with -133 odds.
- The round total for Poirier and Holloway is set at 4.5.
- There are +115 odds for the fight not to go the distance.
NEW ORLEANS – There isn’t a more perfect ending for Dustin Poirier to finish off his career than with a trilogy fight against Max Holloway in his home state of Louisiana for the BMF title.
What would make this fight even more perfect is how it ends and given that these are two of the heaviest hitting fighters in the UFC, bettors could back there being an early stoppage. There is even plus money being offered on legal sports betting sites for the fight to finish before the end of the fifth round.
UFC 318: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3
- Max Holloway -133
- Dustin Poirier +112
- Round Total: 4.5
Get Plus Money On Early Stoppage Between Poirier & Holloway
Holloway Vs. Poirier Total Rounds
- Over 4.5 -165
- Under 4.5 +125
Will The Fight Go The Distance?
- Yes -150
- No +115
Either of the plus money UFC odds here for the fight to stay under 4.5 rounds or for it not to go the distance are great bets to make. Combined between the two, in 73 total career fights, 46 of them have seen early stoppage due to either KO, TKO, or Submission.
Poirier especially backs both of these odds as he’s currently tied for fourth all time in finished in the lightweight division with 10 and tied for first all time in the division in KO/TKO wins with nine.
Also, Poirier is currently riding an insane finish streak with his last seven bouts all ending early. Of those seven fights, five of them we’re scheduled for five rounds and all five stayed under the 4.5 round mark.
As for Holloway, he’s seen each of his last three fights end early by way of knockout. In his last fight out against Ilia Topuria, he was knocked out in the third round cashing under 4.5 rounds.
