The UFC is back on Saturday night from the Apex in Las Vegas with its second PPV of 2021, headlined by a welterweight title bout between teammates.
Kamaru Usman holds the belt and has done so since taking it off Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 nearly two years ago. In his third title defense, he meets Gilbert Burns, with whom he has spent the better part of the last four years training at Sanford MMA in Florida. The champion switched camps for the lead-up to this fight.
A veteran of 15 UFC fights, Burns comes into this bout on a six-fight win streak, with the last four coming at welterweight after a five-year sojourn in the lightweight division. His last two bouts earned him performance of the night bonuses, including a five-round unanimous decision win over the former champ Woodley last May.
This fight was originally scheduled for December but was pushed back to February because Usman was still recovering from injury.
Also on the card is a women's flyweight matchup between Maycee Barber and Alexa Grasso, and a middleweight clash between Kelvin Gastelum and Ian Heinisch.
The champion Usman has opened as a significant -275 favorite over the challenging Burns in the main event. See the full betting odds for the card below, and be sure to check back all week for complete coverage of UFC 258.
Betting odds updated as of Thursday afternoon and via BetMGM.
UFC 258 Odds
Early Preliminary Card
- ESPN+
- 6 p.m. ET
Women's flyweight fight: Gillian Robertson vs. Miranda Maverick
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Robertson odds | +115 |
| Maverick odds | -140 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -185/+150 |
Welterweight fight: Gabe Green vs. Phil Rowe
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Green odds | -135 |
| Rowe odds | +110 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | +105/-125 |
Featherweight fight: Ricky Simon vs. Brian Kelleher
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Simon odds | -250 |
| Kelleher odds | +200 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -250/+200 |
Preliminary Card
- ESPN+
- 8 p.m. ET
Women's strawweight fight: Polyana Viana vs. Mallory Martin
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Viana odds | +130 |
| Martin odds | -155 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -225/+180 |
Welterweight fight: Belal Muhammad vs. Dhiego Lima
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Muhammad odds | -400 |
| Lima odds | +320 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -250/+200 |
Middleweight fight: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Anthony Hernandez
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Vieira odds | -375 |
| Hernandez odds | +300 |
| Over/Under 1.5 rounds | +130/-155 |
Catch weight fight: Andre Ewell vs. Chris Gutierrez
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Ewell odds | +130 |
| Gutierrez odds | -155 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -200/+165 |
Main Card
- PPV
- 10 p.m. ET
Lightweight fight: Jim Miller vs. Bobby Green
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Miller odds | +210 |
| Green odds | -275 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -250/+200 |
Middleweight fight: Maki Pitolo vs. Julian Marquez
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Pitolo odds | +145 |
| Marquez odds | -175 |
| Over/Under 1.5 rounds | -165/+140 |
Middleweight fight: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Gastelum odds | -225 |
| Heinisch odds | +190 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -250/+200 |
Women's flyweight: Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Barber odds | +100 |
| Grasso odds | -120 |
| Over/Under 2.5 rounds | -250/+200 |
Welterweight title fight: Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Gilbert Burns
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Usman odds | -275 |
| Burns odds | +210 |
| Over/Under 4.5 rounds | -150/+125 |
