Omar Morales vs Uros Medic betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Omar Morales vs Uros Medic UFC fight info, date and time

Omar Morales vs Uros Medic is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira at 7:00pm EST on Saturday 21st May 2022 in a 155lbs matchup.

Omar Morales enters this matchup following a submission defeat to Jonathan Pearce at UFC 266.

Uros Medic suffered the first defeat of his pro MMA career with a submission loss to Jalin Turner, also at UFC 266.

Omar Morales vs Uros Medic betting odds

Omar Morales will be the betting favorite with opening odds of -155.

Uros Medic is the betting underdog with opening odds of +140.

Fight information

Omar Morales vs Uros Medic was first reported on February 22nd.

Omar Morales will fight Uros Medic at UFC event on May 21st. (first rep. Triangle TV IG) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN pic.twitter.com/gULJBaIPKI

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) February 23, 2022

This Lightweight Division matchup will take place on the prelims at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira.

Omar Morales

Omar Morales has alternated wins and losses since 2020 following a submission defeat to Jonathan Pearce in September.

MORALES IS UNLOADING BIG SHOTS 💥

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— UFC (@ufc) January 23, 2022

The Venezuelan is now 3-2 in the UFC with victories over Dong Hyun Ma, Gabriel Benitez and Shane Young.

Uros Medic

Uros Medic tasted defeat for the first time in his career after losing via rear-naked choke to Jalin Turner.

Uros Medic (-200) with an absolute beatdown in his UFC debut! 😳

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— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) March 6, 2021

The Serb had got his UFC career off to a flying start after a first-round knockout victory over Aalon Cruz on his debut at UFC 259.

How they match up

Omar Morales is the older fighter at 36 years old compared to Medic who is 29.

Uros Medic will be the taller fighter at 6”1, while Morales is 5”1. However, it is Morales who will have the 3-inch reach advantage in this fight.

Reasons to watch

This is an exciting matchup between two Lightweight fighters on the rise in the division. Both of these men are in the early stages of their UFC careers looking to make a name for themselves.

The stakes

With both fighters entering this matchup off the back of a defeat, there is a lot at stake. A defeat for either man would be a huge setback, while victory would put them back on course to climb the division rankings.

Omar Morales vs Uros Medic predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions see Omar Morales as the slight betting favorite with opening odds of -150.

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Omar Morales vs Uros Medic tale of the tape

• Significant 7 year age difference: Medic is the younger fighter at 29 years old.
• Morales has a significant 3 inch reach advantage.
• Morales has 5 more professional MMA fights than Medic.

Omar Morales	vs	Uros Medic
36	Age	29
13	Fights	8
11	Wins	7
2	Losses	1
2	KO’s	5
5	Subs	2
5′ 11	Height (in)	6′ 1
74	Reach (in)	71

Omar Morales fighter profile and recent form

Omar Morales is a 36 year old male fighter from Venezuela with 11 pro wins and 2 losses. See Omar Morales’s full MMA record.

Omar Morales has a 64% finish rate, including 2 by knockout, 5 by submission, 4 by decision.

Omar Morales is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Jonathan Pearce at UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	11-1-0	Jonathan Pearce	SUB R2 3:31	UFC 266	2021-09-25	Featherweight	UFC
Win	10-1-0	Shane Young	DEC R3 5:00	UFC 260	2021-03-27	Featherweight	UFC
Loss	10-0-0	Giga Chikadze	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2020-10-10	Featherweight	UFC
Win	9-0-0	Gabriel Benítez	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2020-05-13	Lightweight	UFC
Win	8-0-0	Dong Hyun Ma	DEC R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN+ 23	2019-12-21	Lightweight	UFC

Uros “The Doctor” Medic fighter profile and recent form

Uros Medic is a 29 year old male fighter from Serbia with 7 pro wins and 1 losses. See Uros Medic’s full MMA record.

Uros Medic has a 100% finish rate, including 5 by knockout, 2 by submission.

Uros Medic is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Jalin Turner at UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	7-0-0	Jalin Turner	SUB R1 4:01	UFC 266	2021-09-25	Lightweight	UFC
Win	6-0-0	Aalon Cruz	KO/TKO R1 1:40	UFC 259	2021-03-06	Lightweight	UFC
Win	5-0-0	Mikey Gonzalez	KO/TKO R1 2:12	Contender Series 2020	2020-08-04	Lightweight	DWCS
Win	4-0-0	Alonzo Leisholmn Jr.	KO/TKO R1 2:52	Alaska FC 148	2019-05-22	Welterweight	AFC
Win	3-0-0	Jason Flowers	SUB R1 3:38	Alaska FC 142	2018-10-17	Welterweight	AFC