Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza UFC fight info, date and time

Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus at 4:30pm EST on Saturday 26th March 2022 in a 145lbs matchup.

Luis Saldana dropped a unanimous decision to Austin Lingo in his last UFC outing in August. The Contender Series graduate is now 1-1 in the promotion.

Bruno Souza lost his UFC debut to Melsik Baghdasaryan to snap a 10-fight winning streak.

Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza betting odds

This is a close pick’em fight, with neither fighter strongly favored to win.

Luis Saldana opened as a -130 very slight betting favorite. Placing a bet on Saldana means you would need to bet $130 in order to win $100.

Bruno Souza is priced at +120. $100 placed on Souza wins $120.

Fight information

Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza was first reported on January 29th.

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— IridiumSportsAgency (@TeamIridiumISA) January 29, 2022

This Featherweight bout will take place on the prelims at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus.

Luis Saldana

Luis Saldana started his fight with Austin Lingo brightly before fading in the later rounds, eventually losing by unanimous decision.

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— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) November 5, 2020

Saldana punched his ticket to the UFC with a highlight-reel knockout win on Dana White’s Contender Series before winning his debut against Jordan Griffin.

Bruno Souza

Bruno Souza fell short in his UFC debut against Armenian prospect Melsik Baghdasaryan, losing the fight on all three judges’ scorecards.

Turning on the heat at the end of RD 2 🔥

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— UFC (@ufc) November 6, 2021

The Brazilian had entered the fight on the back of a 10-fight win streak after capturing the LFA Featherweight title.

How they match up

Luis Saldana is an inch taller than Bruno Souza at 5”11 and will notably have a significant 3-inch reach advantage over this fight.

Saldana is also the older fighter at 31 years old compared to Souza who is 26. He also has more fight experience with 22 pro fights to Souza’s 12.

Reasons to watch

This is an exciting bout between two prospects in the Featherweight Division. 

Despite both men coming off of defeats, they fought high-level opposition and have bright futures in the promotion.

Luis Saldana is a slick striker who likes to pick his opponents apart at range, while Bruno Souza will hope to utilize his world-class jiu-jitsu skills. 

The stakes

With both men losing their last UFC bout, the stakes in this fight are significant. The victor could find themselves matched up to a ranked opponent next.

Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions are very tight in this fight. The bookies predict Luis Saldana as the small favorite with opening odds of -130.

Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza picks

Speaking with The AllStar, Bruno Souza picks a close fight on the feet:

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Luis Saldana vs Bruno Souza tale of the tape

• Significant 5 year age difference: Souza is the younger fighter at 26 years old.
• Saldaña has a significant 3 inch reach advantage.
• Significant experience difference: Saldaña has 10 more professional MMA fights than Souza.

Luis Saldana	vs	Bruno Souza
31	Age	26
22	Fights	12
15	Wins	10
7	Losses	2
6	KO’s	1
8	Subs	2
5′ 11	Height (in)	5′ 10
73	Reach (in)	70

Bruno “The Tiger” Souza fighter profile and recent form

Bruno Souza is a 26 year old male fighter from Brazil with 10 pro wins and 2 losses. See Bruno Souza’s full MMA record.

Bruno Souza has a 40% finish rate, including 1 by knockout, 2 by submission, 6 by decision.

Bruno Souza is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	10-1-0	Melsik Baghdasaryan	DEC R3 5:00	UFC 268	2021-11-06	Featherweight	UFC
Win	9-1-0	Javier Garcia	DEC R5 5:00	LFA 114	2021-08-27	Featherweight	LFA
Win	8-1-0	Elijah Johns	DEC R3 5:00	LFA 102	2021-03-19	Featherweight	LFA
Win	7-1-0	Guilherme Santos	KO/TKO R2 2:16	LFA 95	2020-11-20	Featherweight	LFA
Win	6-1-0	Kamuela Kirk	DEC R3 5:00	LFA 84	2020-07-10	Featherweight	LFA

Luis Saldaña fighter profile and recent form

Luis Saldaña is a 31 year old male fighter from United States with 15 pro wins and 7 losses. See Luis Saldaña’s full MMA record.

Luis Saldaña has a 94% finish rate, including 6 by knockout, 8 by submission, 1 by decision.

Luis Saldaña is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Austin Lingo at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	15-6-0	Austin Lingo	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-08-21	Featherweight	UFC
Win	14-6-0	Jordan Griffin	DEC R3 5:00	UFC on ABC 2	2021-04-10	Featherweight	UFC
Win	13-6-0	Vince Murdock	KO/TKO R3 0:44	Contender Series 2020	2020-11-04	Featherweight	DWCS
Win	12-6-0	Carl Wittstock	SUB R2 4:38	LFA 60	2019-02-15	Featherweight	LFA
Win	11-6-0	Ramiro Hernandez	KO/TKO R2 5:00	The Fight Series	2018-05-18	Featherweight	TFS