Mario Bautista vs Khalid Taha betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Mario Bautista vs Khalid Taha UFC fight info, date and time

Mario Bautista vs Khalid Taha is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev at 6:30pm EST on Saturday 19th February 2022 in a 135lbs matchup.

Mario Bautista has gone 2-2 in the UFC since his debut in September 2019 against Cory Sandhagen. Bautista lost his last fight which snapped a two-fight winning streak.

Khalid Taha is on a two-fight losing streak after his most recent loss to Sergey Morozov in July 2021. Taha has gone 1-3-1(NC) over his UFC career.

Mario Bautista vs Khalid Taha betting odds

The betting odds for this fight are extremely close. Mario Bautista will be the slight betting favorite with opening odds of -115. 

Khalid Taha will be the underdog with opening odds of +105. This is as close to a pick ‘em fight as it gets.

Fight information

Mario Bautista will fight Khalid Taha at UFC event on February 19th. (per @MMAjunkie) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN pic.twitter.com/7Bpj83cHVr

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) November 12, 2021

This bout between Mario Bautista and Khalid Taha was first reported on November 14th, 2021. The scrap is set to take place on the prelims at UFC Vegas 48.

Mario Bautista

Mario Bautista had a night to forget in his last UFC appearance, losing to Trevin Jones via KO in Round 2. This was the first knockout defeat of his career.

THAT'S IT! 🔥@Bautista_MMA finishes it with a knee to snap the unbeaten run of Johns! #UFC247

📺 Watch LIVE on ESPNews NOW! pic.twitter.com/LdSHXva19e

— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2020

Prior to this, Bautista was on a two-fight winning streak with successive victories against Miles Johns and Jin Soo Son.

Khalid Taha

Khalid Taha has lost his last two fights in the UFC against opponents Sergey Morozov and Raoni Barcelos.

IT ONLY TOOK SECONDS!@KhalidTahaMMA knocks out Salmon in the first round! #UFC236 pic.twitter.com/qzP7xSCEsU

— UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2019

Taha previously won a bout against Bruno Silva at UFC 243 before the decision was overturned due to an adverse drug test result.

How they match up

Mario Bautista will be the taller fighter in this one at 5”8, while Khalid Taha is 5”5. However, both men will have an identical reach of 69 inches. 

While both fighters are 28 years old, Taha is the more-experienced fighter with 18 pro fights to Bautista’s 10.

Reasons to watch

These two fighters are extremely dangerous on the feet, with high finishing rates and multiple knockouts on their records.

Bautista has won 2 performance bonuses in just 4 UFC fights, while Taha was involved in an epic Fight of the Night scrap with Raoni Barcelos in .

The stakes

Both fighters are entering this bout off the back of a loss, so the stakes are high. Khalid Taha, who is 1-3-1(NC) in the UFC, may be fighting for his place in the promotion.

Mario Bautista vs Khalid Taha predictions

This fight is very difficult to make a prediction on, with both fighters so well-matched. The oddsmakers’ predictions slightly lean towards Mario Bautista.

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Mario Bautista vs Khalid Taha tale of the tape

• No age difference: Both fighters are the same age, at 28 years old.
• No reach advantage for either fighter. Both fighters measure in with a 69 inch reach.
• Taha has 8 more professional MMA fights than Bautista.

Mario Bautista	vs	Khalid Taha
28	Age	28
10	Fights	18
8	Wins	13
2	Losses	4
3	KO’s	8
3	Subs	3
5′ 8	Height (in)	5′ 5
69	Reach (in)	69

Khalid “The Warrior” Taha fighter profile and recent form

Khalid Taha is a 28 year old male fighter from Germany with 13 pro wins and 4 losses. See Khalid Taha’s full MMA record.

Khalid Taha has a 85% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 3 by submission, 2 by decision.

Khalid Taha is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	13-3-0	Sergey Morozov	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-07-17	Bantamweight	UFC
Loss	13-2-0	Raoni Barcelos	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2020-11-07	Bantamweight	UFC
No Contest	13-2-0	Bruno Silva	SUB R3 3:00	UFC 243	2019-10-05	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	12-2-0	Boston Salmon	KO/TKO R1 0:25	UFC 236	2019-04-13	Bantamweight	UFC
Loss	12-1-0	Nad Narimani	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night 134	2018-07-22	Featherweight	UFC

Mario Bautista fighter profile and recent form

Mario Bautista is a 28 year old male fighter from United States with 8 pro wins and 2 losses. See Mario Bautista’s full MMA record.

Mario Bautista has a 75% finish rate, including 3 by knockout, 3 by submission, 2 by decision.

Mario Bautista is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Trevin Jones at UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	8-1-0	Trevin Jones	KO/TKO R2 0:40	UFC 259	2021-03-06	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	7-1-0	Miles Johns	KO/TKO R2 1:41	UFC 247	2020-02-08	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	6-1-0	Jin Soo Son	DEC R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN 4	2019-07-20	Bantamweight	UFC
Loss	6-0-0	Cory Sandhagen	SUB R1 3:31	UFC on ESPN+ 1	2019-01-19	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	5-0-0	Juan Pablo Gonzalez	DEC R3 5:00	Combate 26	2018-10-13	Bantamweight	CAMMA