Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov UFC fight info, date and time

Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot at 5:00pm EST on Saturday 25th June 2022 in a 135lbs matchup.

Raulian Paiva saw his three-fight winning streak come to an end after he was knocked out in the first round by Sean O’Malley.

Sergey Morozov was involved in an epic battle with Douglas Silva de Andrade, eventually losing the fight by submission in Round 2.

Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov betting odds

Sergey Morozov will be the betting favorite with opening odds of -130.

Raulian Paiva is the betting underdog with opening odds of +120.

Fight information

Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov was first reported on April 15th.

Raulian Paiva will fight Sergey Morozov at UFC event on June 25th. #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN pic.twitter.com/3GfWW4mTsJ

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) April 15, 2022

This Bantamweight scrap will be on the prelims at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot.

Raulian Paiva

Raulian Paiva faced rising star Sean O’Malley at UFC 269 in December, losing the fight by knockout with just 18 seconds to go in Round 1.

The left hook from Paiva cuts Bontonin! #UFCUruguay pic.twitter.com/8drXqtKDfV

— UFC (@ufc) August 10, 2019

Paiva had been on a three-fight winning streak with consecutive victories over Mark De La Rosa, Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Kyler Phillips.

Sergey Morozov

Sergey Morozov suffered his second defeat in the UFC in a back-and-forth scrap with Douglas Silva de Andrade. Despite badly hurting his opponent, Morozov lost the fight by submission in a Fight of the Night winner.

🇰🇿 MOROZOV PUT HIM DOWN WITH THE UPPERCUT! #UFC271 pic.twitter.com/84He8wseNg

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 12, 2022

The Ukrainian has registered just a single victory in the UFC after beating Khalid Taha last July.

How they match up

Raulian Paiva will be the taller fighter in this matchup at 5”8, while Morozov is 5”6. The Brazilian will also have a small 2-inch reach advantage.

Paiva is younger at 26 years old but has more pro-MMA experience with 25 fights. The 32-year-old Morozov has 22 pro fights on his record.

Reasons to watch

This is an excellent matchup between two dangerous Bantamweights. Sergey Morozov was involved in one of the best fights of 2022 so far, showcasing his dangerous striking skills.

Raulian Paiva was working his way up the division before running into the highly-touted Sean O’Malley. He will want to remind fans of what he can do.

The stakes

Sergey Morozov is now 1-2 in the UFC despite impressing in his last couple of fights. He will know that another defeat here could spell the end of his UFC stint.

Raulian Paiva needs to get back on the horse with a win, which would take him to four wins from five. A victory for either man would see them knocking on the door of the Top 15 rankings.

Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions have Sergey Morozov as the slight betting favorite with opening odds of -130.

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Raulian Paiva vs Sergey Morozov tale of the tape

• Significant 6 year age difference: Paiva is the younger fighter at 26 years old.
• Paiva has a slight 2 inch reach advantage.
• Paiva has 3 more professional MMA fights than Morozov.

Raulian Paiva	vs	Sergey Morozov
26	Age	32
25	Fights	22
21	Wins	17
4	Losses	5
3	KO’s	8
4	Subs	3
5′ 8	Height (in)	5′ 6
69.5	Reach (in)	67

Raulian Paiva fighter profile and recent form

Raulian Paiva is a 26 year old male fighter from Brazil with 21 pro wins and 4 losses. See Raulian Paiva’s full MMA record.

Raulian Paiva has a 34% finish rate, including 3 by knockout, 4 by submission, 14 by decision.

Raulian Paiva is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Sean O’Malley at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	21-3-0	Sean O’Malley	KO/TKO R1 4:42	UFC 269	2021-12-11	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	20-3-0	Kyler Phillips	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-07-24	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	19-3-0	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	DEC R3 5:00	UFC 251	2020-07-11	Flyweight	UFC
Win	18-3-0	Mark De La Rosa	KO/TKO R2 4:42	UFC on ESPN+ 25	2020-02-15	Flyweight	UFC
Loss	18-2-0	Rogério Bontorin	KO/TKO R1 2:56	UFC on ESPN+ 14	2019-08-10	Flyweight	UFC

Sergey Morozov fighter profile and recent form

Sergey Morozov is a 32 year old male fighter from Kazakhstan with 17 pro wins and 5 losses. See Sergey Morozov’s full MMA record.

Sergey Morozov has a 65% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 3 by submission, 6 by decision.

Sergey Morozov is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	17-4-0	Douglas Silva de Andrade	SUB R2 3:34	UFC 271	2022-02-12	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	16-4-0	Khalid Taha	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-07-17	Bantamweight	UFC
Loss	16-3-0	Umar Nurmagomedov	SUB R2 3:39	UFC Fight Night	2021-01-20	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	15-3-0	Josh Rettinghouse	DEC R5 5:00	M-1 Challenge 105	2019-10-19	Bantamweight	M-1
Win	14-3-0	Aleksandr Osetrov	KO/TKO R4 1:40	M-1 Challenge 102	2019-06-28	Bantamweight	M-1