UFC 302 Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier: Betting Odds & Predictions

UFC 302 gets going this Saturday, June 1 with a 12-fight card. The event takes place live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The night culminates in a lightweight title showdown between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier.

The early preliminary card starts up at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass followed by the prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPN 2/ESPN+. Main card coverage begins at 10 p.m. on ESPN+PPV.

In the main event, Makhachev looks to successfully defend his lightweight title for a third time. The reigning champion defeated Charles Oliveira in October 2022 to capture the title and followed that up with a pair of wins over Alexander Volkanovski. Poirier is coming off a KO win over Benoit St-Denis at UFC 299. The veteran challenger held a brief stint as interim lightweight titleholder in 2019.

Here’s a look at the full list of odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook, along with straight-up picks for each fight.

UFC 302 odds

Early Preliminary card

Mitch Raposo: +220
Andre Lima: -270

Prediction: Lima by decision

Ailin Perez: -185
Joselyn Edwards: +154

Prediction: Perez by decision

Mickey Gall: +310
Bassil Hafez: -395

Prediction: Hafez by decision

Preliminary card

Phil Rowe: +136
Jake Matthews: -162

Prediction: Rowe by KO

Grant Dawson: -500
Joe Solecki: +380

Prediction: Dawson by decision

Jailton Almeida: -310
Alexandr Romanov: +250

Prediction: Almeida by submission

Cesar Almeida: -118
Roman Kopylov: -102

Prediction: Kopylov by KO

Main card

Randy Brown: -180
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos: +150

Prediction: Dos Santos by decision

Niko Price: +210
Alex Morono -258

Prediction: Morono by decision

Kevin Holland: -290
Michal Oleksiejczuk: +235

Prediction: Holland by submission

Sean Strickland: -258
Paulo Costa: +210

Prediction: Costa by KO

Islam Makhachev: -650
Dustin Poirier: +490

Prediction: Makhachev by submission