Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos UFC 275 Betting: Will the champ finish another fight early?

Valentina Shevchenko and Taila Santos do battle over the women’s flyweight UFC championship belt on Saturday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

Shevchenko vs. Santos serves as the chief support for a top of the bill bust-up involving Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka to decide the UFC light heavyweight championship.

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos Betting Odds and Fight Information

Fight Information

• This bout will decide the short-term future of the UFC women’s flyweight championship belt as Shevchenko defends against Santos.
• Shevchenko is a Russian-born champion who now resides in Las Vegas with a background in kickboxing and Muay Thai.
• Santos is a Brazilian fighter with a style heavily reliant on her BJJ training, where she has reached the rank of a blue belt before focussing on MMA.
• Venue & Location: Singapore Indoor Stadium (Kallang, Singapore)
• Start Time: 11:45 p.m. Eastern Time (11:45 a.m. local time)

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos Betting Odds

Odds are from Bovada Sportsbook.

Moneyline

• Valentina Shevchenko -625
• Taila Santos +450

Total Rounds Over/Under

• Over 4.5 rounds (-135)
• Under 4.5 rounds (+105)

Will the fight go the distance?

• Yes -115
• No -115

Santos shouldn’t be taken lightly

All the talk on the approach to this contest has focused on Shevchenko and what could be next for her after winning this fight. But as any experienced follower of combat sports already knows, it’s dangerous to look beyond an opponent.

Taila Santos is challenging for this belt on merit and is no mere opponent. She is here to win. The 28-year-old Brazilian has climbed the ranks, using her background in BJJ to climb the ladder, and she is currently ranked as the number four fighter in the division.

All that will change if Santos can claim another win and upset the odds in front of thousands of spectators at the stadium and the millions worldwide watching.

Santos has won each of her last four bouts in the UFC, a run that captured the attention of those in charge and form that will have the champion worried. If Shevchenko doesn’t bring her best, we could see the challenger pull off a stunning win against all the odds.

Last five fights for Taila Santos

• Defeated Joanne Wood via submission
• Won on points vs. Roxanne Modafferi
• Defeated Gillian Robertson on points
• Defeated Molly McCann on points
• Lost on points vs. Mara Romero Borella

The Brazilian brings a professional MMA record of 19 wins against just one defeat, with the spare on his record inflicted by Mara Romero Borella via a split decision in 2019.

Since that loss, Santos has worked hard to get her career back on track with four wins on the bounce, including a three in a row on points.

She scored those three points wins over Molly McCann, Gillian Robertson and Roxanne Modafferi before she was last seen in action stopping Joanne Wood by submission.

That win was credited to an eye-catching rear-naked choke that left her opponent with no choice but to tap and end the fight, thrusting Taila into a position to challenge for the title.

Will Shevchenko’s dominance continue?

Shevchenko enters this fight looking to land what would be a stunning hattrick after stopping each of the last two opponents placed in front of her.

The reigning champion and hot betting favourite to defend her title arrives with a professional record showing 22 wins against three defeats, with eight wins by KO, seven by submission and seven on points. She has lost twice by decision and once by KO.

Last five fights for Valentina Shevchenko

• TKO win vs. Lauren Murphy
• TKO win vs. Jessica Andrade
• Defeated Jennifer Maia on points
• TKO win vs. Katlyn Chookagian
• Defeated Liz Carmouche on points

Her last defeat was inflicted by Amanda Nunes courtesy of a split decision on UFC 215, which took place in Canada almost five years ago when challenging for the bantamweight championship.

Since then, we have seen Valentina fight eight times and score eight impressive victories, with just three of those bouts travelling the distance and challenging the judges.

Concentrating on her recent outings, Valentina has won her last two by technical knockout, getting rid of opponent Jessica Andrade inside two rounds on UFC 261 and then Lauren Murphy before the end of round four on UFC 266.

Backers will be keen to support her for another inside the distance win, which will be popular in pre-fight betting and is the direction we are going for our pick.

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos Betting Pick – Fight to not go the distance (-115 at Bovada Sportsbook)

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