In a bantamweight bout on the main card, Jose Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili'meet Saturday at UFC 278 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Below, we analyze the UFC 278 Aldo vs. Dvalishvili odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The early prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, with the prelims starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET on Pay-per-view.
Aldo heads to the octagon with a 2-inch reach advantage. Dvalishvili, however, has a 4.26-to-3.61 edge in significant strikes landed per minute, while landing 60.21% of those strikes to just 49.91% for Aldo.
Aldo has picked up 3 straight unanimous-decision victories since losing in a 5th-round KO/TKO in a title fight against Petr Yan at UFC 251.