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Update Alistair Overeem defeats Walt Harris by TKO at 3:00 of the second round.
Saturday 3:55 p.m. update: We’ve added in the betting splits for various methods of victory for each fighter. The biggest numbers have bettors thinking either Harris victory by KO, TKO, or DQ or Overeem via submission.
Saturday, 1:30 p.m. update: On fight day, Walt Harris is still getting the money heading into the fight. He was at 52% of bets and 51% of handle. He’s now up to 55% of the handle, but has seen bet percentage slip slightly to 51%. Some last minute underdog action is coming in, but not a huge chunk of it.
The main event battle of heavyweights at UFC on ESPN 8 tonight will have major implications on the division, as Alistair Overeem faces Walt Harris as the featured fight in Jacksonville from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Overeem turns 40 tomorrow, and has been fighting in MMA since his 2002 debut in the now-defunct PRIDE promotion. His first UFC fight was against Brock Lesnar in December of 2011. A 45-18 record is a testament to his staying power in the sport, though he has never been champion. Currently ranked #8 amongst heavyweights, he fell to Jairzinho Rozenstruik with just four seconds remaining last time out after a controversial stoppage.
Harris is 36 and once played college hoops at Jacksonville State Gamecocks. A 13-7 record in MMA, he joined the UFC after The Ultimate Fighter in 2013. His stoppage of Aleksei Oleinik in 12 seconds in July of last year is part of the reason he’s ranked #9 in the division entering this fight.
This one is being bet right down the line as of now, with the favored Harris getting 52% of the bets and 51% of the handle. It likely means the oddsmakers are expecting late money to come in on Harris if the odds remain where they are currently. This should be a terrific fight, and we’ll see if Harris gets the late love at the window from bettors across America.
Here are the betting splits at DraftKings Sportsbook for Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris at UFC on ESPN 8 on May 16th:
Overeem vs. Harris betting splits
| Info | Alistair Overeem | Walt Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Info | Alistair Overeem | Walt Harris |
| Record | 45-18, 1 NC | 13-7, 1 NC |
| ML Odds | +130 | -155 |
| To Go the Distance | Yes (+300) | No (-455) |
| Win by KO, TKO, or DQ | +225 | -115 |
| To Win by Submission | +1000 | +2800 |
| To Win by Decision | +650 | +650 |
| ML split by handle | 45% | 55% |
| ML split by bets | 49% | 51% |
| By KO, TKO, DQ handle | 42% | 17% |
| By KO, TKO, DQ bets | 34% | 19% |
| By Submission handle | 1% | 24% |
| By Submission bets | 2% | 19% |
| By Decision handle | 9% | 7% |
| By Decision bets | 8% | 17% |
| Tie | >1% handle | 1% bets |
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