UFC 325 will take place on Saturday, Jan. 31, live from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The main event features a bout for the Featherweight Championship: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes.
Below, I’ll break down Saturday’s full card and my top UFC 325 predictions.
UFC betting lines used for these predictions are current as of Wednesday, Jan. 28, and courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
UFC 325 Main Event Odds
To Win: Alexander Volkanovski (-148) • Diego Lopes (+124)
The last time these two met was on April 12, 2025, when Volkanovski beat Lopes via unanimous decision. Since the loss, Lopes beat Jean Silva by knockout in September 2025.
In this rematch, I’m leaning toward Lopes as I think he’ll be a bit more aggressive and throw more strikes.
UFC 325 Card & Schedule
UFC 325 will feature 14 fights in all.
The early prelims are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET, the prelims will start at 7 p.m., and the main card kicks off at 9 p.m.
UFC 325 will be broadcasted on Paramount+, the UFC’s new broadcast partner.
Below is a list of the full UFC 325 fight card:
| Weight Class | UFC 325 Lineup |
|---|---|
| Featherweight (Title) | Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes |
| Lightweight | Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis |
| Lightweight | Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy |
| Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira |
| Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey |
| Light Heavyweight | Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana |
| Middleweight | Cam Rowston vs. Cody Brundage |
| Middleweight | Jacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney |
| Welterweight | Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott |
| Featherweight | Kaan Ofli vs. Yizha |
| Lightweight | Sangwook Kim vs. Dom Mar Fan |
| Featherweight | Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay |
| Bantamweight | Sulangrangbo vs. Lawrence Lui |
| Welterweight | Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar |
UFC 325 Main Event Prediction
Diego Lopes Defeats Alexander Volkanovski by Decision (+150)
If you go back and look at the first fight, Lopes did manage to knock down Volkanovski in the second round.
This came despite his connecting on just 35% of his total strikes (71).
Here, I think Lopes will be a bit more aggressive, and he’ll catch Volkanovski enough to control the fight and outlast him via decision.
Take this method-of-victory prop as one of your best UFC bets today.
UFC 325 Undercard Best Bets
Benoit Saint-Denis Defeats Dan Hooker by Submission (+150)
Saint-Denis has won 11 of his 16 bouts via submission, and now he’ll face Hooker, who lost via submission two months ago to Arman Tsarukyan.
The Frenchman is almost six years older than Hooker, and he’s coming off a 16-second win over Beneil Dariush.
Saint-Denis’s grappling will be too much for Hooker.
Tallison Teixeira Defeats Tai Tuivasa by KO/TKO/DQ (-225)
Teixeira is six years younger and five inches taller than Tuivasa. Not only that, but Tuivasa hasn’t fought since August 2024.
This fight will be over in the first round, probably within a minute.
UFC 325 Prelims Best Bets
Cam Rowston Defeats Cody Brundage (-360)
Rowston has been unstoppable since his loss to Torrez Finney in August 2024.
Since then, he’s won five fights, including two via submission, two via knockout, and one via decision.
He’s solid all around, while Brundage is winless in his last two fights.
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Billy Elekana Defeats Junior Tafa (-250)
Tafa is fun to watch with his big punches, but that’s really all he has to his game.
We’ve seen the shortcomings: he’s 2-3 in his last five fights, losing twice by submission and once by KO.
Conversely, Elekana is 4-1 in his last five and is well-rounded with three wins via KO, two via submission, and he’s finished four fights in the first round.
