Sergei Pavlovich opens as betting favorite over Alex Pereira at UFC 335

The UFC has officially announced the top three bouts for UFC 335, scheduled for December 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and oddsmakers have weighed in with their opening betting lines.

The main event will feature Charles Oliveira defending his BMF title against Diego Lopes in a lightweight showdown, while the co-main event pits heavyweight Alex Pereira against Sergei Pavlovich in a five-round affair. A middleweight clash between Joe Pyfer and Bo Nickal rounds out the trio of headline bouts.

According to BetOnline.Ag's opening odds, Sergei Pavlovich opened as a modest favorite over Pereira at -130 (implying 56.5% win probability), with Pereira at +111. However, public money has since moved sharply in Pavlovich's direction; the line has shifted to -164, now implying a 62% chance for the Russian heavyweight. The move suggests bettors are skeptical of Pereira's transition to heavyweight—a concern underscored by his UFC heavyweight debut loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC 332.

In the main event, Charles Oliveira opened as a -172 favorite over Diego Lopes (+146), reflecting Oliveira's recent BMF title victory over Max Holloway at UFC 326 and his current two-fight winning streak. Lopes, riding high after knocking out Steve Garcia at UFC 332, is making his lightweight debut; the line has tightened slightly to -148 Oliveira since opening.

In the middleweight prospect clash, Joe Pyfer opened as a small -130 favorite over former NCAA wrestling champion Bo Nickal (+111), a line that has remained relatively stable. Pyfer is on a four-fight winning streak, highlighted by a knockout of former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in March. Nickal, meanwhile, is riding a two-fight streak after stopping Kyle Daukaus at UFC 332 in June.