Bryce Mitchell UFC 314 Loss Good for the Books: Sharps Do Well With Two of Three
Bryce Mitchell was listed as BetOnline's biggest liability for UFC 314 Friday and he would go on to lose his bout versus Jean Silva Saturday night, much to the relief of the folks at one of the world's largest online sportsbooks.
That action did seem to level off some the hours leading up to UFC 314, according to BetOnline's Dave Mason.
UFC 314 main card splits
— Dave Mason (@DaveMasonBOL) April 12, 2025
Volk -150 Lopes +140
61% $ AV; 57% tix DL
Pimblett -170 Chandler +145
55% $ & 55% tix MC
Rodriguez -147 Pitbull +127
65% $ YR; 54% tix PP
Silva -190 Mitchell +165
58% $ JS; 51% tix BM
Krylov -160 Reyes +140
53% $ NK; 60% DR
UFC 314 may have been one of the most balanced cards, in terms of odds, that we've seen in a while.
No favorite had greater than -200 odds on the main card. Only three of the 13 event bouts were higher than that, and you would have had to get into the prelims and early prelims before seeing those.
Mitchell released a statement immediately following his loss.
“I want to thank everybody for their support and let ya’ll know I’m doing just fine,” Mitchell said on Instagram. “Thank God, he protected me. I didn’t lose my teeth. I don’t got no broken bones. So I feel good about that. I fought as hard as I possibly could. I couldn’t have fought any harder. I could have fought smarter.
“I’m going to go make some adjustments but I mean he put me to sleep. I had nothing left to give. I’m happy about that, knowing that I tried my best. But I’ve got to get better. That’s just the lesson learned here, I’ve got to get better.”
The sharp gamblers did have wins with Alexander Volkanovski and Chase Hooper both victorious in their respective bouts.
Volkanovski's featherweight bout early Sunday morning against Diego Lopes was his 10th championship fight in a row, but Volkanovski had been in a slump in which he had lost three of his past four matches.
He left little doubt against Lopes at UFC 314, winning by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 49-46 and the other had it 48-47.
“It’s good to be back,” Volkanovski said. “I promised my girls I would bring the belt back to them. It doesn’t matter about bringing the belt back. The message was a lot of people counted me out.”
Volkanovski (27-4) had successfully defended his belt four times before moving up a weight class and losing to Israel Makhachev on Feb. 11, 2023. Then after reclaiming the featherweight title five months later over Yair Rodriguez, Volkanovski lost back-to-back matches.
Top 3 Sharp Bets
1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Chase Hooper
3. Bryce Mitchell
Top 3 Liabilities
1. Bryce Mitchell
2. Alexander Volkanovski
3. Darren Elkins
Diego Lopes +125
Alexander Volkanovski -145
Rounds: Over/Under 3.5
(75% of handle on Volkanovski)
Paddy Pimblett -150
Michael Chandler +130
Rounds: Over/Under 1.5
(51% of handle on Chandler)
Patricio Pitbull +170
Yair Rodriguez -195
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(64% of handle on Rodriguez)
Jean Silva -
Bryce Mitchell +170
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(55% of handle on Mitchell)
Dominick Reyes +150
Nikita Krylov -175
Rounds: Over/Under 1.5
(68% of handle on Krylov)
Sean Woodson -175
Dan Ige +
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(54% of handle on Ige)
Virna Jandiroba -145
Yan Xiaonan +125
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(65% of handle on Jandiroba)
Chase Hooper -900
Jim Miller +
Rounds: Over/Under 1.5
(89% of handle on Hooper)
Julian Erosa -300
Darren Elkins +250
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(53% of handle on Erosa)
Michal Oleksiejczuk -180
Sedriques Dumas +155
Rounds: Over/Under 1.5
(67% of handle on Oleksiejczuk)
Mitch Raposo +145
Sumudaerji -
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(55% of handle on Sumudaerji)
Marco Tulio -365
Tresean Gore +300
Rounds: Over/Under 1.5
(78% of handle on Tulio)
Hailey Cowan +155
Nora Cornolle -180
Rounds: Over/Under 2.5
(54% of handle on Cornolle)
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