UFC Fight Night 215: Brady Hiestand vs. Fernie Garcia Betting Odds and Predictions

Tonight's fight will mark Brady Hiestand's first appearance in the UFC since losing the TUF 29 finale to Ricky Turcios last year. It's been more than a year since his split-decision defeat and he now finds himself fighting on the same card as Turcios, as both men look to make a name for themselves in the ocatgon.

Considered a hot prospect in TUF, arguments have been made in favor of Hiestand in regards to his close split-decision loss to Turcios. He'll no doubt be looking to build on that goodwill and interest when he finally returns to the octagon today.

Hiestand's opponent, Fernie Garcia, is in a similar boat, having lost his UFC debut to Journey Newson via decision earlier this year. Both unranked bantamweights will be looking to get back in the winning column tonight and higher up the pecking order. Neither man has won a pro fight in the UFC, making this bout a must-win to stay relevant in the division.

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Brady Hiestand vs. Fernie Garcia Details

Date & Time: Saturday, November 19, 1:00p.m. EST

Venue: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada

Brady Hiestand vs. Fernie Garcia Betting Odds

Fighter	Moneyline	Win by TKO/KO	Win by submission	Win by decision	Draw
Brady Hiestand	-176	+600	+440	+165	+5000
Fernie Garcia	+142	+750	+1500	+230	+5000

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Brady Hiestand vs. Fernie Garcia Tale of the Tape

Hiestand will enjoy a four-inch reach advantage against Fernie Garcia tonight. He also has a slight height advantage on his opponent, but it's the reach advantage that's especially worrying for Garcia, who tends to focus primarily on boxing.

Hiestand will likely look past striking where possible and go in more for wrestling, where his size advantage should remain useful when shooting for takedowns.

Fighter	Age	Height	Weight	Reach	Record
Brady Hiestand	23	5'8"	135lbs	71"	6-2
Fernie Garcia	30	5'7"	135lbs	67"	10-2

Brady Hiestand vs. Fernie Garcia Prediction

While he's been away from the octagon for some time, Hiestand has by all accounts remained in top physical condition and has been training extensively. Garcia, meanwhile, will have less ring rust, but is at a stylistic disadvantage to the wrestling-heavy Heistand.

To complement his wrestling, Hiestand has shown off respectable cardio in the past. He will likely look to ground Garcia early and keep him there in order to rack up points and avoid Garcia's potentially deadly, precise boxing.

For Garcia, unless his sprawl-game is on point tonight, it'll take a lot of Hiestand's often reckless punches for him to really come into his counterstriking element here. The moment this fight leaves the feet, Garcia will be in trouble.