No fighter is a bigger favorite on the UFC 272 fight card than Umar Nurmagomedov. The undefeated Dagestani fighter is — as of this writing — as high as a -800 favorite over Brian Kelleher. Meanwhile, Kelleher is a +500 underdog ahead of the featherweight bout, which is scheduled to close out the early prelims portion of UFC 272.
The UFC signed Nurmagomedov in February 2020. At the time, the young fighter was 12-0. Nurmagomedov was coming of a November 2019 submission win on a Gorilla Fight Club card. He had five submission wins, one knockout victory, and six decisions to his name.