SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 20: (L-R) Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong face off during the UFC Fight … [+]
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo returns to action for the first time since his February 2024 decision loss to current UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili when he headlines Saturday’s UFC Seattle card against Song Yadong. Yadong is also coming off a loss, falling to former UFC 135-pound champ Petr Yan in March 2024. The UFC Fight Night card is the UFC’s first visit to Seattle since July 2013. Neither Cejudo nor Song were on the UFC roster at the time of that fight card. We look at the betting odds, line movement, prediction, picks and prop bets for the UFC Seattle: Cejudo Vs. Song card and offer our preview, picks, and predictions for the event.
The UFC Seattle fight card streams on ESPN+.
UFC Seattle Fight Card Preview: Betting Odds, Line Movement And Predictions – Henry Cejudo Vs. Song Yadong
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 20: Henry Cejudo looks on during the UFC Fight Night photo … [+]
Henry Cejudo (16-4) joined the UFC in 2014 with a 6-0 record. He opened his run with the promotion with four decision wins, fighting once at bantamweight and three times at flyweight.
That 4-0 run earned Cejudo a April 2016 matchup against flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson. Johnson successfully defended his crown with a first-round TKO. Cejudo returned to the Octagon in December 206, dropping a split decision to Joseph Benavidez.
Cejudo followed that short losing skid with wins over Wilson Reis and Sergio Pettis, which earned him another shot at Johnson and his title. In the rematch, which served as the co-main event of UFC 227 in August 2018, Cejudo ended Johnson’s title run, winning the UFC 125-pound belt via split decision.
In early 2020 Cejudo vacated the flyweight belt. Then in May of that year, Cejudo defended his bantamweight belt with a TKO win over Dominick Cruz. Cejudo retired from MMA following that win.
Nearly three years after his retirement, Cejudo returned to action, losing to Aljamain Sterling via split decision in a fight for Sterling’s UFC bantamweight belt. Then, in February 2024, Merab Dvalishvili defeated Cejudo via decision.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 20: Song Yadong looks onduring the UFC Fight Night photo opportunity … [+]
Song Yadong (21-8-1-1) has been with the UFC since November 2017. Song began his run with the promotion with a 5-0-1 record. His first loss came in March 2021 when Kyler Phillips defeated him via decision.
Song followed that setback with three wins, a decision over Casey Kenney and knockouts of Julio Arce and Marlon Moraes. His winning run ended in September 2022, when Cory Sandhagen earned a TKO over Song (Dr. stoppage).
Song returned from that loss with a TKO win over Ricky Simon and a decision victory over Chris Gutiérrez.
Then, in March 2024, Song dropped a decision to Petr Yan at UFC 299.
Cejudo is the No. 7 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Song checks in at No. 8 ahead of the UFC Seattle card.
When the betting odds opened for the UFC Seattle main event, Song was a -200 favorite over Cejudo, who opened as a +200 underdog. Today, Song is listed at -275, while Cejudo comes in at +220.
Most of the bets for this fight have been placed on Cejudo (78 percent), while the majority of the handle has come in on Song (62 percent).
Our betting pick is for Cejudo to defeat Song via decision.
UFC Seattle Fight Card Preview: Betting Odds, Line Movement And Predictions – Brendan Allen Vs. Anthony Hernandez
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 20: Brendan Allen looks on during the UFC Fight Night photo … [+]
Brendan Allen (24-6) joined the UFC in 2019 following a win on a Dana White Contender Series Card. He went 5-2 in his first seven outings. His only losses came to Sean Strickland (TKO) and Chris Curtis (TKO).
Between February 2022 and April 2024, Allen went 7-0 with five submission wins and two decision triumphs. That impressive run earned Allen the No. 8 spot in the UFC middleweight rankings and a matchup against Nassourdine Imavov in the co-main spot of a September 2024 card in Paris. Imavov won that bout via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).
Now ranked No 9 in the UFC middleweight division, Allen is looking to hold on to his top-10 ranking against the surging Hernandez.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 20: Anthony Hernandez looks on during the UFC Fight Night photo … [+]
Anthony Hernandez (13-2-0-1) is riding a six-fight winning streak of his own ahead of the UFC Seattle fight card.
Hernandez joined the promotion in 2019, opening his UFC run with a 1-2 record. He has not lost since Kevin Holland stopped him via TKO in 2020. Hernandez is coming off back-to-back “Performance of the Night” bonus-winning victories, stopping Roman Kopylov via submission and most recently earning a TKO win over Michel Pereira in a UFC Fight Night main event scrap in October 2024.
Hernandez is the No. 12 ranked UFC middleweight.
The opening odds for the UFC Seattle co-main event had Hernandez as the -275 favorite over the +220 Allen. Today, Hernandez is -325 and Allen is +260.
Seventy percent of the bets have been on Allen, while 86 percent of the money has been on Hernandez.
The betting pick is for Hernandez to beat Allen via decision.
UFC Seattle Fight Card Preview: Betting Odds, Line Movement And Predictions – Rob Font Vs. Jean Matsumoto
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 21: Jean Matsumoto of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC Fight … [+]
Rob Font was initially booked to face Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of this card, but that fight fell through when Cruz withdrew, and retired, because of a shoulder injury. Font remains on the card against Jean Matsumoto in a catchweight bout at 140 pounds.
Matsumoto opened as the -150 favorite over the +125 Font. Today, Matsumoto is listed as the -160 favorite over Font, who is the +135 underdog.
Font has picked up 67 percent of the bets. Meanwhile the handle is split 50-50.
The pick is Matsumoto to win via decision.
UFC Seattle Fight Card Preview: Betting Odds, Line Movement And Predictions – Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 21: Jean Silva of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC Fight … [+]
In this featherweight scrap, Jean Silva opened as a -450 betting favorite over Melsik Baghdasaryan, who came in at +340. Today, Silva is listed at -550, and Baghdasaryan at +400.
Most of the bets have been on Baghdasaryan (79 percent), while the money is in Silva’s favor (79 percent).
The betting pick is Silva to win via knockout.
UFC Seattle Fight Card Preview: Betting Odds, Line Movement And Predictions – Alonzo Menifield vs. Julius Walker
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 21: Julius Walker poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night … [+]
Opening the UFC Seattle main card is a light heavyweight matchup between Alonzo Menifield and Julius Walker. Menifield opened as the -200 favorite over the +165 Walker. Today, Menifield is listed at -250 and Walker at +200.
Walker has 61 percent of the bets and Menifield has 62 percent of the handle.
The betting pick is to go with the underdog, Walker, to win via knockout.
*Numbers via BetMGM
UFC Seattle Fight Card Prop Bets To Consider
Cejudo vs. Song to go the distance: -185
Cejudo to beat Song via decision: +350
Song to beat Cejudo via decision: +130
Hernandez to beat Allen via KO or TKO: +550
Hernandez to beat Allen via submission: +350
Font to beat Matsumoto via KO or TKO: +800
Silva to beat Baghdasaryan via KO or TKO: EVEN
Silva vs. Baghdasaryan Under 2.5 Rounds: +150
Menifield vs. Julius Walker to end via KO or TKO: -155
*Odds via Bovada
UFC Seattle Full Fight Card
UFC Seattle Main Card
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong
Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez
Rob Font Vs. Jean Matsumoto
Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Alonzo Menifield vs. Julius Walker
UFC Seattle Preliminary Card
Ion Cuțelaba vs. Ibo Aslan
Andre Fili vs. Melquizael Costa
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
Ricky Simón vs. Javid Basharat
Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Austin Vanderford
Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Eric McConico
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira
UFC Seattle Date
February 22, 2025
UFC Seattle Location
Climate Pledge Arena
UFC Seattle How To Watch Or Stream
Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
We will have more on the UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs. Song fight card as fight night nears, including updated betting odds, picks, predictions, and more and any updates on how to watch of stream the UFC Fight Night card.
