Fight day is finally here. We are just hours away from the UFC’s massive CBS debut live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. We’ve already locked in our safe anchor legs and hunted down the best standalone prop bets for UFC 326, but now it’s time to talk about the fun stuff: building the parlays.
Parlays are where the real upside lives on a card like this. When you have a night stacked with heavy favorites like Caio Borralho and high-variance brawls like Gregory Rodrigues versus Brunno Ferreira, betting straight moneylines doesn’t always yield the best return on your investment. By combining correlated outcomes or stringing together a few reliable favorites, we can multiply our payouts without going full “degen.”
Here is my breakdown of the best parlay combinations for the UFC 326 main card, ranging from a conservative bankroll builder to a massive Vegas lottery ticket.
The “Chalk” Foundation: The Safe 3-Leg Builder
If you are just looking to double or triple your money without sweating through too much variance, building a parlay entirely out of the main card’s biggest favorites is the way to go.
For this slip, we are tying together Caio Borralho ML, Gregory Rodrigues ML, and the champion, Max Holloway ML.
Why does this work? It all comes down to stylistic advantages. We already established Borralho as the ultimate anchor leg; his 100% takedown defense completely neutralizes Reinier de Ridder’s grappling-heavy offense. Rodrigues is stepping into a revenge spot against Brunno Ferreira with a massive size and technical striking advantage. Finally, while I love the round totals for the main event, if you just want to ride with the safest outright winner, Holloway’s legendary volume and chin make him a stylistic nightmare for Charles Oliveira over 25 minutes.
If you bundle these three favorites together at a book like DraftKings, you are looking at a very solid payout hovering around +250 to +300. It is the perfect sweet spot for UFC volatility.
The “Main Card Mix”: The 4-Leg Value Play
If you want to dial up the payout to the +600 range, we need to start mixing straight moneylines with high-probability fight props.
For our value play, we are keeping Caio Borralho ML as our anchor, but we are adding in Raul Rosas Jr. ML, the Dober vs. Johnson Over 1.5 Rounds prop, and the Holloway vs. Oliveira Under 2.5 Rounds prop.
This ticket blends heavy favorites with outcomes that simply make analytical sense. The betting line has moved heavily toward the 21-year-old Rosas Jr. all week, as sharp money expects his relentless chain wrestling to overwhelm the aging Rob Font. Meanwhile, the Dober and Johnson matchup is a battle between two veteran southpaws who will likely spend the first five minutes downloading data and fighting at a measured range, making the Over 1.5 a fantastic safety net. Finally, capping it off with an early finish in the BMF title fight capitalizes on Oliveira’s chaotic, kill-or-be-killed nature.
Bundling these four legs together pushes your odds into the +650 to +800 neighborhood, depending on where you shop your lines.
The “Prop-Heavy” Payout: Chasing Specifics
For the bettors who have been following my deep-dive breakdowns all week, this is the parlay where we put our exact fight scripts to the test. We aren’t just picking winners here; we are dictating exactly how the fight ends.
This 3-leg monster consists of Gregory Rodrigues by KO/TKO, Caio Borralho by Decision, and Raul Rosas Jr. by Submission.
We are targeting very specific outcomes based on historical data. Rodrigues has the power to finish a fading Ferreira once the early storm passes. Borralho is a tactical mastermind who loves to grind out low-risk decisions (six of his seven UFC wins have gone the distance). And Rosas Jr. is a submission specialist who is facing a veteran in Font who has been tapped out four times in the Octagon.
Because you are dealing entirely in method-of-victory props, this three-leg ticket skyrockets your potential return into the +1200 to +1500 range. If you want to place a high-reward bet with a smaller stake, I highly recommend building this specific ticket over at BetUS, where their prop markets are incredibly deep.
The Vegas Lottery Ticket: The 5-Leg Degen Special
Let’s be real—sometimes you just want to throw ten bucks at a massive payout and scream at the television. If you want a longshot ticket for tonight’s CBS broadcast, let’s stack the deck.
We are taking Max Holloway ML, Caio Borralho ML, Raul Rosas Jr. by Submission, Gregory Rodrigues by KO/TKO, and adding in Michael Johnson ML as our slight underdog sprinkle.
Johnson has looked phenomenal lately, utilizing a sharp southpaw jab that should give the highly aggressive Drew Dober absolute fits. If the card goes chalk early and Johnson out-boxes Dober in the middle of the lineup, this five-leg lottery ticket will cash out somewhere in the neighborhood of +3500 to +5000.
Jake’s Final Strategy Tips
When you are dealing with parlays, bankroll management is everything. Your biggest wager should always be on your safest 2-leg or 3-leg builder. Reserve your smaller, fractional units for the massive 5-leg lotto tickets.
If you haven’t locked in your bets yet, make sure you are shopping around. Check the live odds at BetOnline if you plan on hedging or adjusting your slips mid-fight, as they easily have the fastest live-betting software in the industry.
UFC 326 is pure violence potential. Let’s cash these tickets, enjoy the CBS broadcast, and watch some history unfold. May your slips hit!
