Asu Almabayev is set to face Charles Johnson on the UFC Fight Night 280 main card this Saturday at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Almabayev enters the bout with a 23-3 MMA record and a 6-1 mark in the UFC. He is coming off back-to-back wins over Jose Ochoa and Alex Perez, with his first UFC loss coming three fights ago against Manel Kape.
Johnson brings a 19-8 MMA record and an 8-6 UFC slate into the matchup. He is coming off a split-decision victory over Bruno Silva in March and has traded wins and losses over his last four outings.
Oddsmakers list Almabayev at -260 and Johnson at +205 via FanDuel. The two flyweights are expected to make their walks to the cage at approximately 1:10 p.m. ET, with the fight streaming live on Paramount+.
Johnson is described as 6-2 since 2024 in the article, while analyst Dan Tom provides an analytical breakdown and prediction for the matchup elsewhere.
