Will Sean Strickland be the UFC Middleweight Champion on December 31, 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 19% probability that Will Sean Strickland be the UFC Middleweight Champion on December 31, 2026?. This contract trades at 19¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. Sean Strickland's middleweight title odds are priced at just 18¢ with an extraordinarily high implied yield of 645% for yes positions, suggesting the market may be undervaluing his championship probability or pricing in significant uncertainty about his path to the belt.

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19¢
Bid/Ask 14/24¢·Spread 10¢·Vol $46.28·OI $1,237.145·Closes Dec 31, 2026·253d remaining
0x83df756ae0573207e64790bae996c605553bb0831f8d1ff60823b71b63c09822
7-day price339 snapshots · 2 regime
30¢19¢ current
Apr 815¢Apr 21

Analysis

4d ago

Sean Strickland's middleweight title odds are priced at just 18¢ with an extraordinarily high implied yield of 645% for yes positions, suggesting the market may be undervaluing his championship probability or pricing in significant uncertainty about his path to the belt. The 9¢ spread and modest $88k daily volume indicate relatively thin liquidity for a market with $1.46M open interest, creating potential execution challenges for larger traders. With 258 days to resolution and a realized volatility of 350%, this market is pricing in substantial event risk—likely reflecting the unpredictability of UFC title fights and Strickland's current positioning in the middleweight rankings.

Cross-venue

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View counterpart →Match confidence 0.94IY 541.0%Close-time delta 17h

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the official UFC Middleweight division champion on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. Only official UFC division champions will count. Interim champions will not count. If the relevant belt is vacant at this market’s check time, or there is otherwise no champion in the specified division, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).

Indicators

IY (Yes) 614.8%
IY (No) 33.8%
Adj IY 307%
CRI 4
Overround 0.0%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)614.8%
IY (No)33.8%
Adj IY307%
CRI4
Overround0.0%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
10¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 9:53:57 PM
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 9:53:18 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x83df756ae0573207e64790bae996c605553bb0831f8d1ff60823b71b63c09822 yes 100

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