Will Michael Morales be the UFC Welterweight Champion on December 31, 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 8% probability that Will Michael Morales be the UFC Welterweight Champion on December 31, 2026?. This contract trades at 8¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. This market shows extreme mispricing with an 8¢ price generating a 1,627% implied yield on the yes side, yet zero 24-hour volume and a massive 15¢ spread suggest severe illiquidity and potential stale pricing rather than genuine opportunity.

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8¢
Bid/Ask /15¢·Spread 15¢·Vol $0·OI $682.772·Closes Dec 31, 2026·253d remaining
0x40a65209ece5f153cb090c3e90a4f831842bde60dddd13132332f0a3d8bc40c4
7-day price33 snapshots · 2 regime
11¢8¢ current
Apr 87¢Apr 16

Analysis

4d ago

This market shows extreme mispricing with an 8¢ price generating a 1,627% implied yield on the yes side, yet zero 24-hour volume and a massive 15¢ spread suggest severe illiquidity and potential stale pricing rather than genuine opportunity. The 897% realized volatility and recent 20% price decline (10¢ to 8¢) indicate this is a low-conviction, thinly-traded position where the quoted yield likely reflects bid-ask disconnect rather than actionable edge. With 258 days to expiry and only $550 in open interest, this market lacks sufficient depth to reliably assess Morales's actual championship probability.

Cross-venue

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View counterpart →Match confidence 0.94IY 1910.2%Close-time delta 17h

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the official UFC Welterweight 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) 1658.1%
IY (No) 12.5%
Adj IY 829%
CRI 12
Overround 0.0%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)1658.1%
IY (No)12.5%
Adj IY829%
CRI12
Overround0.0%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
15¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:28:28 PM
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:23:18 PM

Trade

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