Steveson Loss Tops BetOnline's All-Time UFC Upsets

Gable Steveson's knockout loss to Sean Sharaf at UFC 331 now stands as the biggest betting upset in UFC history at BetOnline.ag, according to MMA Mania. The Olympic gold medalist closed as high as -3335 before Sharaf stopped him in Los Angeles last weekend.

Steveson entered the cage 4-0 in MMA with four knockouts and a wrestling pedigree that made the lopsided odds look reasonable on paper. Sharaf had been stopped by Junior Tafa and Steven Asplund in prior outings. The finish moved Steveson's disaster ahead of Myktybek Orolbai's recent loss to Jeremiah Wells and Ronda Rousey's knockout defeat to Holly Holm at UFC 193, which held the top spot for years.

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BetOnline's Top 10 Bookie-Busting UFC Upsets

The full list includes Georges St-Pierre's loss to Matt Serra at -1200, Amanda Nunes falling to Julianna Peña at -1050, and Payton Talbott's defeat to Raoni Barcelos at -1100. Mariya Agapova, Dean Barry, Renan Barão, and Devonte Smith round out the top ten with closing lines between -900 and -1225.

Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo told his Pound 4 Pound podcast that Steveson rushed the process. "You cannot hurry up in this game," Cejudo said, per MMA Mania. "My next thing for Gable Steveson is, he needs to take a whole year and just get better defensively. Because if he is just gonna strike, then strike for one whole year." Cejudo suggested Steveson shelve grappling competitions and focus strictly on striking fundamentals.

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Jon Jones defended his training partner after the loss, posting that Steveson will return. No timeline for that comeback has been announced. UFC 331 took place at a venue in the Golden State with Alexandre Pantoja defending his flyweight title on the same card.

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