The UFC is gearing up for yet another exciting event this weekend, that being UFC Fight Night 287.
UFC Fight Night 287 is scheduled for Saturday 5 September and will take place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
The fight card will consist of 14 total fights across the Preliminary Card and the Main Card, which will feature a Main Event in the UFC Lightweight division between #10 Dan Hooker and Salahdine Parnasse.
The Preliminary Card is expected to begin at 12 PM ET and will be followed by the Main Card at approximately 3 PM ET. Further, UFC Fight Night 287 will be available to stream through Paramount+.
Our article will preview the UFC Fight Night 287 Main Event between Hooker and Parnasse by providing our two best bets. Additionally, we have included the current betting odds for this Main Event.
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse: betting picks and predictions
Salahdine Parnasse Win by KO/TKO (-125)
Our top pick for the UFC Fight Night 287 Main Event between Hooker and Parnasse will look for Parnasse to win by KO/TKO. Parnasse enters this fight with an MMA record of 23-2 and this will mark his debut fight in the UFC. Despite this being his first ever fight in the UFC, Parnasse is currently riding a five-fight win streak.
The most recent of these wins came against Kenneth Cross by KO/TKO back in May 2026. To that point, Parnasse has won eight times in his career by KO/TKO, which includes his last five MMA fights in a row dating back to April 2024.
As for Hooker, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 24-14 and 14-10 in the UFC. His most recent UFC fight resulted in a loss against Benoit Saint Denis by KO/TKO back in January 2026. Despite his recent form being poor, Hooker is a UFC veteran and has excellent striking. He averages 4.82 significant strikes per minute, which should give him a fighting chance against the newcomer.
Even though Paranasse has yet to fight in the UFC, he is still the significant betting favorite. As mentioned previously, Paranasse has won five fights in a row by KO/TKO. Further, Hooker has lost four times in the UFC by KO/TKO, all of which came over his last 10 UFC fights.
It is likely that Paranasse will be tested; however, because of Hooker’s recent form and with him being prone to being knocked out, our best bet will be for Salahdine Paranasse to win by KO/TKO.
Over 1.5 Total Rounds (-170)
Our second pick for this Main Event will look for this fight to go over 1.5 total rounds. Hooker may have an issue with losing inside the distance, but has seen his last five fights in a row go over 1.5 total rounds.
As for Paranasse, he has seen nine of his last 11 fights also go over 1.5 total rounds. Keep in mind that all of these fights were in different MMA promotions and stepping up to fight in the UFC is a much more difficult task and therefore, is likely going to take longer to find a potential finish. For that reason, backing this fight to go Over 1.5 Total Rounds will be our play.
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse odds
Dan Hooker | Salahdine Parnasse | |
Moneyline | +400 | -550 |
By Decision or Technical Decision | +1200 | +550 |
By KO, TKO or DQ | +1000 | -125 |
By Submission | +1250 | +310 |
Total Rounds | Over | Under |
1.5 | -170 | +135 |
2.5 | +122 | -155 |
3.5 | +205 | -275 |
4.5 | +310 | -440 |
Fight to Go the Distance | Yes | No |
+375 | -550 |
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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.
