Cody Durden vs. Ode Osbourne
UFC Fight Night · October 31, 2026 · Meta Apex · Main Card 8:00 PM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Veteran grinder vs. balanced finisher
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- Durden +108 · Osbourne -126FanDuel
- The stakes
- Flyweight · Main Card
The read
Both flyweights have finished opponents by knockout, submission and decision alike, which makes this a hard fight to project cleanly in any one direction.
Osbourne's extended layoff since February is the biggest swing factor, while Durden's recent activity against tougher competition gives him a slight experience edge.
A close, divisional-relevance fight between two long-tenured UFC veterans.
The matchup
This flyweight rebooking brings together two UFC veterans who were first paired in July 2026 before Osbourne was pulled from that card; Durden instead fought and lost to Alessandro Costa, while Osbourne has been out of action since a decision loss to Alibi Idiris in February.
Both men are finishers across all three phases of combat, and both are coming off defeats, making this a legitimate opportunity for either to right the ship.
Tale of the tape
| 18-11 | Record | 13-9 |
| 35 | Age | 34 |
| 5'7" | Height | 5'7" |
| 67" | Reach | 73" |
| Southpaw | Stance | Southpaw |
| United States | Country | Jamaica |
| American Top Team | Team | Black Kobra MMA |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Cody Durden 18-11
“Custom Made”
Cody 'Custom Made' Durden is a 35-year-old American flyweight and American Top Team veteran who has competed in the UFC since 2020, with his career wins split evenly between knockouts, submissions and decisions. He also carries an additional draw or no-contest on his record not reflected in the win-loss total. He split his two most recent appearances, a unanimous decision over Jafel Filho in April 2026 and a second-round submission loss to Alessandro Costa at UFC 329 in July, and signed a new four-fight contract with the promotion afterward. He now meets fellow flyweight Ode Osbourne in a rebooking of a pairing that was originally scrapped in July 2026 when Osbourne was forced off that card.
- LAlessandro Costa · Submission (rear-naked choke)UFC 329 · July 11, 2026
- WJafel Filho · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · April 25, 2026
- LNyamjargal Tumendemberel · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · March 7, 2026
Ode Osbourne 13-9
Ode Osbourne is a 34-year-old Jamaican-born flyweight training with Black Kobra MMA, with a 13-9 professional record built on a balanced mix of six knockouts, four submissions and three decisions among his wins. He is on a two-fight skid, both by unanimous decision, most recently to Alibi Idiris in February 2026, and has been out of the Octagon since. He now meets fellow veteran Cody Durden in a rebooking of a bout originally scrapped in July 2026.
- LAlibi Idiris · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
- LSteve Erceg · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez · August 9, 2025
- WLuis Gurule · KO/TKOUFC Fight Night · April 5, 2025