UFC 259 will be held on March 6, 2021, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. These are the odds, courtesy of the Father of MMA Odds Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
JAN BLACHOWICZ +205
ISRAEL ADESANYA -240
MEGAN ANDERSON +650
AMANDA NUNES -1200
ALJAMAIN STERLING +105
PETR YAN -125
THIAGO SANTOS +137
ALEKSANDAR RAKIC -157
CASEY KENNEY -135
DOMINICK CRUZ +115
DREW DOBER +350
ISLAM MAKHACHEV -450
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ +121
ASKAR ASKAROV -141
JAKE MATTHEWS +175
SEAN BRADY -205
AALON CRUZ +150
UROS MEDIC -175
JORDAN ESPINOSA -108
TIM ELLIOTT -112
KYLER PHILLIPS +136
SONG YADONG -156
KAI KARA FRANCE -132
ROGERIO BONTORIN +112
LIVINHA SOUZA +195
AMANDA LEMOS -230
KENNEDY NZECHUKWU +211
CARLOS ULBERG -251
TREVIN JONES +200
MARIO BAUTISTA -235
How Odds Work
Unlike a spread on an NFL game where one team is ahead by a certain number of points (ex. Saints +7), in MMA fights, the line on the game is called a moneyline. These are the +/- used on UFC broadcasts. The figure is how much money you have to bet in order to win $100 (-), and how much a $100 bet will earn (+).
The moneyline is perhaps best explained via example:
JAN BLACHOWICZ +205
ISRAEL ADESANYA -240
In this fight, Adesanya is the -240 favorite, meaning if you bet $240 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $240
If you were to bet on Blachowicz at +205, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $205. If he were to lose the fight, you would lose your original $100 bet.
Depending on how people are betting on the fights, the odds can shift from the moment they open, right up until the night of the fights.
Some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which streamed live on The UG at Noon ET on Friday.
The sport is built on moments that make you involuntary think “HOLY F***ING S***!!!” Those can come unpredictably at any time, on any portion of the card, from any fighter. Thus, some bettors look to the underdogs, sometimes big ones, as the best bets.
As always, UG, you see any ‘dogs’ you like?
