UFC 244 will be held on November 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. It is UFC’s 500th live event.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
NATE DIAZ +130
JORGE MASVIDAL -160
DARREN TILL +182
KELVIN GASTELUM -242
VICENTE LUQUE -110
STEPHEN THOMPSON -120
BLAGOY IVANOV -115
DERRICK LEWIS -115
KEVIN LEE +130
GREGOR GILLESPIE -160
COREY ANDERSON +133
JOHNNY WALKER -163
MAKWAN AMIRKHANI +177
SHANE BURGOS -237
BRAD TAVARES +119
EDMEN SHAHBAZYAN -149
ANDREI ARLOVSKI +124
JAIR ROZENSTRUIK -154
JENNIFER MAIA +130
KATLYN CHOOKAGIAN -160
CHANCE RENCOUNTRE -115
LYMAN GOOD -115
JULIO ARCE EV
HAKEEM DAWODU -130
How Odds Work
Unlike a spread on an NFL game where one team is getting a certain amount 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 (+). They are perhaps best explained via example:
NATE DIAZ +130
JORGE MASVIDAL -160
In this fight, Masvidal is the -160 favorite, meaning if you bet $160 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $160.
If you were to bet on Diaz at +130, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $130. 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 will shift from the moment they open, right up until the night of the fights.
The sport is built on moments that make you involuntary think HOLY F***ING S***!!! Those can come 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. And they say never bet until the weigh-ins.
