UFC 231 odds
Main event odds at UFC 231 are near even; co-main, not so much.
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
BRIAN ORTEGA -120
MAX HOLLOWAY -110
JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK +282
VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO -382
JIMI MANUWA +162
THIAGO SANTOS -202
ALEX OLIVEIRA +126
GUNNAR NELSON -156
KYLE BOCHNIAK +142
HAKEEM DAWODU -172
NINA ANSAROFF +240
CLAUDIA GADELHA -340
JESSICA EYE +165
KATLYN CHOOKAGIAN -215
ELIAS THEODOROU -120
ERYK ANDERS -110
GILBERT BURNS +105
OLIVIER AUBIN-MERCIER -135
DEVIN CLARK +462
ALEKSANDAR RAKIC -762
MATTHEW LOPEZ +153
BRAD KATONA -183
DHIEGO LIMA +289
CHAD LAPRISE -414
How Fight Odds Work
Unlike a spread on a football 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:
JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK +282
VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO -382
In this fight, Valentinw is the -382 favorite, meaning if you bet $382 on her and she wins, you would only profit $100. If she were to lose though, you would lose the full $385.
If you were to bet on Joanna at +282, if you bet $100 on her and she wins the fight, you will profit $282. If she 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.