UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns will be held on Saturday, February 13, 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.
GILBERT BURNS +220
KAMARU USMAN -260
IAN HEINISCH +185
KELVIN GASTELUM -220
MAYCEE BARBER -104
ALEXA GRASSO -116
GABRIEL GREEN -129
PHILIP ROWE +109
MAKI PITOLO +144
JULIAN MARQUEZ -164
POLYANA VIANA +124
MALLORY MARTIN -144
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ +300
RODOLFO VIEIRA -400
MIRANDA MAVERICK -152
GILLIAN ROBERTSON +132
BRIAN KELLEHER +207
RICKY SIMON -242
DHIEGO LIMA +375
BELAL MUHAMMAD -500
ANDRE EWELL +118
CHRIS GUTIERREZ -138
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:
GILBERT BURNS +220
KAMARU USMAN -260
In this fight, Kamaru is the -260 favorite, meaning if you bet $260 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $260.
If you were to bet on Usman at +220, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $220. 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 will stream 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 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. UG, you see any ‘dogs’ you like?
As always, UG, you see any ‘dogs’ you like?
