UFC on ESPN 16, also known as UFC Fight Island 4, and UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana, will be held on October 3, at the Flash Forum on Fight Island, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
IRENE ALDANA -108
HOLLY HOLM -122
GERMAINE DE RANDAMIE -148
JULIANNA PENA +118
COURT MCGEE -137
ARLOS CONDIT +107
JINH YU FREY +122
LOMA LOOKBOONMEE -152
CARLOS FELIPE +192
YORGAN DE CASTRO -252
HEILI ALATENG +244
CASEY KENNEY -344
JOSH CULIBAO +328
CHARLES JOURDAIN -478
JESSIN AYARI -122
LUIGI VENDRAMINI -108
NASSOURDINE IMAVOV +108
JORDAN WILLIAMS -138
DEQUAN TOWNSEND +252
DUSKO TODOROVIC -352
CAMERON ELSE +329
KYLER PHILLIPS -529
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 (+). They are perhaps best explained via example:
GERMAINE DE RANDAMIE -148
JULIANNA PENA +118
In this fight, GDR is the -148 favorite, meaning if you bet $148 on her and she wins, you would profit $100. If she were to lose though, you would lose the full $148
If you were to bet on Pena at +118, if you bet $100 on her and she wins the fight, you will profit $118. 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 can 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 some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which streamed live on the UG on Friday at 9:00 a.m. ET.
