UFC on ESPN 19, also known as UFC Vegas 16, and UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori, will be held on December 5, 2020, 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.
JACK HERMANSSON +118
MARVIN VETTORI -138
OVINCE SAINT PREUX +160
JAMAHAL HILL -185
MONTANA DE LA ROSA +205
TAILA SANTOS -240
JOHN ALLAN +175
ROMAN DOLIDZE -205
NATE LANDWEHR +425
MOVSAR EVLOEV -600
JUSTIN JAYNES +182
GABRIEL BENITEZ -212
JOSE QUINONEZ +115
LOUIS SMOLKA -135
MATT WIMAN +325
JORDAN LEAVITT -425
CODY DURDEN +135
JIMMY FLICK -155
DAMON JACKSON +230
ILIA TOPURIA -270
JAKE COLLIER +168
GIAN VILLANTE -193
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:
JACK HERMANSSON +118
MARVIN VETTORI -138
In this fight, Vettori is the -138 favorite, meaning if you bet $138 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $138.
If you were to bet on Hermansson at +118 if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $118. 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.
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?
And some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which streamed live on The UG, Friday at Noon ET.
