UFC on ESPN+ 19, also known as UFC Tampa, Fight Night Tampa, UFC Fight Night 161, and UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson will be held on Saturday, October 12 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
MICHELLE WATERSON +277
JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK -377
CUB SWANSON +149
KRON GRACIE -179
AMANDA RIBAS +121
MACKENZIE DERN -151
MATT FREVOLA +147
LUIS PENA -177
GERALD MEERSCHAERT +112
ERYK ANDERS -142
JAMES VICK +128
NIKO PRICE -158
DEVIN CLARK +135
RYAN SPANN -165
ALEX MORONO +110
MAX GRIFFIN -140
TIM ELLIOTT +155
DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO -185
HECTOR ALDANA +177
MIGUEL BAEZA -237
ANDREW SANCHEZ +277
MARVIN VETTORI -377
LAUREN MUELLER +144
J J ALDRICH -174
ANDRE EWELL +130
MARLON VERA -160
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:
MICHELLE WATERSON +277
JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK -377
In this fight, jJdrzejczyk is the -282 favorite, meaning if you bet $377 on her and she wins, you would profit $100. If she were to lose though, you would lose the full $282.
If you were to bet on ‘The Karate Hottie’ at +277, if you bet $100 on her and she wins the fight, you will profit $277. 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.
