UFC on ESPN+ 30, also known as UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2, UFC Fight Night 172, UFC Fight Island 2, and UFC Fight Island 3 will be held on Saturday, July 18 at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ +172
DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO -232
ASKAR ASKAROV +160
ALEXANDRE PANTOJA -190
JACK HERMANSSON -120
KELVIN GASTELUM -110
KHADIS IBRAGIMOV +132
ROMAN DOLIDZE -162
SERGEY SPIVAK -185
CARLOS FELIPE +155
DAVI RAMOS +177
ARMAN TSARUKYAN -237
RAFAEL FIZIEV +137
MARC DIAKIESE -167
NAD NARIMANI +172
GRANT DAWSON -232
LUANA CAROLINA -110
ARIANE LIPSKI -120
BRETT JOHNS +172
MONTEL JACKSON -232
JOEL ALVAREZ +255
JOE DUFFY -355
MALCOLM GORDON +117
AMIR ALBAZI -147
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:
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ +172
DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO -232
In this fight, Figueiredo is the -232 favorite, meaning if you bet $232 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $232.
If you were to bet on Benavidez at +172 if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $172. 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.
And they say never bet until the weigh-ins.
