UFC on ESPN+ 37, also known as UFC Fight Island 5, UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen, and UFC Fight Night 179, will be held on October 10, 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.
MARLON MORAES +114
CORY SANDHAGEN -144
MAKWAN AMIRKHANI +209
EDSON BARBOZA -289
MARKUS PEREZ +137
DRICUS DU PLESSIS -167
MARCIN TYBURA +124
BEN ROTHWELL -154
CHRIS DAUKAUS +204
RODRIGO NASCIMENTO -284
ALI ALQAISI +179
TONY KELLEY -239
GIGA CHIKADZE +129
OMAR MORALES -159
BRUNO SILVA +324
TAGIR ULANBEKOV -449
JOAQUIN BUCKLEY +209
IMPA KASANGANAY -249
KB BHULLAR +195
TOM BREESE -275
STEPHANIE EGGER +163
TRACY CORTEZ -193
ILIA TOPURIA +150
YOUSSEF ZALAL -180
ALAN BAUDOT +379
TOM ASPINALL -679
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:
MAKWAN AMIRKHANI +209
EDSON BARBOZA -289
In this fight, Edson is the -289 favorite, meaning if you bet $289 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $289.
If you were to bet on Amirkhani at +1209, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $209. 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 some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which will stream live on the UG on Friday at 9:00 a.m. ET.
