UFC on ESPN+ 38 also known as UFC Fight Island 6, UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie, and UFC Fight Night 180, will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2020 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.
BRIAN ORTEGA +160
CHAN SUNG JUNG -210
MODESTAS BUKAUSKAS +236
JIMMY CRUTE -336
MARK STRIEGL +311
SAID NURMAGOMEDOV -436
KATLYN CHOOKAGIAN +131
JESSICA ANDRADE -161
JOHN PHILLIPS +221
JUN YONG PARK -301
FARES ZIAM +118
JAMIE MULLARKEY -148
GADZHIMURAD ANTIGULOV +273
MAXIM GRISHIN -373
POLIANA BOTELHO +167
GILLIAN ROBERTSON -217
GURAM KUTATELADZE +235
MATEUSZ GAMROT -335
CLAUDIO SILVA +122
JAMES KRAUSE -152
JONATHAN MARTINEZ +111
THOMAS ALMEIDA -141
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:
BRIAN ORTEGA +160
CHAN SUNG JUNG -210
In this fight, TKZ is the -210 favorite, meaning if you bet $210 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $210.
If you were to bet on Ortega at +160, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $160. 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.
