UFC on ESPN+ 40, also known as UFC Vegas 13, UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira, and UFC Fight Night 182, will be held on November 7 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
GLOVER TEIXEIRA +189
THIAGO SANTOS -249
IAN HEINISCH -106
BRENDAN ALLEN -124
CLAUDIA GADELHA +140
YAN XIAONAN -170
ANDREI ARLOVSKI +246
TANNER BOSER -346
TREVIN GILES -109
BEVON LEWIS -121
RAMIZ BRAHIMAJ +111
MAX GRIFFIN -141
EDUARDO GARAGORRI +197
DARREN ELKINS -277
MARCOS ROGERIO DE LIMA +349
ALEXANDER ROMANOV -499
KHALID TAHA +290
RAONI BARCELOS -390
JAMEY SIMMONS +521
GIGA CHIKADZE -871
GUSTAVO LOPEZ -133
ANTHONY BIRCHAK +103
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:
GLOVER TEIXEIRA +189
THIAGO SANTOS -249
In this fight, Santos is the -249 favorite, meaning if you bet $249 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $249.
If you were to bet on Glover at +190, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $190. 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.
