UFC on ESPN+ 22, also known as UFC Sao Paulo, UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacare, and UFC Fight Night 164 will be held on Saturday, November 16 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
RONALDO SOUZA +147
JAN BLACHOWICZ -177
PAUL CRAIG +215
MAURICIO RUA -295
JARED GORDON +312
CHARLES OLIVEIRA -437
ANTONIO ARROYO EV
ANDRE MUNIZ -130
WELLINGTON TURMAN -112
MARKUS PEREZ -118
EDUARDO GARAGORRI +292
RICARDO RAMOS -392
BOBBY GREEN +110
FRANCISCO TRINALDO -140
RANDY BROWN -102
WARLLEY ALVES -128
RENAN BARAO +200
DOUGLAS DE ANDRADE -260
VANESSA MELO +165
TRACY CORTEZ -215
SERGIO MORAES +160
JAMES KRAUSE -210
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:
PAUL CRAIG +215
MAURICIO RUA -295
In this fight, Craig is the -295 favorite, meaning if you bet $295 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $335.
If you were to bet on Shogun at +215, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $215. 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 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.
