UFC on ESPN 12, also known as UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker will be held on Saturday, June 27 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
DAN HOOKER +175
DUSTIN POIRIER -235
GIAN VILLANTE +187
MAURICE GREENE -247
TANNER BOSER -115
PHILIPE LINS -115
MICKEY GALL +235
MIKE PERRY -335
KHAMA WORTHY +192
LUIS PENA -252
KYLE DAUKAUS +217
BRENDAN ALLEN -297
YOUSSEF ZALAL -135
JORDAN GRIFFIN +105
JINH YU FREY +147
KAY HANSEN -177
JULIAN EROSA +367
SEAN WOODSON -567
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 an example:
DAN HOOKER +175
DUSTIN POIRIER -235
In this fight, Poirier is the -235 favorite, meaning if you bet $235 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $235.
If you were to bet on Hooker at +177 if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $175. 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 FING 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.