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 +158
CHAN SUNG JUNG -208
MODESTAS BUKAUSKAS +237
JIMMY CRUTE -317
MARK STRIEGL +302
SAID NURMAGOMEDOV -427
KATLYN CHOOKAGIAN +135
JESSICA ANDRADE -165
JOHN PHILLIPS +214
JUN YONG PARK -294
FARES ZIAM +108
JAMIE MULLARKEY -138
GADZHIMURAD ANTIGULOV +263
MAXIM GRISHIN -363
POLIANA BOTELHO +167
GILLIAN ROBERTSON -217
GURAM KUTATELADZE +235
MATEUSZ GAMROT -335
CLAUDIO SILVA +115
JAMES KRAUSE -145
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 +158
CHAN SUNG JUNG -208
In this fight, TKZ is the -208 favorite, meaning if you bet $208 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $208.
If you were to bet on Ortega at +158, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $158. 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.