Latest UFC odds and betting lines

Betting on UFC fights is as close to a two-horse race as you’ll find in sport. Fights are booked by the UFC’s matchmakers in order to produce the closest and most well-matched bouts, with the best fighters facing off for the biggest prize in mixed martial arts: a UFC championship.

Popular UFC betting markets include the moneyline, which is a simple bet on which fighter will win a bout, or the total or over/under, which allows you to predict how many rounds a fight will last for.

Many sportsbooks also offer prop markets for UFC fights, such as whether the bout will last the distance and the method of victory.

UFC odds are determined by a variety of factors, most notably a fighter’s recent form and results, both fighters’ style and approach, anything which came to light at the weigh-in, and who or what other bettors are wagering on.

You can also bet on UFC futures to predict who will become the champion in a specific division, including by a certain date.

The most straightforward bet you can place on a UFC fight is on the moneyline. All you have to do is pick which fighter will win a given bout. As draws are incredibly rare in the UFC and most fights are competitively matched, the moneyline odds can often be quite close.

However, sometimes a clear favorite emerges, which offers the opportunity to back the underdog at favorable odds if you rate their chances of victory. Here’s an example of a moneyline market for a UFC bout:

In this instance, if you placed a $100 moneyline bet on the favorite Israel Adesanya to win, you would win $60.60 profit on a successful bet for a total payout of $160.60. Alternatively, if you placed a $100 moneyline bet on the underdog Alex Pereira, you would get a total payout of $235 (your $100 bet plus $135 profit) if they won.

While the moneyline is one of the simplest markets available for UFC betting, it can regularly present opportunities to get value from the odds. Keep an eye out for underdogs who you feel sportsbooks (and other bettors) have undervalued.

Parlays are among the most popular ways to bet for UFC fans, who can choose their winners for a number of fights at an event, and then combine their selections into one bet at enhanced odds for a chance of a big payout if their fighters all win.

As per betting on other sports, UFC parlays reward larger payouts than if the selections within them were placed as individual wagers, albeit with the condition that every selection must come in for the bet to win. Here’s an example of a UFC parlay bet:

A successful $100 parlay bet on the above fights would return a massive $3,819.69 (a total profit of $3,719.69). By contrast, if the five selections in the parlay were all placed as individual $100 bets, the total potential profit would only be $510.90.

UFC parlays can be placed across a range of different fights as in the above example, or with selections on different markets for the same bout (for instance, the winning fighter, total or over/under number of rounds, and method of victory).

As the UFC does not follow a regular season, UFC futures betting primarily involves wagering on the moneyline market for a championship fight. However, you can also bet on futures markets to predict who will be the champion in a specified division by a certain date.

Some sportsbooks may also offer special futures-focused UFC prop bets at different times of the year. Find out more in our UFC futures guide.