Everything about UFC betting

While the UFC has been around since 1993, betting on the sport really didn’t hit the mainstream until the mid 2000s. Of course, you were able to place wagers while in Las Vegas, where the promotion is based, but widespread adoption of UFC betting didn’t come into play until sports betting became more accepted in the United States.

Today, any legitimate UFC sportsbook will offer the ability to wager on UFC matches, and the sport is quickly becoming one of the most popular choices on a betting card. It has even surpassed boxing, a sport that was once thought of as the most popular sport to bet on in the world.

Since UFC betting is based on just two fighters, the odds are mostly based on past performances. If the two fighters have faced each other before, then that is taken into account when making the odds. If this is their first matchup, then the sportsbooks will take into account recent performance as well as each fighter’s fighting style.

As you can imagine, it is often difficult for a sports bookie to find the right odds for a matchup, so if you do your research into each fighter, you can certainly take advantage of mis-lined fights.

When betting on the UFC, you will also notice that bets on the number of rounds in the fight can be posted with fairly high odds. Make no mistake, over the past five years, the average percentage of fights to go the distance has been 51%.

So there is a slight edge to fights going the distance, and then on top of that, you need to select the specific round it will end in. The odds are stacked against you here, but if you find that a certain fighter tends to land more knockout blows, then there may be an incentive to put a wager in on an early round finish.