Scott Coker, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, and Dan Henderson pick Cain Velasquez over Brock Lesnar at UFC 121.

Main card:

Brock Lesnar (5-1) -155 vs. Cain Velasquez (8-0) +125

Jake Shields (25-4-1) -260 vs. Martin Kampmann (17-3) +210

Paulo Thiago (13-2) -130 vs. Diego Sanchez (21-4) EVEN

Matt Hamill (9-2) -175 vs. Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) +145

Gabriel Gonzaga (11-5) -200 vs. Brendan Schaub (6-1) +160 On Spike

Court McGee (10-1) -260 vs. Ryan Jensen (15-6) +200

Patrick Cote (13-6) -175 vs. Tom Lawlor (6-3) +145



Preliminary card:

Daniel Roberts (10-1) -155 vs. Mike Guymon (12-3-1) +125

Sam Stout (15-6-1) -165 vs. Paul Taylor (10-5-1) +145

Dongi Yang (9-0) -150 vs. Chris Camozzi (13-3) +120

Jon Madsen (6-0) -225 vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-15-1) +175

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Unlike football as basketball where there are point spreads (ex. -7, +13.5) MMA fights have odds which are called moneylines. A moneyline is basically a way for the sportsbooks to even out the betting public. For example if Brock Lesnar was fighting a no name guy in his first fight, Lesnar would be a HUGE favorite, probably around -4400 or so (44 to 1).

So here is an actual example from a UFC fight, that will explain the odds a bit better.

Tito Ortiz (-140)

Rashad Evans (+120)

In this matchup, Tito is the favorite at -140. This means that for every $1.40 you bet, you win $1. So if you were to bet $140 on Tito, you’d win $100 (profit) if he is victorious.

Rashad is the underdog in this match at +120. This means that for every $1 you bet, you will win $1.2o. So if you bet $100 on Rashad, and he wins, you will win $120 (profit).

The moneylines on UFC fights will often change with the amount of money coming in on each side. If a bunch of money is coming in on one side, the sportsbook will adjust the moneyline to even out the action and get bettors betting on the other fighter. With that said, whatever the odds are when you place your bet, is the odds you get. They don’t change like in horse racing.