Mixed Martial Arts is one of the world’s fastest growing sports in the world, so it is no surprise that betting on MMA, and especially the UFC, is also growing in popularity. All the major Australian sportsbooks offer a variety of markets for each UFC card. Part of what makes MMA such an exciting game to watch is the unpredictability and the way the entire complexion of a struggle can change with only one well-placed punch or a crazy submission. Nevertheless this can make gambling a little tricky too, so to increase the value and the likelihood of success, it’s important to make the most of the many prop bets available for MMA gambling. Below are a couple of of the main markets provided by sports books that are major on UFC fights.
MMA & UFC Betting Types
Head to Head –The straightforward bet kind, a punter needs to pick the winner of the struggle. The huge majority of fights result in a winner with only about 1.5% of bouts ending in a draw or no competition.
Strategy of Victory — The punter need to predict the winner and when whether it is won via decision, KO or submission.
Double Chance — Similar to method of success, however the punter must predict the winner and then has two chances at predicting the procedure (i.e. fighter x to win by KO or by decision). This is very helpful when a fighter has very little submission abilities and therefore is just likely to win a decision or from KO (and vice versa for a fighter with very little KO power).
Total Rounds — The punter must predict whether the fight goes over or under a specific quantity of time. For example, if the line is put at 1.5 rounds, then the punter must call whether the battle is going to be finished in the first round, or continue to the next round and beyond.
Generally fights at lower weight classes, and women’s fights, tend to go longer (and therefore are more inclined to go to conclusion ) due to not as knockout power. Additionally fights with a big skill discrepancy (i.e. a high level grappler versus a high level kickboxer) are more likely to result in an end than fights with evenly matched combatants.
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