Over / Under bets on Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights are getting more and more popular. Well, you may ask, how can there be Over / Under odds on MMA fights when the sport has no scores?
Actually MMA fights are scored are scored on a 10-Point Must System. Under this system, 10 points are awarded to the winner of a round and 9 points or less are awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored 10-10.
This system is the same scoring system used in boxing.
However, Over / Under MMA bets are based on how many total rounds a particular fight would last, not on the scores of the fighters.
Let's look at this hypothetical Over / Under MMA bet:
| Anderson "The Spider" Silva | Over: 4.5 | -155 |
| Georges "Rush" St. Pierre | Under: 4.5 | +125 |
You might ask - what's with 4.5? Are there half rounds in MMA now? Well, there are no half rounds in MMA fights. Odds makers add the half round to avoid ties, in which case all bets have to be returned.
In the example above, "Over" is the favorite, indicated by the "-" (minus). Betting $155 on "Over 4.5 rounds" wins you $100 if the fight reaches the fifth round. Meanwhile, "Under" is the underdog, indicated by the "+" (plus sign). Betting $100 on "Under 4.5 rounds" wins you $125 if the fight ends in the fourth round or earlier.
The winning fighter is irrelevant to the outcome of an Over / Under MMA bet. In the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), non-main event bouts last for three rounds while championship and main-event fights last for five rounds.
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In the MMA cage, every fighter has a chance. A single punch, kick or submission attempt can quickly end a fight. Remember when Holly Holm kicked the lights out of then undefeated Ronda Rousey in round 2 of UFC 193? Or when Nate Diaz choked Connor McGregor in to submission in round 2 of UFC 196?
This is also the reason why you should ignore heavy favorites when betting on MMA fights. Would you want to lose a big portion of your bankroll because of a lucky punch from an unheralded underdog? There's just too much risk and very little in return when betting heavy favorites.
You should also bet selectively. There are dozens of MMA promotions around the world. The UFC alone offers fights on a weekly basis, plus title fights once a month. You DON'T have to bet on every fight on every card.
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| Date | Rot. # | Matchup | Over Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 07:00pm |
24101 | David Onama vs | (O: 1.5) -105 |
| 24102 | Steve Garcia | (U: 1.5) -115 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 07:00pm |
24105 | Themba Gorimbo vs | (O: 2.5) +105 |
| 24106 | Jeremiah Wells | (U: 2.5) -125 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 07:00pm |
24109 | Ante Delija vs | (O: 2.5) +115 |
| 24110 | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | (U: 2.5) -135 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24113 | SeokHyeon Ko vs | (O: 2.5) -125 |
| 24114 | Phil Rowe | (U: 2.5) +105 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24121 | Montserrat Ruiz vs | (O: 2.5) -275 |
| 24122 | Alice Ardelean | (U: 2.5) +226 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24125 | Donte Johnson vs | (O: 1.5) +140 |
| 24126 | Sedriques Dumas | (U: 1.5) -160 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24129 | Daniel Frunza vs | (O: 1.5) -145 |
| 24130 | Charles Radtke | (U: 1.5) +125 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24133 | Kevin Christian vs | (O: 1.5) -125 |
| 24134 | Billy Elekana | (U: 1.5) +105 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24137 | Chang Ho Lee vs | (O: 2.5) -180 |
| 24138 | Timmy Cuamba | (U: 2.5) +157 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24141 | Norma Dumont vs | (O: 2.5) -360 |
| 24142 | Ketlen Vieira | (U: 2.5) +289 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24145 | Yadier Del Valle vs | (O: 2.5) +140 |
| 24146 | Isaac Dulgarian | (U: 2.5) -160 | |
| UFC Vegas 110 Sat, Nov. 01, 04:00pm |
24157 | Cody Durden vs | (O: 2.5) +105 |
| 24158 | Allan Nascimento | (U: 2.5) -125 | |
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 07:00pm |
24201 | Randy Brown vs | |
| 24202 | Gabriel Bonfim | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 07:00pm |
24205 | Matt Schnell vs | |
| 24206 | Joseph Morales | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 07:00pm |
24209 | Uros Medic vs | |
| 24210 | Muslim Salikhov | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 07:00pm |
24213 | Chris Padilla vs | |
| 24214 | Ismael Bonfim | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 07:00pm |
24217 | Ricky Simon vs | |
| 24218 | Raoni Barcelos | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 07:00pm |
24221 | Marco Tulio vs | |
| 24222 | Christian Leroy Duncan | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24225 | Hyder Amil vs | |
| 24226 | Jamall Emmers | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24229 | Cristian Quinonez vs | |
| 24230 | Adrian Yanez | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24233 | Mayra Bueno Silva vs | |
| 24234 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24237 | Max Gimenis vs | |
| 24238 | Josh Hokit | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24241 | Melissa Croden vs | |
| 24242 | Luana Santos | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24245 | Tecia Pennington vs | |
| 24246 | Denise Gomes | ||
| UFC Vegas 111 Sat, Nov. 08, 04:00pm |
24249 | Jackson McVey vs | |
| 24250 | Robert Valentin | ||
| UFC 323 Sat, Dec. 06, 10:00pm |
25001 | Petr Yan vs | |
| 25002 | Merab Dvalishvili | ||
| UFC 323 Sat, Dec. 06, 10:00pm |
25005 | Joshua Van vs | |
| 25006 | Alexandre Pantoja | ||
| UFC Qatar Sat, Nov. 22, 10:00pm |
29001 | Dan Hooker vs | |
| 29002 | Arman Tsarukyan | ||
| UFC Qatar Sat, Nov. 22, 10:00pm |
29005 | Belal Muhammad vs | |
| 29006 | Ian Machado Garry | ||
| UFC 322 Sat, Nov. 15, 10:00pm |
29801 | Jack Della Maddalena vs | |
| 29802 | Islam Makhachev | ||
| UFC 322 Sat, Nov. 15, 10:00pm |
29805 | Valentina Shevchenko vs | |
| 29806 | Weili Zhang | ||
| UFC 322 Sat, Nov. 15, 10:00pm |
29809 | Carlos Prates vs | |
| 29810 | Leon Edwards | ||
| Future Events Sat, Jun. 27, 10:00pm |
999001 | Ciryl Gane vs | |
| 999002 | Tom Aspinall | ||
| Future Events Sat, Dec. 27, 10:00pm |
999003 | Alexander Volkanovski vs | |
| 999004 | Ilia Topuria | ||
| Future Events Sat, Dec. 27, 10:00pm |
999011 | Amanda Nunes vs | |
| 999012 | Kayla Harrison | ||
| Future Events Fri, Oct. 31, 10:00pm |
999019 | Ilia Topuria vs | |
| 999020 | Islam Makhachev | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 10:00pm |
999049 | Movsar Evloev vs | |
| 999050 | Alexander Volkanovski | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 10:00pm |
999051 | Diego Lopes vs | |
| 999052 | Yair Rodriguez | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 10:00pm |
999055 | Natalia Silva vs | |
| 999056 | Valentina Shevchenko | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 11:00pm |
999061 | Justin Gaethje vs | |
| 999062 | Ilia Topuria | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 11:00pm |
999063 | Arman Tsarukyan vs | |
| 999064 | Ilia Topuria | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 11:00pm |
999065 | Paddy Pimblett vs | |
| 999066 | Ilia Topuria | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 10:00pm |
999069 | Nassourdine Imavov vs | |
| 999070 | Khamzat Chimaev | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 10:00pm |
999073 | Caio Borralho vs | |
| 999074 | Khamzat Chimaev | ||
| Future Events Wed, Dec. 31, 07:00pm |
999075 | Michael Page vs | |
| 999076 | Khamzat Chimaev | ||
| Future Events Sat, Jun. 13, 10:00pm |
999079 | Carlos Ulberg vs | |
| 999080 | Alex Pereira | ||
| Future Events Sat, Jun. 13, 10:00pm |
999081 | Carlos Ulberg vs | |
| 999082 | Magomed Ankalaev | ||
| Future Events Sat, Jun. 13, 10:00pm |
999083 | Jiri Prochazka vs | |
| 999084 | Alex Pereira | ||
| Future Events Sat, Jun. 13, 10:00pm |
999085 | Jon Jones vs | |
| 999086 | Alex Pereira | ||
| Future Events Sat, Mar. 28, 10:00pm |
999087 | Max Holloway vs | |
| 999088 | Charles Oliveira |