UFC 205 Betting Recap
The sport’s greatest showman took over the world’s greatest arena in epic fashion with a second-round TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez to become the UFC’s first two-division champion. McGregor wasn’t the only one that cashed in as many savvy, or maybe just lucky, bettors hit on everything from plus-money props to calling their shot on one of the five underdogs who won.
The biggest underdog winner was Yoel Romero at +175 who landed a highlight-reel flying knee to the head of Chris Weidman. As for method of victory props, the biggest bet that cashed was Vincente Luque by KO at +530 over Belal Muhammad.
In the event’s wildest result, Bruce Buffer had a Steve Harvey moment where he initially called the welterweight title fight as a split-decision win for Tyron Woodley, when in fact, after clarification, it was determined that the fight was a draw. If you’re maniacal enough to be betting draws — there had only been two previous ones this year — you would have cashed in at +6500. Of course, if you’re the type of person who bets draws, you’re likely deeply in debt, but either way, congrats on your winnings.
Here’s a look at UFC 205’s betting results:
| Fight | Winner | Method of Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarez vs McGregor | McGregor (-170) | TKO (-105) |
| Woodley vs Thompson | Draw (+6500) | N/A |
| Jedrzejczyk vs Kowalkiewicz | Jedrzejczyk (-450) | Decision (-115) |
| Weidman vs Romero | Romero (+175) | TKO (+300) |
| Tate vs Pennington | Pennington (+100) | Decision (+240) |
| Edgar vs Stephens | Edgar (-300) | Decision (-145) |
| Nurmagomedov vs Johnson | Nurmagomedov (-335) | SUB (+280) |
| Natal vs Boetsch | Boetsch (+125) | TKO (+355) |
| Luque vs Muhammad | Luque (-115) | KO (+530) |
| Miller vs Alves | Miller (+130) | Decision (+220) |
| Carmouche vs Chookagian | Carmouche (+145) | Decision (+385) |
