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This page will pick out for you the best UFC betting sites available to punters in the UK. It will also explain to you what you can bet on, how you can bet, what other MMA competitions are available for betting, and any special deals and promotions there are available for punters wishing to bet on the UFC.

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10 Best Betting Sites for UFC

Striking fast and hard is what UFC is all about. If you want to try and deliver a knockout blow to a bookmaker without delay, here are our 10 best betting sites to focus on:

  1. Bet365 – Offers the most UFC and MMA betting options
  2. 888sport – Top site for mobile betting on the UFC
  3. 10bet – Bet on all the UFC international matchups
  4. Paddy Power – Keep an eye out for UFC betting specials
  5. Coral – A top site for live betting on UFC markets
  6. Ladbrokes – Another site that offers top UFC betting specials
  7. The Pools – Get your UFC bet on up to two months in advance
  8. BetVictor – Bet on UFC main cards and preliminaries
  9. SpreadEx – The UK’s top UFC spread betting site
  10. Betfair – Gain better odds with UFC exchange betting

Five of the Best UFC Betting Sites

We’ve now listed ten nominees for the title of best UFC betting site in the UK. Now it is time to climb into the cage ourselves and get to know our top picks a little bit better.

Bet365 – Offers the most UFC and MMA betting options

There’s probably no doubt that you have heard of bet365. This site makes headlines every year when founder and CEO Denise Coates’ salary is published. In terms of general sports betting, bet365 are the number one in the UK, and are particularly popular when it comes to football betting sites … but we’re here to talk about UFC and MMA betting options, not the round ball game. So, why have we picked bet365 as our number one choice?

Bet365 UFC Betting

Quite simply, bet365 offers more UFC and MMA betting options than any other UFC betting site in the UK. If you want to bet on the winner of a UFC bout then any site on our list is fine, but if you want to get into more betting options, such as the method of victory, the number of rounds (over/under) and handicap betting, then bet365 offers it all. They are the creme de la creme of UFC betting sites in the UK, in our opinion at least.

What We Like:

  • More betting options than any other site
  • Excellent coverage of all UFC Fight Nights
  • Covers Oktagon and KSW fights too

Room for Improvement:

  • Site design is bland

888sport – Top site for mobile betting on the UFC

We’re conscious that the majority of sports bettors now prefer to use their mobile devices for placing their bets, and that no doubt includes people wishing to bet on the UFC. 888sport have always been at the forefront of mobile apps for sports betting, and we can, without hesitation, recommend the 888sports betting app for placing your UFC bets via a phone or tablet.

888sport UFC Betting

888 are the complete gambling package having casino, poker and bingo sites and apps too, and for them, the emphasis has always been on mobile apps. The 888sport mobile app is, in our opinion, the best. It’s ideal for placing your UFC bets using your chosen mobile device. Just a few stabs of a finger and your bet is placed! One neat touch 888sport provides – head to their ‘popular bets’ sections for UFC to see what everyone else is betting on!

What We Like:

  • The best sports betting app in our opinion
  • Review popular bets to see what everyone else is betting on
  • ‘Odds Boosts’ available on the big fights

Room for Improvement:

  • More markets per event would be beneficial

10bet – Bet on all the UFC international matchups

10bet is a true international brand that’s been in the UK since 2015 with its own UK domain and valid UKGC licence. It’s also a site that should be more popular than it is – or at least that’s what we think. It has a clean and clear interface and is exceptionally good for live betting, as the site updates itself every ten seconds or so to make sure you stay ahead of the game for live events.

10bet MMA Betting

In terms of MMA and UFC betting, 10bet has more than enough to make it onto our top ten list … albeit we would like to see more. All UFC bouts are covered and your main betting options are picking out the winner of the match, and betting on how many total rounds a bout will last (over/under 2.5 for non-title bouts, over/under 3.5 for title bouts). You can also bet on UFC matchups up to six or so weeks in advance.

What We Like:

  • Decent coverage of UFC bouts
  • More options than picking the winner
  • Clean clear interface, easy to use

Room for Improvement:

  • More betting options would not go amiss

Paddy Power – Keep an eye out for UFC betting specials

What with Paddy Power’s controversial nature, you’d think MMA and UFC betting would be right up their street. Indeed, we are surprised they’ve never engaged the services of Conor McGregor as a Paddy Power brand ambassador. These are of course, two of Ireland’s finest exports. Despite this, Paddy Power have always embraced the UFC, and for a while, each UFC Fight Night generated its own ‘tips and opinions’ page on the site.

Paddy Power MMA Betting

Sadly, MMA and UFC both seem to have slipped in importance at Paddy Power over the past couple of years, and most bouts have little more when it comes to options than picking the winner. Paddy Power though does offer a range of MMA and UFC specials, and if you ever fancy your own UFC bet you can tweet Paddy on Twitter/X using the handle @AskPaddyPower or hashtag #WhatOddsPaddy.

What We Like:

  • Good enough coverage of UFC/MMA
  • Create your own specials
  • Bet on bouts up to six months in advance

Room for Improvement:

  • More options would not go amiss

Coral – A top site for live betting on UFC markets

Coral is the longest-running name on our best UFC betting sites list, having been established as long ago as 1926, and in recent years among the best horse racing betting sites. There is nothing old-fashioned about its UFC and MMA offerings though and if you prefer live betting to pre-event betting, then this is the place for you. Coral has one of the best live betting interfaces available anywhere, with constant rolling updates that make sure you stay in touch with the latest state of play at all times.

Coral UFC Betting

All UFC bouts in the immediate future are available at Coral. Sadly though, like most sports betting sites we found there’s a disappointing lack of overall markets per event available. The options at Coral don’t come close to what we found at bet365, although we did find one interesting special – you can bet on top fighters such as Arnold Allen, Jack Shore and Molly McCann to win a full UFC World Title before the end of the year.

What We Like:

  • Tops for UFC live betting
  • Some interesting specials are available
  • Decent coverage of MMA in general

Room for Improvement:

  • Like many sites, more options are needed

Best Sites for Online UFC Betting Compared

We’ve selected a few of the most crucial elements needed for successful UFC and MMA betting sites and picked out which sites on our top 10 UFC betting bookies site have them, and which need to add them.

UFC Betting Site Non-UFC MMA Betting Live Betting Downloadable Apps Minimum Bet Payment Methods
Bet365 £0.10 Cards, eWallets, bank/wire transfers
888sport £0.01 Cards, eWallets, Trustly, Paysafecard
10bet £0.01 Cards, eWallets, Trustly, Paysafecard
Paddy Power £0.09 Cards, eWallets, Trustly, Paysafecard
Coral £0.01 Cards, eWallets, Paysafecard
Ladbrokes £0.01 Cards, eWallets, Paysafecard
The Pools £0.01 Cards, PayPal
BetVictor £0.01 Cards, eWallets, Trustly
SpreadEx £0.01 Cards, bank transfer
Betfair £0.01 Cards, eWallets, Trustly, Paysafecard

How We Select the Best UFC Betting Sites

We have given you our list of the best online betting UFC and MMA sites, but you may be wondering how we have come up with our choices. What separates the leading UFC and best MMA betting sites from those that have not made the cut? Here, we dive a little deeper into what we expect to see if we feel a site deserves a place on our top ten UFC online bookies list. And if you want more details about our assessment process, feel free to take a look at How We Rate Bookmakers.

  1. UFC and MMA Coverage

    Of course, coverage of UFC and MMA is paramount to our decision-making. While we don’t expect coverage to match, say, darts at darts betting sites, we need to see at a bare minimum options for all UFC bouts, from title fights to bouts that mark the bottom of the card. Additional coverage of MMA is another plus point, including coverage of Oktagon and KSW bouts.
  2. UFC and MMA Betting Markets

    As well as coverage for UFC bouts, we like to see markets beyond the simple ‘who is going to emerge from the cage victorious’ wagers. There’s plenty more you can bet on, including the method of victory, the number of rounds (over/under) and in which round a specific fighter will win. The more options a site has, the better!
  3. Bonuses & Promotions for UFC Bettors

    Sadly, finding specific bonuses and promotions for UFC bouts these days is like finding a needle in a haystack factory. Such bonuses used to be available whenever Conor McGregor was fighting, but since his semi-retirement, they seem to have gone the way of the dodo, or the Windows Phone. We do though check a site’s existing bonuses for fairness and value, and promote sites with good bonus options.
  4. Live Betting and MMA or UFC Live Streaming

    Every site on our best betting sites for UFC betting list has live betting. You can bet on bouts as they are happening, right up until the final blow. As you will learn later, due to the PPV nature of UFC no betting sites in the UK have UFC live streaming.
  5. Competitive UFC Betting Odds

    We want you to get the best returns from your UFC bets, which is why we check the odds offered at all the sites we take a look at. If we find ungenerous odds, then we won’t give that site a mention! You will find that all the sites on our top ten list offer competitive UFC betting odds.

Best UFC Online Betting Offers

As we have just explained, bespoke UFC online betting offers are a complete rarity in this day and age. We though have outlined below the sign-up offers at our top three UFC betting sites which can be used on UFC and MMA bouts once you have completed your sign-up.

Bet365 – Bet £10 and Get £30 in Free Bets

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Key MMA Betting Events

Unlike other sports, mixed martial arts does not have a regular calendar at the professional level – at least unlike football which has the annual EPL, FA Cup, UCL and so on. MMA and UFC events in particular do happen regularly, though, and below we will talk you through what you need to be looking out for when you want to bet on fights in the MMA cage.

🤜UFC Main Events

The most popular competitions for online UFC betting are UFC main events. With every UFC Fight Night, one fight in particular will be selected at the main event – the biggest fight on the card. For example, the first UFC main event for 2024 at UFC 298 was the featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhanchev. For UFC 299 it was the bantamweight title bout between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera. The UFC main event is always a title bout and the leading fight on the evening’s card.

🤜UFC Fight Nights

The first UFC fight night took place at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on November 12th, 1993. The UFC’s 300th fight night is scheduled to take place on the 13th of April, 2024. A fight night will consist of several separate bouts, over a different range of weights. The number of bouts depends on the event, but between ten and a dozen are normally scheduled, with both men’s and women’s MMA events on the card. Fight nights usually take place once or twice a month, and are seen as the cream of the MMA fighting calendar. The events draw in crowds close to 20,000 people (depending on the size of the arena), with millions more watching all over the globe thanks to TV coverage and UFC streaming.

🤜KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki)

While the UFC tends to dominate pro MMA competitions, other popular options exist. KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki – Polish for ‘Martial Arts Confrontation’) is a European MMA promotion company, founded in 2004. It is also one of the most popular non-UFC MMA tours in the world. Fight nights almost always take place in Poland (with the odd bout in Czechia) and occur once per month. The leading non-UFC fighters battle it out over several weights on KSW fight nights, with the KSW title bouts being the most attractive bouts on the card.

🤜Oktagon

A second, premium alternative to the UFC behemoth is Okatagon MMA. It is another European tournament, based in northern Italy and has been running since 1996. Unlike KSW, Oktagon is a truly European competition and fight nights have even been held in the UK. Fight night events tend to take place once per month and feature the leading non-UFC European fighters. Some Oktagon events are even broadcast live on Channel 4 in the UK.

Popular UFC Betting Markets

When it comes to UFC betting online, you may think the only betting option available to you is a bet on the winner of a bout. It will interest you to know that there is plenty more to bet on than which fighter is likely to walk out of the cage in better shape! Here we take a look at the other options you have when you want to bet on UFC match-ups.

UFC Future Champions

The UFC runs over several divisions, from Heavyweight to Strawweight and includes two women’s divisions at Bantamweight and Flyweight. You can predict who will be the next winner at any division when the next title bout is scheduled to take place. Check the UFC calendar to see which weight titles will be decided next.

UFC Fight Winner

As we have already explained, a UFC Fight Night consists of (usually) between ten and a dozen separate bouts, both title bouts and preliminaries where potential champions do battle to prove their worth and consideration for a future title bout. You can of course bet on the winner of any UFC fight on any UFC Fight Night’s card.

Method of Victory

As well as betting on the winner of any UFC or MMA bout, you can also bet on how that victory is likely to be achieved. These are usually split into three possibilities – knockout (including technical knockout), submission (one fighter gives up) or decision (the fight goes the distance and the judges decide who has won). Choose the fighter and your predicted method of victory.

Go the Distance

This is a simple bet that can be placed on any MMA bout or UFC live betting situation, for example. If you think two fighters are closely matched, then the fight may not be settled by a knockout or submission, but by a judges’ decision. As there are only three rounds of five minutes in a UFC bout, many fights ‘go the distance’ when compared to other combat sports such as boxing. You can bet on whether a fight will go the distance or not.

Round Betting

Simply betting on which fighter who you think will win a UFC or MMA bout will not afford you too generous odds. You can, however, improve the odds if you add in which round you think the fight will end in. If there’s a bit of a mismatch between the two competitors, then you could plump for the favourite to win in the first round, for example.

Handicap Betting

Fights that go the distance are scored by a panel of three judges. Depending on the type of bout, judges typically have either 95 or 57 points overall to award the fighters. Most scores are very tight, with usually less than five points separating the victor from the losing. With handicap betting you can wager on who comes out on top with a handicap applied. Usual handicaps are +/-0.5 or +/-1.5, but you can apply other handicaps where available.

Over/Under Rounds

This bet on UFC or MMA bouts is a prediction of how long a fight will last on an over/under basis. The most common over/unders are over/under 1.5 and over/under 2.5. With this bet you are betting on how many rounds you think a fight will last, no matter who wins. You can combine this with a win wager if you want to increase your odds if you feel one fighter will definitely emerge victorious.

UFC Live Betting and Streaming

Live betting on UFC matches is usually available at all the best MMA betting sites in the UK. You have to be quick though to get your UFC live betting wagers on though, as MMA bouts are fierce and tend not to last long – it’s a maximum of three rounds of five minutes each (five rounds for title bouts), remember. This means that the maximum a UFC bout can go on for is fifteen minutes.

To place a UFC live bet you need to visit one of the sites on our top UFC betting sites list and look at the live betting options. You need to be quick of course, as the odds and possible bets will change constantly in line with the live event.

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One thing you will not find at even the best betting sites for UFC is UFC live streaming. As of 2023, all live UFC events are broadcast on TNT Sports. You may need to pay extra to watch the main UFC bouts even if you have a TNT Sports subscription. In addition, you can pay to stream UFC fights online, either on a per-event basis or with a fight pass, which is a subscription service for multiple UFC events.

Some bookies (although very, very few) may stream Oktagon events, but main bouts are broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. You can also watch Oktagon events online, but not at online bookmakers.

UFC Betting Tips and Strategies

As well as pointing you towards the best betting site for UFC contenders, we want you to do the very best when it comes to your UFC online betting tips and strategies. To get you started, here are four quick tips that will allow you start your UFC betting career off successfully.

  1. Assess the Matchups

    UFC involves several potential disciplines, including muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling and karate. Every UFC competitor has their own style, so when assessing any matchups, look at the prime style of both competitors. For example, wrestling tends to dominate MMA bouts as it’s hard to kick or punch someone if they have hold of you, or are pinning you to the ground. Remember though to check out fighters who have good stats against wrestlers, like strikers such as legendary Connor McGregor.
  2. You’re looking slim, Jim

    UFC and MMA bouts are split over several weight divisions. A fighter might try and qualify for a lower weight than normal by reducing their (usually by a lack of liquids or food intake) weight for the weigh-in, which usually takes place 24 hours before the fight. This then gives them a whole day to rehydrate and eat carbs meaning they actually start the bout several pounds heavier than at the weigh-in, giving them an advantage.
  3. Experience or Age, which is better?

    The younger a fighter (within reason) the better the advantage they have. Younger fighters tend to excel in cardio and durability, meaning they can prolong the fight so that their older opponent tires. However, experienced fighters are used to such strategies and will minimise their energy expenditure until the fight comes down to the wire. It’s up to you to choose whether youth will triumph over experience, or vice versa.
  4. Reach for the Stars

    fighters with a longer reach often have an advantage when it comes to UFC bouts. That’s because they can strike their opponents while maintaining a safe distance. Don’t forget that you can use feet as much as you can fists with MMA. However, quick marital artists can spin and kick so quickly that reach becomes immaterial, so make sure you consider that too.

Where to Find the Best UFC Betting Odds

The UFC odds you acquire for your bets dictate how much money you receive in returns from your successful bets. You only get the best returns if you use the best UFC odds. So, where can you obtain these odds? Well, we choose our top UFC betting sites on several factors, and competitive odds are one of them. Stick to our choices, and you are guaranteed the top odds.

As a direct comparison, here are the betting odds offered by our best sites for UFC betting for the main bout of UFC 305. You can directly compare the odds given by our site choices (as of 08:45 GMT, 02/07/24).

UFC 305 Odds

Dricus Du Plessis

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Bet365

8/11

11/10

888sport

8/11

11/10

10bet

8/11

11/10

Paddy Power

8/11

11/10

UFC Betting on Mobile

All UFC and MMA betting markets will be available on mobile apps offered by UK sportsbooks alongside their desktop site offerings. If you prefer to bet using your phone or tablet (and who doesn’t?), then you will not encounter any issues.

All UK UFC betting sites can be viewed via a mobile browser on any iOS or Android-powered phone or tablet. Many sites now offer UFC betting apps that can be downloaded and installed on your devices. This is the route we recommend as downloadable apps give a better all-round experience for betting on mobile than browser-based ones.

Sadly, you won’t receive any benefits other than convenience for using a betting app, or mobile-optimised betting site. Additionally, UFC live streaming is not available from either due to the UFC’s deal with TNT Sports and its PPV nature.

Glossary of Common UFC and MMA Terms

If you are accustomed to any form of combat sport, then there are no specific terms you need to learn to understand MMA and UFC. We have though, put together a quick glossary to make sure you understand any UFC or MMA-related terms you may not be familiar with.

MMA Term MMA Definition
Arm Bar Using an opponent’s arm as a fulcrum to cause pain
Back Control Holding an opponent so their back is against your chest
Choke A hold that reduces the blood flow and oxygen flow via the neck
Clinch Holding an opponent, usually by the neck, arm or waist
Cross A punch with the non-jabbing arm that’s more powerful than a jab
Decision A fight that has gone the distance and will be decided by the judges
Dirty Boxing Punching while in very close proximity
Elbow Strike Hit an opponent with one’s elbow
Ground & Pound Forcing an opponent to the floor and then punching them
Guard When on the floor, wrapping one’s legs around the attacker
Guillotine Choking and squeezing the rest of the body with legs and arms
Hook A punch that uses a rotating motion
Hooks Interlacing your limbs with your opponents
Jab A quick, sharp punch
Knockout To render an opponent unconscious or unable to continue
Leg Kick Kicking the opponent’s legs, usually the thighs
Leg Lock Trying to force a submission by locking one’s opponents by the legs
Sprawl Pushing an opponent to the floor and keeping them there
Submission A fighter conceded defeat
Sweep A technique in which a losing position is turned into a winning one
Uppercut An upward punch to the chin

The Last Punch

That concludes our look at the best betting sites in the UK for UFC betting. Congratulations on going the distance with us, and we hope you have found the information we have gathered together for you useful. Stick to our choices for the top UFC betting sites in the UK and you will be unlikely to suffer a MMA or UFC betting knockout, technical or otherwise.

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