Jon Jones Knockout Odds are +120 in UFC 309 Return

• UFC Heavyweight belt holder Jon Jones has -700 odds to defeat Stipe Miocic on Saturday night.
• Betting odds for UFC 309 offer +120 odds for Jones to win by knockout.
• Jones also has +225 odds to win by submission and +450 odds to win by decision.

NEW YORK – UFC 309 betting odds heavily favor Jon Jones with -700 odds to defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic. There are other bets to find value since Jones is such a big legal sports betting favorite, such as the number of rounds or method of victory.

Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic Betting Odds

Fighter	Odds to Win	Rounds
Jon Jones	-700	O2.5 (+120)
Stipe Miocic	+475	U2.5 (-155)

There are -155 odds favoring the 2.5-round total to go under on Saturday night. UFC 309 is a five-round fight, but betting odds expect Jon Jones to finish his title defense early.

Alternate round props at Bovada Sportsbook offer -175 odds for Jones to win the fight in rounds 1, 2, or 3. There are also -485 odds in favor of the fight to NOT go the distance, with +320 odds for the fight to last all five rounds and head to decision.

Jones KO Odds Aren’t Best Method Of Victory Prop

The best bets for UFC 309 are on the method of victory props, which offer +120 odds for Jon Jones to win by knockout as the most likely option. There are +225 odds for a Jones win by submission and +450 odds to win by decision or technical decision.

UFC 309 Method of Victory Props

• Jon Jones Wins by KO, TKO or DQ +120
• Stipe Miocic Wins by KO, TKO or DQ +800
• Jon Jones Wins by Submission +225
• Stipe Miocic Wins by Submission +3300
• Jon Jones Wins by Decision or Technical Decision +450
• Stipe Miocic Wins by Decision or Technical Decision +1400

Although the odds at legal UFC betting sites don’t expect a decision win for Jones at UFC 309, this was the method of victory in three of his last four fights. He has 10 wins in his career by knockout, the same amount as decision wins, but the +120 win by knockout odds are much shorter than his +450 win by decision odds.

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