The UFC held forty-three major events in 2022, forty -two to forty-five productions per year seems to be the standard but what’s not been standard has been the steep increase in favorites that landed in the win column in ‘22.
Favorites realized a 308-143-12 result for 66.5% last season in the UFC. In ’21 and years prior, they cashed at roughly 63%. So, while the increase last year is acknowledged, I’ll hope it to be an exception as opposed to any form of new norm.
Last year, profitability for Insight the Octagon digital releases was: 28-19 11.77u ( 1.14 average release). Not a bad result when figuring the spike in favorites. Just from digital UFC profit alone, one may pay for their VSiN Digital subscription and have cash remaining to invest; it’s been that way each year we have run this column!
2023 kicks off this Saturday at the APEX in Las Vegas for UFC LV 67 before packing up for UFC 283, where two Brazilians will vie for two different championship belts on January 21 from Jeunesse Arena, Rio De Janeiro.