UFC Betting News and Analysis This Month | UFC 334 Futures, Trends & Market Movement | November 2026

by Trent Reinsmith

Updated: November 2, 2026

In major UFC betting news, Alexander Volkanovski defended his UFC featherweight title with a masterful performance against formerly undefeated Movsar Evloev in the main event of UFC 333, scoring a second round knockout. In the UFC 333 co-main event, Petr Yan held onto his bantamweight crown, scoring a decision against former champ Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy bout. Yan is know 2-1 against Dvalishvili.

Attention now shifts to the UFC’s three November events, which are anchored by the promotion’s return to Madison Square Garden for UFC 334, which takes place on November 14. Two title fights anchor UFC 334. In the main event, UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane faces Josh Hokit, while in the co-main, UFC women’s bantamweight champ Kayla Harrison faces former two-division titleholder Amanda Nunes at 135 pounds. Nunes comes out of retirement for UFC 334. 

Below, we break down the best betting angles, storylines, and odds movement surrounding UFC 334 and more, along with the latest results, market trends, and the UFC fights that deserve your betting attention.

The biggest UFC betting storyline for UFC Vegas 124

• Opening the month of November is a short-notice main event at the UFC Meta Apex in Las Vegas between heavyweight competitors Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker. That card, UFC Vegas 124 takes place on November 7.
• The original main event between Gabriel Bonfim and Sean Brady fell through in late October when Brady withdrew from the event because of a staph infection.
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-4) is the No. 8 ranked UFC heavyweight., while Johnny Walker (23-10-0-1), who made his promotional debut at heavyweight on October 3 of this year with a knockout win, is ranked at No. 12. Odds have not been released on this matchup. 
• Cortes-Acosta is on a two-fight losing skid, while Walker was 1-3-0-1 in his most recent light heavyweight matchups.
• Cortes-Acosta has nine KO wins and zero knockout losses, while Walker has 18 knockout wins and six losses by way of strikes. 
• The safe bet in this fight is it to end by KO.
• We are going with the more powerful Cortes-Acosta to pick up the win. Walker has never had the best striking defense and that will be a factor against his powerful foe. 

The biggest UFC betting storyline for UFC 334

• UFC 334 takes place on Saturday, November 14 from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
• Ciryl Gane (14-2-1) faces Josh Hokit (10-0) for Gane’s heavyweight crown in the main event.
• The opening betting odds had Gane as the -230 favorite over the +193 Hokit at opening. Today, Gane is -255 over Hokit, who checks in as the +212 underdog. 
• In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison (19-1) defends her UFC bantamweight title less than a year after undergoing neck surgery. She faces Amanda Nunes (23-5) , who last competed in June 2023.
• Opening odds saw Harrison as the -300 favorite over the +247 Nunes. Today, Harrison is -200 and Nunes checks in at +169.
• Hokit has become a fan favorite since debuting with the UFC in 2025 and scoring four wins (three knockouts). However, he has not faced the level of competition that the well-seasoned Gane will bring into the Octagon in NYC. Look for Gane to score a knockout victory, but there is betting value in Hokit winning a grinding decision or a surprise knockout. 
• The question in the co-main event is Harrison’s surgically-repaired neck vs. Nunes’s inactivity. Look for Harrison’s to grind out a decision win using her strength and heavy-top game over the former champion. There is some value in a Harrison submission win.

The biggest UFC betting storylines for UFC Qatar

• Closing out the month of November is a UFC Fight Night in Qatar. The UFC Qatar card is headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between former UFC champ Jiri Prochazka (32-6-1) and the unbeaten Navajo Stirling (11-0).
• Sportsbooks have not released betting odds on the Prochazka vs. Stirling contest.
• Prochazka is 3-3 dating back to November 2023, He is coming off an April knockout loss to Carlos Ulberg in a fight for the vacant UFC 205-pound belt. Each of Prochazka three losses during that run came by knockout. Stirling is 6-0 in the UFC with his three most recent wins coming by way of KO.
• Stirling is being looked at as a future champ. Meanwhile, Prochazka is seen as an entertaining fighter who refuses to change his risky fighting style.
• The safe bet here is a KO finish.
• The overall betting pick is for Stirling to continue his ascent up the rankings with a win over a former champ. He is ranked at No. 7, while Prochazka checks in at No. 3.

UFC futures market check

• Keep an eye on the two big fights on the UFC 334 fight card. Betting lines could move depending on how fans feel about current underdogs Josh Hokit and Amanda Nunes. We expect more money to come in on Hokit and Nunes from casual bettors as fight night nears because of their popularity with fight fans.
• With odds not being released on the main events for UFC Vegas 124 and UFC Qatar, those fights also warrant watching.

Betting trends we’re watching this month

• With finishers fighting in each of the main events during the UFC’s November run, watch the betting odds for how those fights will end. The betting value in those fights could be in the outcome of the bouts.

What could move odds before next UFC update

I would expect the odds to move on the UFC 334 main event. Ciryl Gane is much more experienced against high-level fighters than Josh Hokit, who made his UFC debut in November 2025. Hokit has just four UFC bouts to his name. The odds could shift very much in Gane’s favor as fight night approaches. The best betting option might to be to get your money in on a Gane victory now. On the other hand, there will be value in a Hokit surprise KO win, so keep an eye on how the odds shift on that outcome.

Previous UFC betting news updates

• [October 2026] Betting favorites are 22-1 in UFC main events in 2026. The UFC 327 main event between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg, which ended with Ulberg winning the vacant UFC light heavyweight title via TKO, closed with even odds, as did the UFC Perth matchup between Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates, which ended with a Prates knockout win.
• [October 2026] Betting favorites went 10-2 on the UFC 333 fight card.
• [October 2026] Betting favorites went 12-1 on the UFC 332 fight card. 
• [October 2026] Debuting fighters went 1-3 on UFC 332 fight card and 0-1 at UFC 333.
• [September 2026] Betting favorites went 7-5 on the UFC 331 fight card.
• [September 2026] Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja in the main event of UFC 331 to retain the UFC flyweight title.
• [August 2026] Betting favorites went 7-4 on the UFC 330 fight card. One fight had even odds. 
• [June 2026] Betting favorites went 5-1 on the UFC Freedom 250 card.
• [May 2026] Betting favorites went 8-5 on the UFC 328 fight card.
• [April 2026] Betting favorites went 7-2 on the UFC 327 fight card. Two fights had even odds on fight night and one contest ended in a draw.

• [March 2026] Betting favorites went 8-4 on the UFC 326 card.

Trent Reinsmith

Trent is a professional sports journalist specializing in UFC, MMA, and esports coverage. His work has been featured in prestigious publications such as USA Today Sports, Vice, Bloody Elbow, Fight! Magazine, UFC 360, and Narratively. Trent's connection to MMA dates back to the early days when he and his friends pooled their resources to purchase the pay-per-...

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