UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett takes place on Saturday, January 24, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin looks at the opening odds below.
UFC 324 Odds
Justin Gaethje -115
Paddy Pimblett -105
Sean O’Malley -300
Song Yadong +250
Waldo Cortes-Acosta -245
Derrick Lewis +175
Jean Silva -150
Arnold Allen +130
Natalia Silva -150
Rose Namajunas +130
Umar Nurmagomedov -800
Deiveson Figueiredo +550
Ateba Gautier -900
Andrey Pulyaev +600
Modestas Bukauskas -200
Nikita Krylov +170
Charles Johnson -200
Alex Perez +170
Alexander Hernandez -300
Michael Johnson +250
Josh Hokit -200
Denzel Freeman +170
Cameron Smotherman -350
Ricky Turcios +285
Ty Miller -298
Adam Fugitt +220
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 324 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 324 features the interim UFC lightweight belt on the line between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett. Gaethje has won three of his last four fights, including a decision win over Rafael Fiziev in his last bout. As for Pimblett, he has gone 7-0 so far in the UFC and was last seen smashing Michael Chandler at UFC 314 in April 2025. Although you can’t ever count Gaethje out of a fight, given his KO power, you have to lean toward Pimblett here, given his youth and the fact that he should have the superior ground game as well.
- In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison was set to battle former champion Amanda Nunes for the title. However, Harrison was forced to withdraw due to neck surgery, and the fight has been postponed. That elevates other fights on the main card, such as Derrick Lewis vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, up higher on the card instead. Hopefully, the UFC will be able to re-book Harrison vs. Nunes soon, with rumors suggesting it could happen at the UFC White House card in June, should Harrison be healed up by then.
