UFC betting odds only go back a few years although the UFC dates back to 1993. Sportsbooks really didn’t begin following UFC betting until the 2000’s. What is the background of the UFC and of UFC odds? UFC betting odds really took off when Spike TV started televising the fights. The first Championship of the UFC was in November of 1993. Royce Gracie won that event over Gerard Gordeau. There really was not anything in terms of UFCodds during these early years of UFC tournaments. It was not until Dana White took over the UFC and got the sport regulated that UFC betting odds started to appear.