At the moment, the odds for Gan to win are 1.645 (probability 60.78%), while the success of Jones is estimated at 2.25 (probability 44.44%).
Sportsbooks have released starting odds after UFC President Dana White announced the collapse of talks with Francis Ngannou and officially announced a title fight between Jones and Gan for the vacant belt that will headline UFC 285 in Las Vegas on March 4.
Last September, 32-year-old Cyril Gan got his career back on track after losing a unification bout against Francis Ngannou with a third-round knockout of Tai Tuivasa, while 35-year-old Jon Jones hasn’t fought since February 2020, when he successfully defended the UFC title in light heavyweight in a five-round confrontation with Dominick Reyes.
Note that in his entire career, the American was not a favorite only in the first two professional fights that he held in April 2008.