Veteran combat-sports analyst and co-host of Morning Kombat; formerly CBS Sports and MMA Fighting.
Track Record
Derived from every pick we've logged and verified — shown with its denominator, never a bare percentage. Draws and no-contests fall outside it. How Track Record works.
Track record building — 4 resolved calls so far
Visible hit/miss split unlocks at 5 resolved scored picks; current sample is 4.
Call Profile
How this analyst's logged calls performed: winner, stated detail, and frozen pre-event underdog context.
Winner-only and method calls are separated so specificity stays visible.
Resolved Calls
What was predicted, what actually happened, and whether it hit.
Hit Lewis vs Hokit Luke Thomas: predicted Hokit · to win for Lewis vs Hokit. Actual Hokit · KO/TKO R2. Result: Hit.
Thomas treats Lewis's knockout threat as real but says the likelier outcome is still the younger, faster and better fighter taking over. His framing is that backing Lewis means banking on a puncher's chance rather than the more probable read of the matchup.
- Calls Lewis's path a puncher's chance worth respecting
- Still expects the better and quicker fighter to prevail
- Frames it as a likely Hokit win, not a finish call
Hit O'Malley vs Zahabi Luke Thomas: predicted O'Malley · to win for O'Malley vs Zahabi. Actual O'Malley · KO/TKO R2. Result: Hit.
Thomas respects Zahabi as a legitimate ranked opponent, but still calls it O'Malley's fight to lose. His view is that Zahabi winning would be a major upset, while the more likely outcome is O'Malley doing what he's expected to do.
- Says Zahabi is a good, proven ranked fighter
- Still frames the matchup as O'Malley's fight to lose
- Would treat a Zahabi win as a major upset
“This is O'Malley's fight to lose. At least it should be.”
Hit Ruffy vs Chandler Luke Thomas: predicted Ruffy · to win for Ruffy vs Chandler. Actual Ruffy · KO/TKO R1. Result: Hit.
Thomas says the matchup looks one-sided for Ruffy. His read is that if Chandler keeps it competitive or wins, that exposes real problems on Ruffy's side rather than a balanced fight on paper.
“I do think that the Chandler fight with Hoofie is probably one-sided in Hoofie's direction.”
Miss Topuria vs Gaethje Luke Thomas: predicted Topuria · to win for Topuria vs Gaethje. Actual Gaethje · KO/TKO R4. Result: Miss.
Calls the fight one-sided for Topuria: sees Gaethje's only path as pressure and leg kicks.