MMA Lock of the Night — UFC 329 full-card predictions
Picks scorecard
8 of 12 decided picks correct
- MMA Lock of the Night: Called 67 of 88 resolved picks
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Pick Cody Durden · Decision
Result Alessandro Costa by Sub, R2 Miss
All analysts: 16 picks — 12 Costa · 4 Durden
Picks Cody Durden by decision.
“So, I’m going to go Durden here to pull off the upset to start off the card, and I’m going to take him to win this fight by decision.”
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Pick Ryan Gandra · Sub
Result Ryan Gandra by KO/TKO, R1 Hit
All analysts: 14 picks — 9 Gandra · 5 Reese
Picks Ryan Gandra by submission.
“by submission... gets the choke here over Reese.”
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Pick César Almeida · KO/TKO
Result Damian Pinas by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 15 picks — 10 Pinas · 5 Almeida
Picks César Almeida by knockout.
“I got to go with the Brazilian to win by knockout.”
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Pick Tracy Cortez · Decision
Result Wang Cong by Dec, R3 Miss
All analysts: 15 picks — 4 Cortez · 11 Wang
Picks Tracy Cortez by decision.
“Cortez winning this fight on the scorecards.”
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Pick Luke Riley · Decision
Result Luke Riley by KO/TKO, R1 Hit
All analysts: 16 picks — 15 Riley · 1 Kamaka III
Picks Luke Riley by decision.
“I predict Riley to win. I think Riley wins by decision.”
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Pick Adrian Yañez · KO/TKO
Result Adrian Yañez by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 13 picks — 1 Garbrandt · 12 Yañez
Picks Adrian Yañez by knockout; the source gives an explicit R2-or-R3 range.
“a finish in round two or round three by knockout.”
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Pick Gable Steveson · KO/TKO · R1
Result Gable Steveson by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 14 picks — 14 Steveson · 0 Ellison
The surrounding segment explicitly identifies Gable Steveson versus Ellison; the source picks Steveson by first-round knockout.
“I’m going Gable Steveson round one... and get the knockout.”
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Pick Robert Whittaker · KO/TKO
Result Robert Whittaker by KO/TKO, R3 Perfect call
All analysts: 15 picks — 1 Krylov · 14 Whittaker
Picks Robert Whittaker by knockout.
“the official prediction will be Robert Whittaker by knockout.”
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Pick Terrance McKinney · KO/TKO
Result King Green by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 8 picks — 2 Green · 6 McKinney
Picks Terrance McKinney by round-one knockout.
“with McKinney... by round one knockout.”
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Pick Mario Bautista · Decision
Result Mario Bautista by Dec, R3 Perfect call
All analysts: 17 picks — 10 Sandhagen · 7 Bautista
Picks Mario Bautista by decision.
“I’m going to go Bautista by decision.”
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Pick Paddy Pimblett · Decision
Result Paddy Pimblett by Sub, R1 Hit
All analysts: 16 picks — 10 Pimblett · 6 Saint Denis
Picks Paddy Pimblett by decision.
“Pimblett by decision after a competitive first round.”
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Pick Max Holloway · KO/TKO
Result Max Holloway by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 58 picks — 10 McGregor · 48 Holloway
Picks Max Holloway by TKO.
“I’m going to go Max Holloway. I think he gets the TKO here over McGregor.”