Pure Picks — UFC 329 full-card predictions
Picks scorecard
9 of 13 decided picks correct
- Pure Picks: Called 17 of 29 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.
“I’ll roll with Cody Deran to win by decision.”
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Pick Ryan Gandra · KO/TKO
Result Ryan Gandra by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 14 picks — 9 Gandra · 5 Reese
Picks Ryan Gandra by KO.
“Ryan Gandra gets a a KO finish on Zach Ree.”
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Pick César Almeida · Decision
Result Damian Pinas by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 15 picks — 10 Pinas · 5 Almeida
Picks César Almeida by decision.
“Caesar Almeida by decision for me.”
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Pick Wang Cong · Decision
Result Wang Cong by Dec, R3 Perfect call
All analysts: 15 picks — 4 Cortez · 11 Wang
Picks Wang Cong by decision.
“I’m going to go with the striker here, Kong Wang, to win by decision.”
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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’m going to go with Luke Riley by decision.”
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Pick Gable Steveson · KO/TKO
Result Gable Steveson by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 14 picks — 14 Steveson · 0 Ellison
Picks Gable Steveson by knockout.
“Gable Stevenson by knockout.”
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Pick Robert Whittaker · Decision
Result Robert Whittaker by KO/TKO, R3 Hit
All analysts: 15 picks — 1 Krylov · 14 Whittaker
Final pick is Whittaker by decision after earlier consideration of a knockout.
“So give me Robert Whitaker decision, maybe even a split decision.”
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Pick Terrance McKinney · KO/TKO · R1
Result King Green by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 8 picks — 2 Green · 6 McKinney
Picks Terrance McKinney by first-round KO.
“Give me Terence McKini by KO round one.”
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Pick Lone'er Kavanagh · KO/TKO
Result Brandon Royval by Sub, R3 Miss
All analysts: 15 picks — 1 Royval · 14 Kavanagh
Picks Lone’er Kavanagh by KO; the source gives round two or three, so the round is left unset.
“I'm gonna say Loner Kavanaaugh TKO.”
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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 with Mario Batista by decision.”
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Pick Paddy Pimblett · Sub
Result Paddy Pimblett by Sub, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 16 picks — 10 Pimblett · 6 Saint Denis
Picks Paddy Pimblett by submission despite explicitly noting low confidence.
“Not too confident, but I’ll go Patty Pimpblelet by submission.”
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Pick Max Holloway · Decision
Result Max Holloway by KO/TKO, R1 Hit
All analysts: 58 picks — 10 McGregor · 48 Holloway
Picks Max Holloway by decision.
“Give me Max Holloway 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
Final pick changed from decision to KO; the later explicit choice is retained.
“I’ll change it. Adrien Giannis by KO on Cody Garbrandt.”