THE UFC EVENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
Picks scorecard
9 of 14 decided picks correct
- BeewolfMMA: Called 13 of 23 resolved picks
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Pick Eric Nolan · KO/TKO · R1
Result Eric Nolan by KO/TKO, R3 Hit
All analysts: 35 picks — 8 McGee · 27 Nolan
Expects Nolan’s boxing and power to find a finish against a McGee he considers past his best. Sees this matchup as a chance for Nolan to show his skills after difficult UFC assignments.
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Pick Jacobe Smith · KO/TKO · R1
Result Jacobe Smith by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 10 picks — 10 Smith · 0 Whitehead
Favors Smith over Whitehead and expects an easy first-round knockout, without needing a takedown.
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Pick Marvin Vettori · Decision
Result Ismail Naurdiev by Dec, R3 Miss
All analysts: 37 picks — 17 Vettori · 20 Naurdiev
Trusts Vettori’s experience against stronger opposition and sees him as the better striker and grappler. Expects a safe approach and a decision rather than a finish.
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Pick Alexander Hernandez · KO/TKO · R2
Result Alexander Hernandez by KO/TKO, R2 Perfect call
All analysts: 35 picks — 3 Anjos · 32 Hernandez
Expects Hernandez’s counter offense to catch an advancing dos Anjos returning from a long layoff. Predicts a second-round knockout.
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Pick Mick Parkin · KO/TKO
Result Johnny Walker by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 37 picks — 24 Walker · 13 Parkin
Expects Walker to stay cautious because of his durability concerns, while Parkin advances and finds a knockout.
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Pick Anthony Wint · KO/TKO · R1
Result Anthony Wint by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 31 picks — 30 Wint · 1 Armand
Leans toward Wint’s athleticism while remaining unconvinced by his previous performance and acknowledging Armand’s size. Chooses a first-round TKO from grounded punches.
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Pick Marcus McGhee · to win
Result Marcus McGhee by KO/TKO, R1 Hit
All analysts: 7 picks — 7 McGhee · 0 Romero
Favors McGhee over short-notice newcomer Romero while allowing that an upset is possible. The call follows his explicit update replacing the withdrawn Sopaj with Romero.
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Pick Damian Pinas · KO/TKO · R1
Result Damian Pinas by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 32 picks — 30 Pinas · 2 Pulyaev
Favors Pinas’s athleticism, striking fundamentals and power, expecting a first-round knockout. Allows that Pinas could also show some wrestling.
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Pick Alden Coria · KO/TKO · R2
Result Imanol Rodriguez by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 37 picks — 14 Rodriguez · 23 Coria
Favors Coria’s boxing, wrestling, patience and discipline over Rodriguez’s reckless aggression. Expects him to catch an undisciplined entry and make a statement with a second-round knockout.
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Pick Ateba Gautier · to win
Result Roman Kopylov by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 38 picks — 32 Gautier · 6 Kopylov
Expects Gautier’s power to punish Kopylov when he plants his feet to attack. Rates Gautier’s ability to play his striking game and doubts Kopylov can remain stationary without being caught.
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Pick Roberto Soldic · Decision
Result Roberto Soldic by Dec, R3 Perfect call
All analysts: 39 picks — 10 Williams · 29 Soldic
Favors Soldic while acknowledging Williams could score an upset. Chooses a decision, allowing that Soldic may prove less dangerous than he expects.
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Pick King Green · KO/TKO · R2
Result Esteban Ribovics by KO/TKO, R1 Miss
All analysts: 43 picks — 22 Green · 21 Ribovics
Expects Green to exploit Ribovics’s forward pressure without being drawn into a brawl. Doubts Ribovics’s punching power but warns that Green must avoid the head kick; picks a second-round TKO.
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Pick Payton Talbott · KO/TKO · R1
Result Payton Talbott by KO/TKO, R1 Perfect call
All analysts: 40 picks — 2 Figueiredo · 38 Talbott
Sees Talbott as a difficult striking and grappling matchup for Figueiredo, whose recent performances he considers below the level of the division’s best. Expects a one-sided fight ending with a first-round knockout.
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Pick Natalia Silva · to win
Result Natalia Silva by Dec, R5 Hit
All analysts: 43 picks — 36 Silva · 7 Wang
Says Silva makes the most sense and selects her in his closing call, following a comic round-by-round breakdown.