3 years agoCharles Jourdain walked out of the Octagon as the victor Saturday night, scoring a second-round submission by way of guillotine choke against Lando Vannata. With only 2:32 of total action, there was not much to speak of in this bout. Jourdain landed four significant strikes (five total strikes) but landed his lone submission attempt after landing a sharp left that dropped Vannata. While Vannata was trying to rise, Jourdain locked in the guillotine for the win, earning back-to-back victories and winning his third fight in four Octagon appearances.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: ESPN

3 years agoJessica Andrade (22-9) has seen a revival of her career since moving to the women's flyweight division. She came up short in her title challenge but rebounded nicely with a first-round TKO over Cynthia Calvillo. Andrade will prove to be a very tough test for the rising star in Amanda Lemos. Sixteen of Andrade's 22 career wins have come by the finish, with nine of those coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Andrade as the favorite with a salary of $8,900. Throughout her UFC career, Andrade averages 84.2 fantasy points per contest.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoIt's common for a fighter to lose their Octagon debut, but Amanda Lemos (11-1-1) has made sure it was her only loss, and she has gone on to win her next five bouts. Three of those five bouts have ended in a  finish, showing she can score big points on the UFC stage. The Brazilian is a dangerous finisher, with seven of her 11 career wins coming by knockout/TKO and an additional two more by submission. DraftKings sees the main-eventer as the underdog with a salary of $7,300. Throughout her UFC career, Lemos averages 91.3 fantasy points per contest. She will be stepping into the Octagon with Jessica Andrade, who will be by far Lemos' biggest test to date.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoAfter dropping his Octagon debut, it has been perfection for Claudio Puelles (11-2) after winning four straight fights, including two kneebar finishes. Known for getting in and out of the cage with finishes, 10 of his 11 career wins have come by the finish, with six of those coming via submission. In Saturday's co-main event, Puelles will face his biggest and most seasoned task to date when he meets the veteran Clay Guida. DraftKings actually sees El Nino as the underdog on the night with a salary of $8,000. Throughout his UFC career, Puelles averages 70.2 fantasy points per contest. During his four-fight winning streak, he's averaging 83.3 fantasy points per contest.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoSet for his 59th professional mixed martial arts contest, Clay Guida (37-21), a veteran of the UFC since 2006, will battle in Saturday night's co-main event against Claudio Puelles. 2-2 in his last four Octagon appearances, the aging veteran has shown there is still some tread left on the tires. With a wide variety of finishing victories, 15 of his 37 career wins have come by decision, while another 16 have come by submission. DraftKings sees the Carpenter as the favorite with a salary of $8,200. Throughout his lengthy UFC career, Guida averages 66.5 fantasy points per contest. Coming off four straight wins in the Octagon, Puelles will prove to be a tough test for the aging veteran if he wants to earn another UFC victory.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoMontana De La Rosa (12-6-1) scored a huge victory in June of last year when she defeated the former KSW strawweight champion Ariane Lipski by second-round TKO stoppage. Looking to continue to build off of that huge win, De La Rosa will face rising star Maycee Barber on Saturday night. A very dangerous ground fighter, eight of her 12 career wins have come by submission. DraftKings sees De La Rosa as a big underdog with a salary of $7,200. Throughout her UFC career, De La Rosa averages 77.6 fantasy points per contest. De La Rosa is not one to sleep on, though, and rostering Barber because she is such a big favorite could backfire.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoYoung star Maycee Barber (9-2) will look to continue her rebound from a devastating injury she suffered in her first career loss to Roxanne Modafferi back in January of 2020. In her first contest after her recovery in February of last year, Barber dropped a decision to Alexa Grasso. Looking to get right back into action, five months later she took on a tough opponent in Miranda Maverick and earned a split-decision win. Now the 23-year-old will face Montana De La Rosa. Typically a finisher, seven of Barber's nine career wins have come by the finish, with five of those coming by knockout/TKO. Averaging almost two more significant strikes landed per minute than her opponent, Barber is a big DraftKings favorite with a salary of $9,000. Throughout her UFC career, Barber averages 71.5 fantasy points per contest. De La Rosa has some big wins under her belt and should not be overlooked, though.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoAfter being cut from the UFC a week ago, Chase Sherman (15-9) has been given another shot to perform in the Octagon as he was named as a fight-week replacement to face the undefeated monster in Alexandr Romanov. 1-3 in his second run in the UFC after a brief run in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Sherman will be given an extremely tough task to try and rebound. DraftKings sees Sherman as Saturday night's biggest underdog with a salary of $6,600. Throughout his runs in the UFC, Sherman averages 45.1 fantasy points per contest. You should absolutely steer clear of Sherman in this bout.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoThe beast from Moldova, Alexandr Romanov (15-0) will look to remain undefeated and move to 5-0 in the UFC when he battles Chase Sherman on Saturday's main card of action. Romanov has proven he can score a finish on the biggest stage, with three of his four UFC wins coming by submission. His fourth victory was a technical decision, so really he has not gone a full 15 minutes of action in the Octagon. DraftKings sees Romanov as the night's biggest favorite with a salary of $9,600. Throughout his UFC career, King Kong averages 109.7 fantasy points per contest. Sherman was actually cut by the UFC last week and brought back as a last-minute replacement. The price tag is steep, but you should center your rosters around Romanov this week.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoIt was a rough UFC start for Manel Kape (17-6), but the RIZIN veteran has turned it around in his last two contests, securing a first-round knockout in both. The long-time RIZIN veteran has fought against some of Asia's biggest names and in front of some of the world's biggest crowds. Both of his UFC wins have come around the four-minute mark in the first round of action. DraftKings sees Starboy as the favorite with a salary of $8,700. Through his four UFC bouts, Kape averages 74.5 fantasy points per contest. Between his last two wins, Kape has averaged 119.6 fantasy points. A third straight knockout could absolutely be in the cards for Kape on Saturday night.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoAfter suffering a defeat in his UFC debut, Mudaerji Su (15-4) has really turned it around, winning his last three appearances in the Octagon, including a first-round knockout/TKO. With a 52.5% significant strike landing rate, Su averages 4.49 significant strikes landed per minute. Throughout his career, Su has finished 13 of his 15 career wins by finish, with 12 of those coming by KO/TKO. DraftKings sees Su as the underdog with a salary of $7,500. Throughout his UFC career, Su averages 68.2 fantasy points per contest. He'll be facing former RIZIN star Manel Kape, who has found his knockout groove in his last couple of UFC bouts. Steer clear of Su in this one.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoAfter scoring a huge knockout with his wheel kick of John Makhdessi in 2016, it has been a lackluster run in the UFC for Lando Vannata (12-5-2), who is 4-5 (two draws) in the UFC. Similar to his opponent for Saturday night, Charles Jourdain, he has also flip-flopped wins and losses over the last handful of his fights. DraftKings sees Vannata as the underdog with a salary of $7,700. Throughout his UFC career, Vannata averages 56.8 fantasy points per contest. Jourdain also lands over one significant strike per minute as well, so this may not be the contest to bet on Vannata.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoSince joining the UFC in 2019, Charles Jourdain (12-4-1) has flip-flopped wins for losses and is now 3-3 with a draw. He would like to break that streak and put together his first set of back-to-back wins when he opens up Saturday's main card against Lando Vannata. It should be noted that two of his three UFC wins have come by a finish, with 11 of his 12 career wins coming by finish -- eight by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Air as the favorite with a salary of $8,500. Throughout his UFC career, Jourdain averages 65.8 fantasy points per contest. Facing a man with a similar back-and-forth UFC career in Vannata, it's likely we see Jourdain come out on top in this one.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: UFC

3 years agoEntering Saturday's main event on a four-fight winning streak (all by finishes), Vicente Luque was unable to get a victory against Belal Muhammad. In 25 minutes of action, Luque tallied 84 significant strikes (102 total strikes) while stuffing five of Muhammad's 10 takedown tries on the night. Luque decided to keep this one on his feet, even though his two victories have come by D'Arce Choke. Continue to start Luque in fantasy despite this loss. Since joining the UFC in 2015, only one of his 14 career Octagon wins have been by decision.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: ESPN

3 years agoThough Belal Muhammad did not out-strike Vicente Luque on Saturday, Muhammad landed 60 significant strikes (136 total strikes). Muhammad also secured 7:29 of control time in 25 minutes of action in Saturday's main event. Avenging his loss from their first meeting, Muhammad took four rounds on two judges' scorecards and three rounds from another judge. Now an impressive 21-3 in his professional career, Muhammad is now undefeated in his last eight contests.--Matt Bricker - RotoBallerSource: ESPN