6 months agoJun Yong Park will aim for his fifth win in a row when he meets Andre Muniz on Saturday's UFC Fight Night 233 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Park's last three victories have all come via rear-naked choke. He won seven out of his last eight fights DraftKings sees Park as the favorite with a salary of $8,800. In his UFC career of nine bouts, he's averaging 84.1 fantasy points per fight. If he can make it five wins in a row at UFC Fight Night 233 this weekend then a place in the top 15 surely awaits him.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoAndre Muniz (23-6) enters his UFC Vegas 83 main card fight against Jun Yong Park on a two-fight losing streak and has lost both fights by stoppage. Muniz is coming off a TKO loss to Paul Craig and before that, was submitted by Brendan Allen. With the Brazilian losing three fights in a row, DraftKings has him as the underdog with a salary of $7,400, and in his seven UFC fights, he averages 74.28 fantasy points per fight. Muniz has won four of his five wins by stoppage, as only one of his seven UFC fights has gone the distance.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoJamie Mullarkey (17-6) is set to face Nasrat Haqparast on the main card of UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday in what will be his fourth fight of 2023. Mullarkey returned to the win column back in September with a decision win over John Makdessi, after suffering an upset knockout loss to Muhammad Naimov. Mullarkey enters his UFC Vegas 83 fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,500 while in his nine UFC fights, he's averaging 66.6 fantasy points per fight. Mullarkey has won three of his five UFC wins by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoNasrat Haqparast (15-5) is set to face Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Haqparast enters the fight riding a two-fight win streak, as he beat Landon Quinones by decision back in September, which was his first fight in a year. He enters his scrap against Mullarkey as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,700, while in his UFC tenure, he averages just 60.44 fantasy points per fight. Out of his seven UFC wins, six have come by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoKhalil Rountree (12-5 and one no-contest) is set to take on former title challenger Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83 after taking the fight on short notice. Rountree was originally supposed to face undefeated Azamat Murzakanov before Smith stepped in. Heading into the fight, Rountree is riding a four-fight win streak and is coming off a first-round knockout over Chris Daukaus. Against Smith, DraftKings has Rountree as the favorite with a salary of $8,900. In his UFC tenure, he's averaging 59.7 fantasy points per fight. Out of his eight UFC wins, six have come by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoAnthony Smith (37-18) stepped up on short notice to face Khalil Rountree in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Smith is coming off a split-decision win over Ryan Spann in their rematch to return to the win column after losing back-to-back fights. With Smith taking this fight on short notice, DraftKings has him as the underdog with a salary of $7,300. In his UFC tenure, Smith is averaging 60.38 fantasy points per fight. Smith is 12-8 in the UFC and has won 10 of those by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoBeneil Dariush had a tough night at the office on Saturday when he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan. Dariush entered the bout coming off a loss to former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. The bout began with a cautious exchange of strikes, with both fighters measuring each other's range and timing. The finishing blow came after Tsarukyan threw a knee up the middle that just missed but he followed that with a right hand that sent Dariush to the canvas. In 1:04 of action, Dariush landed only two significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoArman Tsarukyan knocked out Beneil Dariush with a huge right hand a little after a minute in their headline lightweight clash at UFC Austin. Tsarukyan entered the fight riding a two-fight winning streak, beating Damir Ismagulov and Joaquim Silva in his previous two bouts. This was his tenth knockout victory on top of five submission wins over his career. In 1:04 of action, Tsarukyan landed eight significant strikes. The victory was a monumental statement for Tsarukyan, who had been on the verge of breaking into the lightweight elite.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoJalin Turner has snapped his two-fight losing streak by knocking out Bobby Green in the co-main event of UFC Austin. Turner put his opponent on wobbly legs with a right cross before dropping Green with a one-two. Green absorbed several unanswered punches as he covered up, but the referee didn't stop the fight. Turner kept viciously beating on Green, who looked to be completely unconscious until the referee finally stopped the fight. In 2:49 of action, Turner landed 33 significant strikes. Green certainly absorbed far more damage than necessary but Turner had no choice but to continue until the referee pulled him off.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoIn Saturday's co-main event, Bobby Green was on the wrong end of a devastating knockout from Jalin Turner, an outcome made far worse due to the referee letting the fight go longer than it should. After original opponent Dan Hooker withdrew due to injury, Green faced the New Zealander's most recent foe, Jalin Turner, on short notice. Turner floored Green in the first round but continued punching him for 12 seconds while he snapped in and out of consciousness until referee Kerry Hatley intervened. In 2:49 of action, Green landed 15 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoDustin Stoltzfus picked up a second-round submission over Punahele Soriano on the featured undercard attraction of UFC Austin. Stoltzfus was 1-4 in his last five fights, so he needed to win this fight to secure his position in the UFC. In the second round, Stoltzfus was able to take Soriano down for the fourth time and submit him with a rear-naked choke. With this win, Stoltzfus' UFC record is 2-4. In 9:10 of action, Stoltzfus landed four takedowns and 64 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoPunahele Soriano suffered a second-round submission loss to Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Austin. Soriano was 1-3 in the last four fights while Stoltzfus was 1-4 in the last five. In the second round, Soriano was over-committing to the left hand and seemed to have slowed down quite a bit from the pace in the first. Stoltzfus was able to capitalize and take Soriano down, which led to him taking the back of Soriano and submitting him. In 9:10 of action, Soriano landed 31 significant strikes. The loss moves Soriano to 3-4 and puts him in danger of being cut from the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoClay Guida suffered a decision loss to Joaquim Silva at UFC Austin to drop to 18-18 inside the Octagon. Guida was out-struck 40 to 19 in the first round but showed off his incredible chin to keep coming forward. After a solid second round in which Guida had over three minutes of control, he struggled in Round 3. Silva was able to out-strike Guida and go 1-for-2 on his takedowns to get the decision. Despite being on a two-fight losing skid and soon to be 42 years of age, Guida says he has no plans of retiring.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoJoaquim Silva picked up a hard-fought decision win over Clay Guida at UFC Austin on Saturday. The Brazilian put on an incredible pace as he outstruck Guida 40-to-19 in the first round. Guida had a solid second round as he had over three minutes of control and outstruck Silva 29-to-26. In the third round, Silva landed the better shots and was more active to edge out a decision win. With the victory, Silva improved to 6-4 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoKelvin Gastelum was submitted in the third round by Sean Brady at UFC Austin in his return to the welterweight division. Gastelum was fighting at welterweight for the first time since 2016. Against Brady, Gastelum was out-grappled as he failed to defend one takedown and was controlled for over nine minutes before tapping to a kimura in the third round. With the loss, Gastelum dropped to 12-9 and one No Contest in the UFC and is 2-6 in his last eight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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