If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 213 preview.
Note: Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Schevchenko was cancelled due to a withdrawal from Nunes (sinus issue). As a result, the fight will not be counted in the Staff Picks Records.
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | EVAN | JAKE |
| Yoel Romero (+110) vs. Robert Whittaker (-130) | Middleweight | Whittaker | ||
| Daniel Omielanczuk (+550) vs. Curtis Blaydes (-800) | Heavyweight | Blaydes | Blaydes | Blaydes |
| Fabricio Werdum (+105) vs. Alistair Overeem (-125) | Heavyweight | Overeem | ||
| Anthony Pettis (-240) vs. Jim Miller (+200) | Lightweight | Pettis | Pettis | |
| Travis Browne (-220) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (+180) | Heavyweight | Oleinik | ||
| Michael Johnson (-165) vs. Justin Gaethje (+135) | TUF Lightweight | Gaethje | ||
| RECORD | 4-2 | 2-4 | 3-3 | |
| OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 43-32 | 39-36 | 45-30 | |
| PERCENTAGE | .573 | .520 | .600 |
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | RICHARD | CHRIS | JASON |
| Yoel Romero (+110) vs. Robert Whittaker (-130) | Middleweight | |||
| Daniel Omielanczuk (+550) vs. Curtis Blaydes (-800) | Heavyweight | Blaydes | Blaydes | Blaydes |
| Fabricio Werdum (+105) vs. Alistair Overeem (-125) | Heavyweight | Overeem | ||
| Anthony Pettis (-240) vs. Jim Miller (+200) | Lightweight | Pettis | Pettis | Pettis |
| Travis Browne (-220) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (+180) | Heavyweight | Oleinik | ||
| Michael Johnson (-165) vs. Justin Gaethje (+135) | TUF Lightweight | |||
| RECORD | 2-4 | 4-2 | 2-4 | |
| OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 29-17 | 9-6 | 7-8 | |
| PERCENTAGE | .630 | .600 | .467 |
THE PLAYERS
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Evan Dahl: Pens our bi-weekly MMA Barometer column. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
Jake Letarski: MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Sirius XM contributor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast, RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast and RotoWire DFS Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column, and maintains his own, data-driven MMA blog at StrikescoreMMA.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
Chris Olson: Contributor at RotoWire for DFS Baseball, as well as MMA fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealChrisOlson.
Jason Rubin: Host of TYT Sports on YouTube and writer of our Handicapping The NBA column on RotoWire. Follow him on Twitter at @jasonrubin91.
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