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topicnews · October 24, 2024

MMA Expert Picks: UFC 308 Main Card

MMA Expert Picks: UFC 308 Main Card


This article is part of our UFC Picks series.

Max Holloway is a fan favorite and one of the greatest featherweights to ever do it, but he’s still the underdog against Ilia Topuria on Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi.

As a reminder: The following selection is pure selection. If you’re looking for betting or fantasy-specific breakdowns of these fights, check out the following articles on RotoWire:

UFC 308 DraftKings Preview
UFC 308 betting preview
UFC 308 fight-by-fight breakdowns
UFC 308 Multi-Site DFS Preview

We also have an MMA DFS Lineup Optimizer to check out if you want to try different combinations of fighters or create multiple lineups, as well as UFC 308 odds from all major sportsbooks.

MATCHUP

WEIGHT

CLASS

 JON JAKE CHRIS
(C) Ilia Topuria (-230) vs.
Max Holloway (+190)

Featherweight
championship

 Topuria Topuria Still open
Khamzat Chimaev (-245) vs.
Robert Whittaker (+200)

Middleweight

 Whittaker Whittaker Still open
Magomed Ankalaev (-355) vs.
Aleksandar Rakic (+280)

Light
Heavyweight

 Ankarayev Ankarayev Still open
Dan Ige (+230) vs.
Lerone Murphy (-285)

Featherweight

 Murphy Murphy Still open
Shara Magomedov (-155) vs.
Armen Petrosyan (+130)

Middleweight

 Petrosyan Magomedov Still open
UFC 308 RECORD 0-0 0-0 0-0
RECORD 2024 36-13 29-20 29-20
PERCENTAGE 2024 .735 .592 .592
RECORD 2023 42-25 44-23 35-32
PERCENTAGE 2023 .627 .657 .522
RECORD 2022 34-27 40-21 25-26
PERCENTAGE 2022 .557 .656 .490
RECORD 2021 35-28 42-21 37-26
PERCENTAGE 2021 .556 .667 .586
RECORD 2020 36-18 34-20 28-26
PERCENTAGE 2020 .667 .630 .519
RECORD 2019 39-19 35-23 32-26
PERCENTAGE 2019 .672 .603 .552
ALL TIME 317-192 321-188 255-200
ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE .623 .631 .560

MATCHUP

WEIGHT
CLASS

JOE
“SUNTZU”

 COLE DRAKE
(C) Ilia Topuria (-230) vs.
Max Holloway (+190)

Featherweight
championship

 Holloway Topuria Holloway
Khamzat Chimaev (-245) vs.
Robert Whittaker (+200)

Middleweight

 Chimaev Whittaker Whittaker
Magomed Ankalaev (-355) vs.
Aleksandar Rakic (+280)

Light
Heavyweight

 Ankarayev Ankarayev Ankarayev
Dan Ige (+230) vs.
Lerone Murphy (-285)

Featherweight

 Murphy Murphy Murphy
Shara Magomedov (-155) vs.
Armen Petrosyan (+130)

Middleweight

 Magomedov Magomedov Magomedov
UFC 308 RECORD 0-0 0-0 0-0
RECORD 2024 28-21 28-21 32-17
PERCENTAGE 2024 .571 .571 .653
RECORD 2023 41-26 44-23 36-31
PERCENTAGE 2023 .612 .657 .537
RECORD 2022 38-23 39-22 39-22
PERCENTAGE 2022 .623 .639 .639
RECORD 2021 38-25 43-21 17-14
PERCENTAGE 2021 .603 .672 .548
RECORD 2020 36-18 N/A N/A
PERCENTAGE 2020 .667 N/A N/A
RECORD 2019 34-24 N/A N/A
PERCENTAGE 2019 .586 N/A N/A
ALL TIME 252-156 151-85 124-84
ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE .618 .640 .596

THE PICKERS

Jon Litterine: RotoWire’s leading MMA beat writer and contributor to our weekly DrafKings preview. Senior Analyst at RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.

Jake Letarski: Director of Operations for RotoWire.com and Senior Editor for MMA and NCAA Hoops. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast and guest on the RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @RotoJake.

Chris Olson: RotoWire contributor to “Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire,” as well as The MMA Mashup, DFS Baseball, an MMA gambling column and fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealChrisOlson.

Joe “SunTszu”: Known by his Twitter handle @SunTszuJoe is a hedge fund manager by day and a high volume DFS player by night. He is a two-time Bracket Challenge and Gotham qualifier. You can also find him as one of the original contributors to “Fight IQ presented by RotoWire,” a DFS-centric video breakdown. He is also co-creator of the Creating Alpha in DFS podcast.

Cole Shelton: Cole Shelton is a full-time sports journalist with a focus on MMA. His work has appeared on BJPenn.com, CBC Sports, Sports Betting Dime and Blue Jays Nation. He currently writes the MMA Best Bets column on RotoWire. Follow him on Twitter at @ColeShelton91.

Drake Burden: Drake is a proven DFS winner with multiple four-figure wins. During the pandemic, he became interested in MMA writing and is active in various Discords and other social media communities. Follow him on Twitter at @DBurdz.

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