MMAOddsBreaker.com has returned for 2016 and just like last year, we’re keeping a running tally of our staff’s fight picks for all major mixed martial arts (MMA) events. Everyone has a clean slate with the new year, and we’ve added one new staff member to the our special picks chart this time around. After 11 events thus far in 2016, Brian Hemminger is now alone in first place with a 88-47 overall record (65.2%). Nick Kalikas is in second place at 85-50. There were four unanimous picks out of the 13 fights on this card (Leon Edwards, Kyoji Horiguchi, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Germaine de Randamie). The most contentious pick was Willie Gates vs Ulka Sasaki (Gates 4 – Sasaki 4). Without further ado: UFC Fight Night 87
UFN 87 | G. Killian | J. Lynch | B. Taschuk | B. Hemminger | N. Kalikas | J. Primetown | B. Wharton | R. Doxtater |
Fight #1 | Sasaki | Sasaki | Sasaki | Gates | Gates | Gates | Gates | Sasaki |
Fight #2 | Edwards | Edwards | Edwards | Edwards | Edwards | Edwards | Edwards | Edwards |
Fight #3 | Horiguchi | Horig. | Horiguchi | Horiguchi | Horig. | Horiguchi | Horiguchi | Horiguchi |
Fight #4 | Madadi | Cabral | Madadi | Madadi | Madadi | Madadi | Cabral | Madadi |
Fight #5 | Emmett | Tuck | Tuck | Tuck | Emmett | Emmett | Tuck | Tuck |
Fight #6 | Cedenblad | Ceden. | Ceden. | Cedenblad | Ceden. | Cedenblad | McLellan | Cedenblad |
Fight #7 | Wade | Khabilov | Khabilov | Khabilov | Khabilov | Khabilov | Khabilov | Khabilov |
Fight #8 | Kowalkiewicz | Kowal. | Kowal. | Kowalkiewicz | Kowal. | Kowal. | Kowal. | Kowal. |
Fight #9 | Barroso | Krylov | Krylov | Barroso | Krylov | Krylov | Krylov | Krylov |
Fight #10 | Randamie | Randam. | Randam. | Randamie | Randam. | Randamie | Randamie | Randamie |
Fight #11 | Tumenov | Tumenov | Tumenov | Tumenov | Tumenov | Tumenov | Tumenov | Nelson |
Fight #12 | Struve | Struve | Silva | Silva | Struve | Silva | Struve | Struve |
Fight #13 | Overeem | Overeem | Overeem | Overeem | Overeem | Overeem | Overeem | Arlovski |
Last Event | 9-3 | 10-2 | 8-4 | 10-2 | 9-3 | 9-3 | 9-3 | 10-2 |
2016 Record | 81-54 | 76-59 | 67-68 | 88-47 | 85-50 | 84-51 | 76-59 | 82-53 |
Everyone also has a draw on their record due to the Levan Makashvili vs Damon Jackson bout. Previous 2016 MMAOB Staff Picks UFC 197 UFC on Fox 19 UFC Fight Night 86 UFC Fight Night 85 UFC 196 UFC Fight Night 84 UFC Fight Night 83 UFC Fight Night 82 UFC on Fox 18 UFC Fight Night 81 UFC 195 Final Results 2015 Final Results 2014