ToutMaster 2019 (presented by MMAOddsbreaker.com and TheMMA-Analysis Podcast) has now reached May. Here’s the first look at the top 20 leaderboard post-UFC 237:
Original ToutMaster Champion BigMarley has moved up to the top spot at 137.70 points. He looks to become the first ever multiple time champion of the competition. Franco_914 is in second place at 132.45 points. CONMAN999 is up to third with 129.90 points. In a tie for fourth place is gem779 and TheMMA-Analysis launch host Lance Fischel (The Bear Jew) at 129.20 points.
To check out the full 2019 standings, click the following link:
Some additional notes on each card:
UFC 236
- Favorites to win: 7
- Underdogs to win: 6
- Biggest Underdog to win: Dustin Poirier (1.75 points)
- Biggest Consensus Pick: Boston Salmon (124) / Khalid Taha (8)
- Biggest Consensus Pick (2019 Record): 9-2
- Most Contentious Pick: Zelim Imadaev (71) / Max Griffin (61)
- Consensus Underdog Picks: Dwight Grant, Ovince St. Preux
- Consensus Underdog Picks Event Record: 1-1
- Consensus Underdog Picks in 2019 (More contestants picked underdog than favorite): 7-5
UFC on ESPN+ 7
- Favorites to win: 9
- Underdogs to win: 2
- Biggest Underdog to win: Roxanne Modafferi (2.85 points)
- Biggest Consensus Pick: Movsar Evloev (109) / Seung Woo Choi (10)
- Biggest Consensus Pick (2019 Record): 10-2
- Most Contentious Pick: Alex da Silva (61) / Alexander Yakovlev (59)
- Consensus Underdog Picks: Rafael Fiziev, Alex da Silva
- Consensus Underdog Picks Event Record: 0-2
- Consensus Underdog Picks in 2019 (More contestants picked underdog than favorite): 7-7
UFC on ESPN+ 8
- Favorites to win: 8
- Underdogs to win: 5
- Biggest Underdog to win: Jack Hermansson (1.80 points)
- Biggest Consensus Pick: Roosevelt Roberts (124) / Thomas Gifford (5)
- Biggest Consensus Pick (2019 Record): 11-2
- Most Contentious Pick: Glover Teixeira (67) / Ion Cutelaba (62)
- Consensus Underdog Picks: Carla Esparza
- Consensus Underdog Picks Event Record: 1-0
- Consensus Underdog Picks in 2019 (More contestants picked underdog than favorite): 8-7
UFC on ESPN+ 9
- Favorites to win: 8
- Underdogs to win: 4
- Biggest Underdog to win: Vince Morales (1.35 points)
- Biggest Consensus Pick: Nordine Taleb (111) / Kyle Prepolec (10)
- Biggest Consensus Pick (2019 Record): 12-2
- Most Contentious Pick: Cole Smith (66) / Mitch Gagnon (55)
- Consensus Underdog Picks: Cole Smith
- Consensus Underdog Picks Event Record: 1-0
- Consensus Underdog Picks in 2019 (More contestants picked underdog than favorite): 9-7
UFC 237
- Favorites to win: 10
- Underdogs to win: 2
- Biggest Underdog to win: Viviane Araujo (2.60 points)
- Biggest Consensus Pick: Raoni Barcelos (117) / Carlos Huachin (11)
- Biggest Consensus Pick (2019 Record): 13-2
- Most Contentious Pick: Jose Aldo (67) / Alex Volkanovski (61)
- Consensus Underdog Picks: Thiago Alves, Anderson Silva
- Consensus Underdog Picks Event Record: 0-2
- Consensus Underdog Picks in 2019 (More contestants picked underdog than favorite): 9-9
ToutMaster 2019 continues with UFC on ESPN+10 on Saturday, May 18 and then chugs along into June with a four even month that concludes with Lawler vs. Woodley 2 on June 29. It will be Woodley’s first non-title fight since 2015.