ToutMaster 2017 (presented by MMAOddsBreaker.com and TheMMA-Analysis Podcast) continued on Saturday with UFC 209 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s the updated Top 20 leaderboard:
There was a massive shakeup in the ToutMaster standings, with a new leader taking over the top spot. The Unicorn moved up from fourth to first overall on the back of a 13.9-point night, as he now leads the pool with 59.2 points. In second place is TheMMATrader, who wasn’t even in the Top 20 prior to the event. Rounding out the Top 3 is teamxbladz, who moved up from sixth place. The top score of the event and for the year thus far in a single event was by Haaneroll. He scored a whopping 17.9 points for UFC 209, picking 10 of 11 fights correctly, including the biggest underdog winner of the year thus far in Darren Elkins (+550). To check out the full 2017 standings, click the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dTlTYofQ1CHL6bMeIYHW1RCtYU3Nu_630FNKhhH8JN8/edit#gid=1725684060 Some additional notes on the UFC 209 card…
- Favorites to win: 5
- Underdogs to win: 5
- Pickem to win: 1
- Biggest Underdog to win: Darren Elkins (5.50 points)
- Biggest Consensus Pick: Lando Vannata (132) / David Teymur (50)
- Biggest Consensus Pick (2017 Record): 5-1
- Most Contentious Pick: Mark Hunt (92) / Alistair Overeem (90)
- Consensus Underdog Pick (More contestants picked underdog than favorite): 5-4
The UFC heads on a quick two-week international trip with a stop in Brazil on March 11th followed up with a trip across the Atlantic to London on March 18th. Will we continue to see volatility in the standings, or will clear frontrunner emerge in the 2017 ToutMaster contest as the first quarter of the year comes to a close?