Something new we at MMAOddsBreaker.com decided to do for 2014 is to keep a running tally of our fight picks for all major mixed martial arts (MMA) events. It all began with UFC Fight Night 34 at the beginning of the year and it continues with UFC 172 today (April 26, 2014) which features a light heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones and challenger Glover Texeira. After 11 events, James Lynch has again overtaken first place, picking fights correctly at a 67.4% clip thus far this year. With five unanimous picks across the board on this 10-fight card, the standings might not get shaken up as much as usual this time around. Without further ado:
UFC 172 | Gabe Killian | Adam Martin | James Lynch | Brad Taschuk | Brian Hemminger | Nick Kalikas |
Fight #1 | Beal | Beal | Williams | Williams | Williams | Williams |
Fight #2 | Brenneman | Castillo | Castillo | Castillo | Castillo | Castillo |
Fight #3 | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke |
Fight #4 | Gomi | Gomi | Gomi | Gomi | Gomi | Gomi |
Fight #5 | Benavidez | Benavidez | Benavidez | Benavidez | Benavidez | Benavidez |
Fight #6 | Fili | Fili | Fili | Fili | Fili | Fili |
Fight #7 | Medeiros | Medeiros | Miller | Medeiros | Miller | Medeiros |
Fight #8 | Rockhold | Rockhold | Rockhold | Rockhold | Rockhold | Rockhold |
Fight #9 | Davis | Johnson | Davis | Davis | Davis | Davis |
Fight #10 | Teixeira | Jones | Jones | Jones | Jones | Jones |
Last Event | 7-6 | 12-1 | 10-3 | 7-6 | 7-6 | 8-5 |
Total Record | 90-51 | 90-51 | 95-46 | 93-48 | 91-50 | 92-49 |
*Everyone also has a draw and a no contest on their record due to the Johnny Bedford vs Rani Yahya fight and the Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos bout. Follow along on 2014 to see who pulls ahead!