Something MMAOddsBreaker.com has 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 Fight Night 49 tonight (August 23, 2014). After 27 events, Adam Martin is now tied with James Lynch for first place, picking fights correctly at a 65.9% clip thus far this year. With five unanimous picks across the board on these 11 fights in total, the standings are likely in for a shake-up following this event. Without further ado: UFC Fight Night 49
UFN 49 | Gabe Killian | Adam Martin | James Lynch | Brad Taschuk | Brian Hemminger | Nick Kalikas |
Fight #1 | Reis | Reis | Reis | Reis | Reis | Reis |
Fight #2 | Saunders* | Saunders | Saunders | Saunders | Saunders | Saunders |
Fight #3 | Hobar | Phillips | Hobar | Hobar | Phillips | Hobar |
Fight #4 | Martin | Martin | Martin | Martin | Martin | Martin |
Fight #5 | Magny | Garcia | Garcia | Garcia | Magny | Garcia |
Fight #6 | Skelly | Skelly | Niinimaki | Niinimaki | Skelly | Niinimaki |
Fight #7 | Lazaro | Vick | Lazaro | Lazaro | Lazaro | Lazaro |
Fight #8 | Hollaway | Hollaway | Hollaway | Hollaway | Hollaway | Hollaway |
Fight #9 | Leites | Carmont | Carmont | Carmont | Leites | Leites |
Fight #10 | Mein | Mein | Mein | Mein | Mein | Mein |
Fight #11 | Henderson | Henderson | Henderson | Henderson | Henderson | Henderson |
Last Event | 6-4 | 6-4 | 7-3 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 6-4 |
Total Record | 193-122 | 207-108 | 207-108 | 199-116 | 205-110 | 200-115 |
*Gabe suggested Heatherly as a live dog in a previous article but switched his pick to Saunders after the UFC Fight Night 49 weigh-ins Everyone also has a draw and a no contest on their record due to the Johnny Bedford vs Rani Yahya and the Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos bouts. Follow along throughout 2014 to see who pulls ahead!