UFC 203 CONTESTS: Prediction and Betting Game Results

By Tommy Strong, MMA Torch UK Contributor

The only thing certain about UFC 203 was C.M. Punk being on the receiving end of a one-sided beat down, but the rest of the card wasn’t as easy to predict which reflected in the majority of the scores. There was an upside to this… It made my life a lot easier working out everyone’s totals.

Let’s see how you all got on!

CONFIDENCE GAME FIGHT PREDICTIONS

24 people submitted an entry for this card. Here’s a combined breakdown of how many confidence points you placed on each fighter (Winner in bold):

Stipe Miocic -51
Alistair Overeem -45

Fabricio Werdum -136
Travis Browne -21

Mickey Gall -148
CM Punk -11

Jimmie Rivera -31
Urijah Faber -71

Jessica Andrade -47
Joanne Calderwood -53

Bethe Correia -17
Jessica Eye -62

Brad Tavares -138
Caio Magalhaes -2

Nik Lentz -204
Michael McBride -0

Drew Dober -83
Jason Gonzalez -0

Yancy Medeiros -70
Sean Spencer -11

CONFIDENCE GAME RESULTS

Jaymon1002 (59 points) def. Richard Race (43 points)  to remain the MMATorch Confidence Picks Champion.
Not only did Jaymon1002 retain his title, he also had the perfect night predicting every fight correctly alongside his joker card to score a fantastic 59 points. Richard pushed him all the way and going into the main card he was holding the lead, though this wasn’t to last long when Faber and CM Punk went onto lose, which in turn then saw the end of his title challenge. Jaymon now extends his title winning streak to four events and I’m almost at the point of unlocking the door to the ultimate hall of fame!
It’s been a long time coming for James Brown, but finally he gets the title shot he deserves. Having gone (9-1) throughout the night James returned an impressive 51 points which was enough to edge me out and top the pool. I look forward to seeing you and Jaymon1002 battle it out at UFC 204.

Here are the results of the Confidence Picks pool:

51- James Brown
49- Tommy Strong
48- Malcolm Piper
47- Casey Vaccaro
47- Neal Hollic
46- Sean Simpson
46- Scott Pipher
46- John Lewish
45- Mark Sacchetti
44- Mac Kinder
44- Charles Michael
43- Dan Moore
43- Michael Douglas
38- Norman Price
38- Sam Martin
36- David Little
30- Brian Foe
28- Eugene Kim
28- David Lindahn
21- Josh Brown

Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC 204 (Bisping vs. Henderson II) Tommy Strong would step up as a challengers and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against either Jaymon1002 or James at UFC 205.

BETTING GAME RESULTS

Tommy Strong ($905.02) def. Josh Brown ($442.86) to remain the MMATorch Betting Champion.

Tommy Strong: $905.02

$300 on Tavares for $462.16

$300 on Werdum for 442.86

Josh Brown: $442.86

$300 on Miocic for $442.86

Josh had me panicked for a while, that was until I saw he placed money on CM Punk! In truth, it wasn’t a great night for either of us and we didn’t managed to return a profit, but having spread my money over more fighters than Josh and playing the long game it seemed to work in my favour. Josh decided to go the opposite way to me backing huge underdogs for the majority of his money, thankfully this tactic didn’t work out for him and I manage to hold onto the title for another event.

Next up to face me will be Jaymon1002. The man’s on a roll at the moment and has continued his fine force going into the betting game. Having played a conservative approach which wouldn’t normally result in pool win, tonight is paid off for him. With only one other player able to return a parlay bet, Jaymon’s $2338.14 was near on double that of his nearest challenger James Brown.

Let’s hope your good luck fades at UFC 204 or my title is going to take some holding onto! Great job once again Jaymon1002.

Here (in no particular order) are the results from the Betting Picks pool:
 
Jaymon10002: $2338.14
 
$400 on Rivera for $696.30
 
$300 on Miocic for $522.22
 
$100 on Correia
 
$200 Parlay on Miocic, Werdum and Rivera for $894.62
 
James Brown: $1197.22
 
$300 on Correia for $675
 
$300 on Andrade for $522.22
 
Mac Kinder: $1125
 
$500 on Correia for $1125
 
Casey Vaccaro: $1107.69
 
$100 on Rivera for $174.07
 
$200 Parlay on Miocic, Rivera and Tavares for $933.62
Charles Mickael: $1040.48
 
$400 on Werdum for $590.48
 
$200 on Correia for $450
 
Sean Simpson: $675
 
$300 on Correia for $675
 
Scott Pipher: $609.78
 
$300 on Dober for $462.16
 
$100 on Werdum for $147.62
 
Michael Douglas: $450
 
$200 on Correia for $450
 
Sam Martin: $435.19
 
$250 on Rivera for $435.19
 
David Little: $348.15
 
$200 on Miocic for $348.15
 
Brian Foe: $250
 
$150 on Medeiros for $250

 

Richard Race: $195.83
 
$50 on Correia for $122.50
 
$50 on Medeiros for $83.33
 
Dan Moore: $83.33
 
$50 on Medeiros for $83.33

Mark Sacchetti: $0

 
Neal Hollic: $0
 
Norman Price: $0
 
John Lewish: $0
 
Malcolm Piper: $0
 
David Lindahn: $0
 
Eugene Kim: $0
 
Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC 204 (Bisping vs. Henderson II) James Brown would step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against either Tommy or Jaymon1002 at UFC 205.
Performance Of The Night: The man is red hot at the moment and as much as this pains me to write, this can only go to one player and that’s Jaymon1002.  He had an incredible night holding onto his title whilst nailing a perfect score, and if that wasn’t enough he also topped the betting pool.
GOAT: This player performances are like a yoyo, Josh Brown this award is yours once again.
Thanks again to everyone who took part, feel free to follow me on Twitter, @Strong_te
Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC 204 (Bisping vs. Henderson II) James Brown would step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against either Tommy or Jaymon1002 at UFC 205.
Performance Of The Night: The man is red hot at the moment and as much as this pains me to write, this can only go to one player and that’s Jaymon1002.  He had an incredible night holding onto his title whilst nailing a perfect score, and if that wasn’t enough he also topped the betting pool.
GOAT: This player performances are like a yoyo, Josh Brown this award is yours once again.
Thanks again to everyone who took part, feel free to follow me on Twitter, @Strong_te

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