This article is part of our UFC Picks series.
The UFC is back in Vegas on Saturday with two belts on the line. The electrifying Israel Adesanya will make his first title defense against the most capable wrestler he's faced to date, while former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks to reclaim her gold.
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| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | JAKE | CHRIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya (-260) vs. Yoel Romero (+220) | Middlweight | Adesanya | ||
Joanna Jedrzejczyk (+150) vs. Weili Zhang (-170) | Women's Strawweight | Zhang | ||
Beneil Dariush (-165) vs. Drakkar Klose (+145) | Lightweight | Dariush | Dariush | Dariush |
Neil Magny (+160) vs. Li Jingliang (-185) | Welterweight | Magny | ||
Alex Oliveira (-145) vs. Max Griffin (+125) | Welterweight | Oliveira | Oliveira | |
| UFC 248 RECORD | 4-1 | 3-2 | 1-4 | |
| 2020 RECORD | 11-3 | 9-5 | 5-9 | |
| 2020 PERCENTAGE | .786 | .667 | .357 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 39-19 | 35-23 | 32-26 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .672 | .603 | .552 | |
| ALL-TIME | 145-84 | 142-87 | 113-87 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .633 | .620 | .565 |
MATCHUP | WEIGHT | JOE "SUNTZU" | SHAUN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya (-260) vs. Yoel Romero (+220) | Middlweight | Adesanya | |
Joanna Jedrzejczyk (+150) vs. Weili Zhang (-170) | Women's Straweight | Zhang | |
Beneil Dariush (-165) vs. Drakkar Klose (+145) | Lightweight | Dariush | |
Neil Magny (+160) vs. Li Jingliang (-185) | Welterweight | ||
Alex Oliveira (-145) vs. Max Griffin (+125) | Welterweight | Oliveira | Oliveira |
| UFC 248 RECORD | 2-3 | 3-2 | |
| 2020 RECORD | 10-4 | 10-4 | |
| 2020 PERCENTAGE | .714 | .714 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 34-24 | 34-24 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .586 | .586 | |
| ALL-TIME | 71-47 | 74-44 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .602 | .627 |
THE TEAM
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Jake Letarski: RotoWire.com Operations Manager, plus MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast and guest on the RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @RotoJake.
Chris Olson: Contributor at RotoWire to "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," as well as DFS Baseball, and MMA fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealChrisOlson.
Joe "SunTszu": Known more commonly by his Twitter handle @SunTszu, Joe is a Hedge Fund Executive by day and high-volume DFS player by night. He is a 2x "Bracket Challenge" & "Gotham qualifier, who is currently ranked 4th in DFS MMA. You can also find him as one of the original contributors of "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," a DFS-centric video breakdown. He is also a co-creator of the "Creating Alpha in DFS" podcast.
@theDFSniper: @theDFSniper is the host and lead instigator of "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," a DFS-centric video breakdown. He also appears on the LoudMouth MMA podcast and contributes soccer content to DFS Army.
