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Moneyball MMA — UFC Freedom 250 predictions

Moneyball MMA's fight predictions across 5 bouts at UFC Freedom 250, with timestamped clips and linked FightCardIQ bout coverage.

Picks scorecard

2 of 5 decided picks correct

  1. Pick Diego Lopes · to win

    Result Diego Lopes by KO/TKO, R2 Hit

    All analysts: 38 picks — 22 Lopes · 16 Garcia

    Picks Diego Lopes; method is explicitly left as decision or third-round knockout, so no single method is recorded.

    “distance or Lopez catches Steve late in the third round. My prediction, Diego Lopez by decision or third round knockout.”
  2. Pick Kyle Daukaus · Decision

    Result Bo Nickal by KO/TKO, R1 Miss

    All analysts: 39 picks — 22 Nickal · 17 Daukaus

    Picks Bo Nickal by decision.

    “as I believe as the fight progresses. My prediction [snorts] here is a Bo Nickal win because I think he's going to return to his wrestling roots and he's going to grind out a decision win against Daukaus, winning mainly due to top control time and ground and pound.”
  3. Pick Sean O'Malley · KO/TKO

    Result Sean O'Malley by KO/TKO, R2 Perfect call

    All analysts: 36 picks — 34 O'Malley · 2 Zahabi

    Picks Sean O'Malley by knockout; round remains ambiguous between two and three.

    “O'Malley in the second or third round. My prediction is a Sean O'Malley win by knockout in round two or three.”
  4. Pick Alex Pereira · KO/TKO

    Result Ciryl Gane by KO/TKO, R2 Miss

    All analysts: 39 picks — 20 Pereira · 19 Gane

    Picks Alex Pereira by knockout; round remains ambiguous between four and five.

    “eventually corner Ciryl and land one of those fight-ending punches. My pick is Alex Pereira by knockout in round four or five.”
  5. Pick Ilia Topuria · KO/TKO

    Result Justin Gaethje by KO/TKO, R4 Miss

    All analysts: 50 picks — 50 Topuria · 0 Gaethje

    Picks Ilia Topuria by knockout.

    “on the entire card. My prediction is Ilia Topuria by knockout, and I love the under two and a half rounds prop as well, because I don't see this going the”