The experts, graded

Every pick the MMA media, UFC fighters and the biggest MMA YouTubers make before a card, scored against the closing odds. Who really beats the line, and who would have cost you money?

Whose picks

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Every expert on UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld

Aug 8, 2026 · 22 experts on the table, ranked by ROI

The experts' consensus 91% right on 11 fights · ROI +26.0%

The betting favorite 91% right on the same fights · ROI +26.0%

Picks graded 220 from 36 experts

Group against group

each group's consensus on this card

GroupFightsRightROIFavorite

The media 10 80% +7.4% 90%

The YouTubers 12 92% +29.7% 92%

UFC fighters Too few of their picks on any one fight of this card

The table

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1 Half The BattleYouTube 10–1 91% +34.4% 1 of 2

2 JakeGerberMMAYouTube 10–1 91% +28.3% 0 of 0

3 Lucrative JamesYouTube 8–1 89% +25.6% 0 of 0

4 KunathYouTube 9–2 82% +22.7% 1 of 3

5 TheWeasleYouTube 9–2 82% +21.0% 1 of 3

6 The MMA GuruYouTube 10–2 83% +17.6% 0 of 1

7 Chris AmberleyMediaSportsBettingDime 5–1 83% +16.2% 0 of 0

8 Jon LitterineMediaRotoWire 8–2 80% +14.7% 1 of 3

9 HopperMMAYouTube 8–2 80% +14.7% 1 of 3

10 Bedtime MMAYouTube 9–2 82% +12.6% 0 of 1

11 Ashlee KiddellMediaWSN 3–1 75% +11.7% 0 of 1

12 Cole SheltonMediaRotoWire 4–1 80% +11.6% 0 of 1

13 Artem MMAYouTube 9–2 82% +11.5% 0 of 1

14 DFS By The NumbersYouTube 8–2 80% +7.4% 0 of 1

15 138 MMAYouTube 8–2 80% +6.8% 0 of 2

16 BetSamYouTube 8–3 73% +5.7% 1 of 4

17 We Want PicksYouTube 7–3 70% +4.2% 1 of 4

18 MMA ExpertsYouTube 8–3 73% −0.3% 0 of 2

19 Evan TheoharisMediaTWSN 6–2 75% −1.9% 0 of 1

20 Michael IannoneMediaFantasy Alarm 2–1 67% −14.7% 0 of 1

21 Michael ChiesaFighter 7–4 64% −15.2% 0 of 3

22 Christopher OlsonMediaRotoWire 3–3 50% −29.4% 0 of 2

How it's graded. Each pick is a 1-unit bet at the closing odds (the books' consensus price). ROI is the profit per unit staked. Draws, no contests and cancelled fights don't count.

Who makes the table. Anyone with 3 or more graded picks on this card. Not there yet: 14 writers with fewer.

The consensus. The side most of the experts picked, on fights with at least 5 picks. The favorite is graded on the same fights.