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

Which cards

Every expert on UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse

Sep 5, 2026 · 27 experts on the table, ranked by ROI

The experts' consensus 57% right on 14 fights · ROI −22.5%

The betting favorite 64% right on the same fights · ROI −13.2%

Picks graded 314 from 44 experts

Group against group

each group's consensus on this card

GroupFightsRightROIFavorite

The media 11 73% −1.4% 64%

The YouTubers 13 54% −28.0% 62%

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

The table

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1 Michael IannoneMediaFantasy Alarm 3–0 100% +27.0% 0 of 0

2 Bedtime MMAYouTube 9–5 64% +20.6% 3 of 6

3 Adam MartinMediaLindy's Sports 11–3 79% +17.2% 2 of 2

4 Anatoly PimentelMediaBetMGM 3–1 75% +15.6% 1 of 1

5 138 MMAYouTube 9–4 69% +14.0% 2 of 4

6 HopperMMAYouTube 9–5 64% +2.1% 3 of 6

7 Chris AmberleyMediaSportsBettingDime 5–3 62% +2.0% 1 of 1

8 We Want PicksYouTube 9–4 69% +1.4% 2 of 4

9 Frazer KrohnMediaMMASucka 4–2 67% +0.5% 1 of 3

10 Hank StrandbergMediaMMASucka 5–1 83% −1.0% 0 of 0

11 Jaren KawadaMediaSportsBettingDime 5–1 83% −1.0% 0 of 0

12 Lucrative JamesYouTube 8–5 62% −3.0% 2 of 5

13 Drake RiggsMediaYahoo Sports 7–6 54% −10.3% 2 of 5

14 DFS By The NumbersYouTube 8–4 67% −13.2% 0 of 1

15 TheWeasleYouTube 9–5 64% −13.2% 0 of 0

16 The MMA GuruYouTube 8–6 57% −15.0% 2 of 5

17 KunathYouTube 7–6 54% −15.3% 2 of 6

18 Michael ChiesaFighter 8–6 57% −17.3% 2 of 5

19 MMA ExpertsYouTube 8–5 62% −18.0% 0 of 1

20 JakeGerberMMAYouTube 8–5 62% −19.9% 0 of 1

21 Cole SheltonMediaRotoWire 3–2 60% −22.0% 0 of 1

22 Mate BersenadzeMediaUFCalendar 8–6 57% −24.2% 1 of 3

23 BetSamYouTube 7–7 50% −25.7% 2 of 6

24 Garrett KermanMediaClutchPoints 4–3 57% −29.6% 0 of 1

25 Artem MMAYouTube 6–7 46% −35.9% 1 of 5

26 Drew ZuhoskyMediaMMASucka 3–3 50% −41.2% 0 of 2

27 Half The BattleYouTube 5–8 38% −53.6% 0 of 4

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: 17 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.