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The UFC returns to Brazil on Saturday for UFC 301, with the flyweight title on the line and the co-main event sure to feature a Hall of Famer.
As a reminder, the selection below is purely an excerpt. If you're looking for a betting or fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights, check out these articles on RotoWire:
UFC 301 DraftKings Preview
UFC 301 Betting Preview
UFC 301 Fight by Fight Breakdown
UFC 301 Multisite DFS Preview
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| match |
weight class |
John | jake | Chris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (C) alexandre pantoja (-185) vs. steve arseg (+155) |
flyweight |
Pantoja | Pantoja | Pantoja |
| Jonathan Martinez (-160) vs. Jose Aldo (+140) |
bantamweight |
martinez | aldo | aldo |
| anthony smith (+390) vs. Vitor Petrino (-520) |
light |
Petrino | Petrino | Petrino |
| Michelle Pereira (-535) vs. Ihor poti area (+400) |
lightweight |
Pereira | Pereira | Pereira |
| Caio Boralho (-550) vs. paul craig (+410) |
middleweight |
Boralho | Boralho | Boralho |
| UFC 301 record | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2024 record | 17-3 | 8-12 | 9-11 | |
| Percentage in 2024 | .850 | .400 | .450 | |
| 2023 record | 42-25 | 44-23 | 35-32 | |
| 2023 percentage | .627 | .657 | .522 | |
| 2022 records | 34-27 | 40-21 | 25-26 | |
| 2022 percentage | .557 | .656 | .490 | |
| 2021 records | 35-28 | 42-21 | 37-26 | |
| 2021 percentage | .556 | .667 | .586 | |
| 2020 records | 36-18 | 34-20 | 28-26 | |
| 2020 percentage | .667 | .630 | .519 | |
| 2019 records | 39-19 | 35-23 | 32-26 | |
| 2019 percentage | .672 | .603 | .552 | |
| all time | 298-182 | 300-180 | 237-194 | |
| constant percentage | .621 | .625 | .550 |
|
match |
weight |
Joe |
call | drake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (C) alexandre pantoja (-185) vs. steve arseg (+155) |
flyweight |
to be decided | Pantoja | Erceg |
| Jonathan Martinez (-160) vs. Jose Aldo (+140) |
bantamweight |
to be decided | martinez | martinez |
| anthony smith (+390) vs. Vitor Petrino (-520) |
light |
to be decided | Petrino | Petrino |
| Michelle Pereira (-535) vs. Ihor poti area (+400) |
lightweight |
to be decided | Pereira | Pereira |
| Caio Boralho (-550) vs. paul craig (+410) |
middleweight |
to be decided | Boralho | Boralho |
| UFC 301 record | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2024 record | 9-11 | 12-8 | 13-7 | |
| Percentage in 2024 | .450 | .600 | .650 | |
| 2023 record | 41-26 | 44-23 | 36-31 | |
| 2023 percentage | .612 | .657 | .537 | |
| 2022 records | 38-23 | 39-22 | 39-22 | |
| 2022 percentage | .623 | .639 | .639 | |
| 2021 records | 38-25 | 43-21 | 17-14 | |
| 2021 percentage | .603 | .672 | .548 | |
| 2020 records | 36-18 | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| 2020 percentage | .667 | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| 2019 records | 34-24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| 2019 percentage | .586 | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| all time | 233-146 | 135-72 | 105-74 | |
| constant percentage | .615 | .652 | .587 |
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John Litterin: RotoWire's lead MMA beat writer and weekly DrafKings preview writer. Lead Analyst for the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter @JonLitterine.
Jake Letalski: RotoWire.com Operations Manager, Senior MMA and NCAA Hoops Editor. He is the host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast and a guest on his RotoWire Fantasy Football podcast. Follow him on Twitter @rotojake.
Chris Olson: RotoWire's “Fight IQ, present by RotoWire” contributor and columnist and fight recap for The MMA Mashup, DFS Baseball, and MMA gambling. Follow him on Twitter @RealChrisOlson.
Joe “Sun Tzu”: Best known by his Twitter handle @SunTzu, Joe is a hedge fund executive by day and a high-volume DFS player by night. He has won the “Bracket Challenge” and “Gotham” qualifiers twice. You can also find him as one of the original contributors to the DFS-centric video Breakdown, “Fight IQ, Presented by RotoWire.” “Creating Alpha in DFS” Podcast.
Cole Shelton: Cole Shelton is a full-time sportswriter specializing in MMA. His work has appeared on BJPenn.com, CBC Sports, Sports Betting Dime and Blue Jays Nation. He currently writes his MMA Best Bets column on RotoWire. Follow him on Twitter @ColeSheton91.
Drake Burden: Drake is a proven DFS winner and has earned multiple four-figure salaries. He took an interest in his MMA writing during the pandemic and is active on various his Discord and other social media communities. Follow him on Twitter @DBurdz.
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