This article is part of our UFC Picks series.
The UFC heads to Edmonton on Saturday for a featherweight title clash featuring two of the promotion's historically-best strikers. See how the RotoWire MMA staff envisions the card playing out.
As a reminder, these are purely picks. If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 240 preview or tune into Fight IQ live Friday at 8:00 p.m. EST on the RotoWire Youtube Channel.
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | JAKE | RICHARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway (-425) vs. Frankie Edgar (+340) | Featherweight Championship | Holloway | Holloway | Holloway |
| Cris Cyborg (-670) vs. Felcia Spencer (+485) | Women's Featherweight | Cyborg | Cyborg | Cyborg |
| Geoff Neal (-290) vs. Niko Price (+245) | Welterweight | Neal | Neal | Neal |
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (+185) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (-225) | Lightweight | Tsarukyan | Tsarukyan | |
Marc-Andre Barriault (+140) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (-160) | Middleweight | Jotko | Jotko | Jotko |
| UFC 240 RECORD | 5-0 | 4-1 | 5-0 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 23-10 | 21-12 | 17-16 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .697 | .636 | .515 | |
| ALL-TIME | 118-72 | 119-71 | 93-68 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .621 | .626 | .578 |
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | CHRIS OLSON | JOE "SUNTZU" | SHAUN "TheDFSniper" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway (-425) vs. Frankie Edgar (+340) | Featherweight Championship | Holloway | Holloway | Holloway |
| Cris Cyborg (-670) vs. Felcia Spencer (+485) | Women's Featherweight | Cyborg | Cyborg | |
| Geoff Neal (-290) vs. Niko Price (+245) | Welterweight | Neal | Neal | Neal |
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (+185) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (-225) | Lightweight | Tsarukyan | Tsarukyan | Tsarukyan |
Marc-Andre Barriault (+140) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (-160) | Middleweight | Jotko | ||
| UFC 240 RECORD | 4-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 17-16 | 22-11 | 22-11 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .515 | .667 | .667 | |
| ALL-TIME | 68-62 | 49-30 | 52-27 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .523 | .620 | .658 |
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 @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. For RotoWire, he contributes as a fight recap writer and handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
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.
