We’re officially 2/3 of the way through 2010 and subsequently MMAMoneyLine’s 2010 Pros’ Picks contest. I want to take this time to once again thank all of the Pros’ Picks participants. Their picks and insight allowed me to consider possibilities I overlooked as a bettor; possibilities that in many cases turned out to be very lucrative.
In this 2010 Pros’ Picks leader board update, I decided to do a few things a little bit different. First off, I made the win percentages more specific due to the closeness of the contest. I imagine when this thing is all said and done at the end of December, the winner will be decided by a fraction rather than a whole percentage point.
Secondly, I thought it would be a good reference point to find out the win/loss record of all favorites in 2010. Naturally, I’ve only analyzed fights that were involved in MMAMoneyLine’s Pros’ Picks (UFC, WEC and Strikeforce main card fights). It is quite a feat for anyone to have a better win percentage than the favorites’ overall win percentage in a given period. Said MMA bettor/analyst/blogger/journalist etc. would have to essentially outfox MMA handicappers and other bettors alike. Although the value of an MMA bettor lies in how much return he or she gets from their bets, there certainly is something to be said about people who ca accurately pick winners.
Here are the current standings for MMAMoneyLine’s 2010 Pros’ Picks contest (in descending order) including the aforementioned favorites percentage:
Favorites – 65.789%
MMAMoneyLine – 63.887%
WatchKalibRun – 61.458%
MMAConvert – 61.223%
MiddleEasy – 60.987%
MMAHive (formerly MMAMafia) – 60.965%
MMABettingBlog – 60.550%
MMAValor – 60.088%
MMAAdNet – 56.221%
Since I’m not actively in the contest, Zak from WatchKalibRun is in the lead going into the home stretch of 2010. The event by event and participant by participant breakdown is as follows:
| UFC 118 |
6-4
|
0-0
|
7-3
|
8-2
|
5-5
|
8-2
|
6-4
|
6-4
|
| WEC 50 |
4-6
|
0-0
|
4-6
|
5-5
|
7-3
|
5-5
|
7-3
|
7-3
|
| UFC 117 |
8-3
|
7-4
|
8-3
|
9-2
|
0-0
|
7-4
|
7-4
|
8-3
|
| UFC On Versus 2 |
6-4
|
0-0
|
6-4
|
6-4
|
6-4
|
4-6
|
5-5
|
7-3
|
| UFC 116 |
6-5
|
6-5
|
8-3
|
4-7
|
7-4
|
5-6
|
6-5
|
7-4
|
| The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale |
7-3
|
1-4
|
5-5
|
2-3
|
5-5
|
6-4
|
7-3
|
3-7
|
| Strikeforce – Los Angeles |
2-2
|
1-3
|
1-3
|
4-0
|
2-2
|
3-1
|
1-3
|
2-2
|
| UFC 115 |
5-6
|
8-3
|
7-4
|
4-7
|
3-8
|
2-9
|
6-5
|
8-3
|
| UFC 114 |
6-5
|
7-4
|
5-6
|
9-2
|
6-5
|
6-5
|
6-5
|
7-4
|
| Strikeforce – Heavy Artillery |
3-3
|
4-2
|
4-2
|
4-2
|
3-3
|
5-1
|
3-3
|
3-3
|
| UFC 113 |
6-5
|
5-5
|
5-6
|
3-8
|
4-7
|
4-7
|
6-5
|
7-4
|
| WEC 48 |
5-6
|
5-6
|
8-3
|
6-5
|
7-4
|
7-4
|
6-5
|
8-3
|
| Strikeforce – Nashville |
2-2
|
2-2
|
3-1
|
4-0
|
2-2
|
2-2
|
2-2
|
2-2
|
| UFC 112 |
4-6
|
6-4
|
6-4
|
5-5
|
6-4
|
5-5
|
4-6
|
7-3
|
| UFC Fight Night 21 |
9-2
|
7-4
|
6-5
|
8-3
|
5-6
|
9-2
|
7-4
|
6-5
|
| UFC 111 |
9-1
|
7-3
|
7-3
|
7-3
|
7-3
|
9-1
|
8-2
|
8-2
|
| UFC On Versus 1 |
8-3
|
9-2
|
7-4
|
9-2
|
8-3
|
8-3
|
8-3
|
8-3
|
| WEC 47 |
5-5
|
5-5
|
5-5
|
5-5
|
5-5
|
6-4
|
7-3
|
5-5
|
| UFC 110 |
7-2
|
6-3
|
5-4
|
6-3
|
3-6
|
6-3
|
4-5
|
4-4
|
| UFC 109 |
6-5
|
6-5
|
7-4
|
7-4
|
7-4
|
7-4
|
8-3
|
7-4
|
| Strikeforce – Miami |
4-2
|
5-1
|
4-2
|
3-3
|
5-1
|
4-2
|
4-2
|
3-3
|
| UFC Fight Night 20 |
8-2
|
8-2
|
9-1
|
7-3
|
4-6
|
8-2
|
7-3
|
7-3
|
| WEC 46 |
6-4
|
5-5
|
5-4
|
7-3
|
9-1
|
6-4
|
7-3
|
8-2
|
| UFC 108 |
0-0
|
8-2
|
7-3
|
4-6
|
6-4
|
5-5
|
7-3
|
7-3
|
| Total |
132-86 (60.550%)
|
118-74 (61.458%)
|
139-88 (61.233%)
|
136-87 (60.987%)
|
122-95 (56.221%)
|
137-91 (60.088%)
|
139-89 (60.965%)
|
145-82 (63.877%)
|