TUF 25 Finale Optimals Lineups

July 7th, 2017

Las Vegas, NV


After a week off to celebrate America’s Independence, the UFC comes roaring back with 2 events in 2 days, both taking place in Las Vegas. International Fight Week is the backdrop for The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on Friday night, and for UFC 213: Nunes vs. Shevchenko which takes place on Saturday night.

The UFC did not finalize the TUF 25 card until Wednesday night, and DraftKings didn’t have salaries listed and events posted for TUF 25 until very late in the week, so prepping for this event was close to impossible until Thursday. With that being said, we are going to give out our optimal lineups for the TUF 25 FInale event, but we will not be writing a detailed breakdown of each fight on this card. A detailed breakdown of each fight for UFC 213 will be posted within the next few hours, and will get you prepared for the impressive array of DK MMA contests this weekend!

Two events means two opportunities to make it rain, and that’s the plan for this weekend. The TUF 25 Finale event has a few top end talents that I feel very confident in them winning, and racking up a solid amount of DK points (Diakiese, Cannonier, Torres, Hill). There are a few mid-tiered fighters that I see having a solid upside, but the odds of them losing is a little higher than I’d like to see (Gathje, M. Johnson, J. Johnson, Taylor). Then there are only a few Live Dogs that I think have a shot at winning that you’ll need to have some exposure to in order to roster some of the higher priced fighters (Gaethje, Herman, Maynard, D. Lima, Fortuna).

Below are my optimal lineups for both Cash and GPP’s for Friday night’s TUF 25 Finale. This is a tough card to put together lineups where you can have a high level of confidence, as there aren’t many opportunities to roster an underdog or two that you can be confident in them obtaining a victory for you. With that being said, you’ll need to make sure that your mid-priced fighters earn their salaries for you, and throw up scores of 75 or more points.

 

The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale

Optimal Lineups

 

Cash 1

Slot

Fighter

Salary

1

Marc Diakiese

$9,000

2

Teruto Ishihara

$9,200

3

Justin Gaethje

$7,800

4

Dhiego Lima

$7,600

5

Angela Hill

$8,800

6

Marcel Fortuna

$7,500

 
 
Cash 2

Slot

Fighter

Salary

1

Marc Diakiese

$9,000

2

Jared Cannonier

$8,900

3

Justin Gaethje

$7,800

4

Tom Gallicchio

$6,900

5

Angela Hill

$8,800

6

Jesse Taylor

$8,600

 
 
GPP 1

Slot

Fighter

Salary

1

Marc Diakiese

$9,000

2

Jared Cannonier

$8,900

3

Teruto Ishihara

$9,200

4

Justin Gaethje

$7,800

5

Ed Herman

$7,700

6

Juliana Lima

$7,100

 
 
GPP 2

Slot

Fighter

Salary

1

Marc Diakiese

$9,000

2

Jared Cannonier

$8,900

3

Teruto Ishihara

$9,200

4

Dhiego Lima

$7,600

5

Michael Johnson

$8,400

6

Tom Gallicchio

$6,900