MMA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Lineups UFC 271 Adesanya vs Whittaker

Welcome UFC fans, the UFC is live at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with the exciting UFC 271 card, headlined by the middleweight headliner fight between Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker. Below is MMA DFS strategy for DraftKings and FanDuel fantasy MMA lineups with the help Awesemo’s expert UFC DFS projections. Let’s dig into some MMA DFS picks for UFC 271. Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2.

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | DraftKings & FanDuel MMA DFS Picks

Top-End UFC Picks

Casey O’Neill | DraftKings: $9,500 , FanDuel: $21

O’Neill is the next up-and-comer in the women’s flyweight division. She has finished all three of her UFC fights — two via knockout and one via submission. O’Neill has speed, power and solid grappling to get the job done against Roxanne Modafferi. Although, Modafferi is hard to finish, but I expect O’Neill to wear on her early and look to lock in a submission late second-round. Awesemo’s projections give O’Neill 78% win odds with a 33% chance for a knockout.

Israel Adesanya | DraftKings: $9,200, FanDuel: $23

Adesanya and Whittaker first met in 2019, Adesanya stopped Whittaker in the second round via knockout. Since then, Whittaker has three straight wins over Darren Till, Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum. That said, Adesanya has shown tremendous improvement in his takedown defense, which he displayed against Marvin Vettori at UFC 263. I expect Whittaker will bring heavy pressure and get caught with a big shot early. Adesanya is a strong play in all fantasy MMA formats. Awesemo’s projections give Adesanya 72% win odds with a 36% chance for a knockout.

Adesanya was one of the top fighters popping in the Awesemo MMA DFS optimizer projections today. He’s a top option for this slate. Check out all of our free fantasy MMA DFS Picks and projections in our DraftKings UFC DFS Cheat Sheet and FanDuel UFC DFS Cheat Sheet.

Mid-Range UFC Picks

AJ Dobson | DraftKings: $8,200, FanDuel: $15

Dobson is making his UFC debut against Jacob Malkoun. This will be a big test for Dobson facing a grappler of Malkoun’s caliber, this fight will be striker against grappler. That said, Dobson will have a three-inch reach advantage, which he will utilize, throwing aggressively and looking to land one clean power shot on Malkoun’s suspect chin early. What Dobson lacks in technique, he makes up for in huge power that can put anyone’s lights out. Dobson scored an impressive knockout win over Kallan Hill, who was able to make it to a decision against Impa Kasanganay in his prior fight. Awesemo’s MMA fantasy projections give Dobson 55% win odds with a 43% chance for a knockout.

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UFC Value Picks

Derek Brunson | DraftKings: $7,600, FanDuel: $14

Brunson will look to use his ground game to take away Jared Cannonier’s elite striking and knockout threat. He has landed an astonishing 19 takedowns in his last five fights, out of which he landed six against Kevin Holland. Brunson is a risky value play due to the power of Cannonier. However, if Brunson can get this fight to the mat and could use his dangerous ground and pound to finish Cannonier. Awesemo’s projections give Brunson 39% win odds

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