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Feb 22, 2010 - 12:34:18 PM By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist
After a highly successful Australian debut for Dana White and Co. at UFC 110, its time to take a look at the fallout from our Prediction and Betting contests. With our Prediction contest pared down to only 8 fights, it seemed almost certain that things would come down to a tie-breaker. That prevailing thought seemed to hold true as we had a four-way tie at 6-2, but it was Jordan "The King" McLachlan who lapped the field with a perfect 8-0 mark. He moves on to UFC 111 to take on newly crowned Prediction Champ Fernando Trejo. Trejo threw up an underwhelming 4-4 mark on his predictions, but it was enough to defeat defending champ Godric Louis, who could only muster correct predictions on three of the eight fights. Congrats to our new Prediction Champ Fernando Trejo!
On the betting side, Betting Champ Jamie "The Boss" Penick won a "let's see who can bet more money on George Sotiropoulos" contest with challenger Lightning101. Penick's $500 bet turned him a nice profit, while Lighting101's $200 lost 400 of his dollars and left him woefully short of Penick's mark. Congrats to the new two-time defending champ Jamie Penick!
In the betting pool, Mikey Fritz (still steaming over a lost title shot, I assume) lapped the field my nailing $900 worth of bets on the two underdogs (Sotiropoulos and Dollaway) to win their fights Saturday. With a total payout of $2600, Fritz was the only entrant to double his money, and he'll move on to challenge Penick at UFC 110. Results follow:
Prediction Championship:
Fernando Trejo 4-4
Godric Louis 3-5
Betting Championship:
Jamie Penick- $500 on Sotiropoulos for $1500
Total Payout: $1500
Lightning101- $200 on Sotiropoulos for $600
Total Payout: $600
Prediction Pool:
Jordan McLachlan 8-0
Nick Underwood 6-2
Scott Hart 6-2
Lauton Astinoe 6-2
Mikey Fritz 6-2
Eric Labrador 5-3
DMK 5-3
Jamie Penick 5-3
Rich Boles 4-4
Daniel Moore 4-4
Corry Porter 4-4
Brooks Rittel 4-4
Lightning101 4-4
Steve Sadler 4-4
Matthew Scott 4-4
Kaleb Lipinski 4-4
Tony Shuck 4-4
Sam Matthew 4-4
Matt Pelkey 4-4
Chris Gawn 3-5
Brian Fuller 3-5
Lane Bradford 3-5
Ryan Wankel 3-5
Danny Mellor 3-5
Supernova 3-5
Kubi 2-6
Jonah Goodman 2-6
Betting Pool:
Mikey Fritz- $500 on Sotiropoulos for $1500
$400 on Dollaway for $1100
Total Payout: $2600
Jordan McLachlan- $300 on Velasquez for $530.77
$300 on Silva for $493.55
$200 on Sotiropoulos for $600
$200 on Soszynski for $305.26
Total Payout: $1929.58
Scott Hart- $500 on Sotiropoulos for $1500
$200 on Silva for $329.03
Total Payout: $1829.03
Hans Hoehn- $400 on Sotiropoulos for $1200
$300 on Silva for $493.55
Total Payout: $1693.55
Rich Boles- $300 on Silva for $493.55
$300 on Soszynski for $457.89
$200 on Te Huna for $317.65
$100 on Sotiropoulos for $300
Total Payout: $1569.09
Eric Labrador- $500 on Sotiropoulos for $1500
Total Payout: $1500
Nick Underwood- $500 on Sotiropoulos for $1500
Total Payout: $1500
DMK- $300 on Sotiropoulos for $900
$300 on Silva for $493.55
Total Payout: $1393.55
Lauton Astinoe- $400 on Velasquez for $707.69
$200 on Te Huna for $317.65
$100 on Silva for $164.52
Total Payout: $1189.86
Ken Carter- $200 on Velasquez for $353.85
$200 on Silva for $329.03
$200 on Soszynski for $305.26
Total Payout: $988.14
Corry Porter- $300 on Sotiropoulos for $900
Total Payout: $900
Daniel Moore- $400 on Bader for $642.42
$100 on Soszynski for $152.63
Total Payout: $795.05
Kaleb Lipinski- $300 on Silva for $493.55
$100 on Lytle for $158.82
Total Payout: $652.07
Matthew Scott- $200 on Silva for $329.03
$200 on Bader for $321.21
Total Payout: $650.24
Godric Louis- $200 on Sotiropoulos for $600
Total Payout: $600
Matt Pelkey- $200 on Dollaway for $550
Total Payout: $550
Steve Sadler- $300 on Silva for $493.55
Total Payout: $493.55
Brooks Rittel- $200 on Bader for $321.21
Total Payout: $321.21
Fernando Trejo- $200 on Lytle for $317.65
Total Payout: $317.65
Sam Matthew- $200 on Lytle for $317.65
Total Payout: $317.65
Jonah Goodman- $100 on Silva for $164.52
Total Payout: $164.52
Brian Fuller- $100 on Silva for $164.52
Total Payout: $164.52
Tony Shuck- $100 on Silva for $164.52
Total Payout: $164.52
Chris Gawn- $0
Kubi- $0
Lane Bradford- $0
Danny Mellor- $0
Ryan Wankel- $0
Supernova- $0
Performer of the Night: Jordan "The King" McLachlan. Well welcome to the contests! Not only did The King post a perfect mark on his predictions, he was also the only person to successfully bet all $1000, coming in second in the betting pool.
Goat of the Night: Kubi. Perennial contender Kubi has hit a rough stretch. Once a constant at the top of the pools, Kubi had perhaps his worst performance ever on Saturday. He was sub-.500 on his picks for a second event in a row, this time a contest-worst 2-6, and laid the golden goose egg on his bets. Better luck next time Kubi.
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