Mark Eakins 
UFC FIGHT NIGHT.
Welcome back for another fantastic UFC fight card, where we will show you how to pick winners, utilize value, and create some winning DFS lineups! Over the last two days at WinDailySports.com, we have released a first look article with three fights that the favorite should capitalize on. We released a highly anticipated video with three great underdogs.
Now we are here with another top-notch article that will have you counting down the minutes until the first fight of UFC Vegas 17 Thompson vs. Neal on Saturday, December 19. Today I am going to give you the secret sauce to building your very own winning UFC DFS lineup, starting with a solid core.
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THE STAR:
Here is where I explain how I start my UFC DFS lineups and what I do in the beginning stages of my building process. The first thing is finding your most confident pick. This will be any fighter that you feel should win the fight and either knock his opponent out or submit him early in the battle. The first fighter for my lineups will be Tafon Nchukwi. Nchukwi comes in as one of the biggest favorites on the fight card at -305. He is my most confident pick that I also feel will produce the most fantasy points with an early stoppage to the fight. The first fighter you plug into your lineup should always be your NUMBER ONE PICK (THE STAR).
(THE STAR) Tafon Nchukwi -305 (DK 9400) (FD $23).
THE VALUE:
The second fighter that I input into my lineup is ALWAYS someone that is in a good spot to win, but Vegas and the rest of the world don’t necessarily think so. By doing this, you separate yourself from a majority of the people either playing in your GPP or cash game. When you separate yourself with a fighter that everyone might be overlooking, it will give you leverage. Leverage is key to winning that monster first place prize that we all want to take home.
For this UFC card, my leverage (THE VALUE) fighter is going to be Rob Font. Font is only a slight underdog (+120) in Vegas’s eyes, but, Draftkings has him underpriced in my opinion at 7200, as does Fanduel ($11). To me, this is a perfect opportunity to use what looks like a misprice on both sites to your advantage. This also makes your lineup unique, and when sliding in a player so cheap, you can fit more potential upside with fighters that you predict to win by knockout or submission into your UFC DFS lineup.
(THE VALUE) Rob Font +120 (DK 7200) (FD $11).
THE LOCK:
The third fighter you put into your UFC DFS lineup should be one that, whether you are building a stars and scrubs lineup or a balanced lineup, will fit right in with no issues. This fighter is also known to me as my lineup glue. No matter what, they are the one that holds the lineup together. This fighter can fit in with any lineup construction you imagine. They should always be strong enough to end the fight inside the distance but also have the endurance to last every second of the fight and still come out victorious.
There is one fighter on this fight card, in my eyes, that fits this mold, and that is Antonio Arroyo (THE LOCK). Arroyo is a -160 betting favorite, has a Draftkings salary of 8900, and a Fanduel value of $16. Whether he is in a short winning fight or a long winning fight, he will produce very strong fantasy numbers. Antonio is also in a price range that not many people will go to when building their lineups. He has slate-breaking upside and, together with everything else, will make for a deadly DFS combo in your UFC DFS lineup.
(THE LOCK) Antonio Arroyo -160 (DK 8900) (FD $16).
SUMMARY:
When building a UFC DFS lineup, the core of your lineup is the most crucial part. You want to make sure that your lineup’s core is extremely strong and can not be broken. This is the foundation of what will be the winning lineup. You have to double and triple check your research to make sure that you will succeed. When you build your core, it is easy to fill in the other three spots that are left. It will make for an extremely confident UFC DFS lineup.
In my UFC DFS lineups, I will be starting with the core I have listed above, followed by filling in the blanks with my other picks and predictions from my Wednesday article and Thursday video. We will have any question you have ready to be answered in the WinDaily Discord leading up to the fight, and you can find me there 24/7 @JThomsonDFS. If you need more insight, I am also available on Twitter @JThomsonDFS , and the entire WinDailySports team is ready, willing, and able to answer anything you have on your mind. We have so much more to offer! Do not miss out, and Don’t forget to come back and WIN DAILY!
