UFC 123 Prediction and Betting Contest Results

By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist

Finally (the Rock has come BACK to...) we had one of our champions dethroned. Just as a legend regained past form at UFC 123 when B.J. Penn knocked out Matt Hughes in twenty seconds, so did a legend of our own as former champion, and one of the top all-around performers in Torch Contest history, Kubi captured the Prediction Title from longtime defending champ Eric Marchment. Kubi's 8-3 mark was tied for a contest-best and it was two picks better than Marchment's 6-5. Congrats to Kubi for climbing the mountain once again! He moves on to UFC 124 to tangle with Drew Rothstein, who emerged from a glut of predictors at 8-3 with his six correct rounds/methods. Congrats to Mr. Rothstein and good luck on your impending title shot!

On the betting side, it was the status quo yet again. Despite having an extra week to prepare after his title shot was called off at UFC 122, Casey Vacarro was unable to unseat Betting Champ Cambo "Rambo" Nelson. Nelson is quietly putting together an all-timer of a title reign and gets what appears on paper to be a bit of a break for his next title defense. Chris "The Walrus" Wallner, a relative newcomer, thumped the rest of the betting field, turning in a perfect sheet in winning the pool by over $800 more than his closest challenger. He gets the next crack at Nelson, and, who knows, maybe some beginners luck is what it'll take to get the belt from around his waste. Full results follow:


Betting Championship

Cambo Nelson - $300 on Lentz for $780
$100 on Jackson for $320
Total Payout: $1100


Casey Vaccaro - $400 on Hallman for $900
Total Payout: $900



Prediction Pool

Drew Rothstein 8-3 (6)

Ryan Wankel 8-3 (3)

Skarz 8-3 (3)

Jonah Goodman 8-3 (1)

Shaun Godric Louis 7-4

Mikey Fritz 7-4

Kort 7-4

T.J. Brown 7-4

Scott Hart 6-5

Casey Vaccaro 6-5

Lightning101 6-5

Dom762 6-5

Delwin Lim 6-5

Nick Center 6-5

JWass 6-5

Jamie Penick 6-5

Danny Mellor 5-6

Clarkiefromcanada 5-6

Voiceinthedesert 5-6

Dan Moore 5-6

Tony Shuck 5-6

Corry Porter 5-6

Odin 5-6

Brent King 5-6

Kevin Seng 5-6

James Delisle 5-6

Sam Matthew 5-6

Rich Hansen 5-6

Matt Pelkey 5-6

Cambo Nelson 4-7

John Hickman 4-7

Conor Leaden 4-7

Lane Bradford 4-7

Michael Savant 3-8

Chris Moore 2-9


Betting Pool

Chris Wallner - $500 on Jackson for $1600
$400 on Hallman for $900
$100 on Lentz for $260
Total Payout: $2760


Delwin Lim - $400 on Jackson for $1280
$300 on Hallman for $675
Total Payout: $1955


Hans Hoehn - $500 on Jackson for $1600
$100 on Lentz for $260
Total Payout: $1860


Kubi - $500 on Jackson for $1600
$100 on Hallman for $225
Total Payout: $1825


Nick Center - $500 on Jackson for $1600
$100 on Hallman for $225
Total Payout: $1825


Clarkiefromcanada - $500 from Lentz for $1300
Total Payout: $1300


Drew Rothstein - $400 on Lentz for $1040
$100 on Hallman for $225
Total Payout: $1265


Ryan Wankel - $400 on Hallman for $900
$100 on Jackson for $320
Total Payout: $1220


JWass - $500 on Davis for $576.92
$200 on Jackson for $640
Total Payout: $1216.92


Jamie Penick - $500 on Penn for $785.71
$100 on Lentz for $260
Total Payout: $1045.71


Rich Hansen - $400 on Lentz for $1040
Total Payout: $1040


Jonah Goodman - $500 on Munoz for $833.33
Total Payout: $833.33


T.J. Brown - $300 on Sotiropoulos for $415.38
$200 on Munoz for $333.33
Total Payout: $748.71


Jonathan Arba - $500 on Davis for $576.92
$100 on Penn for $157.14
Total Payout: $734.06


Scott Hart - $300 on Hallman for $675
Total Payout: $675


Lane Bradford - $300 on Hallman for $675
Total Payout: $675


John Hickman - $200 on Jackson for $640
Total Payout: $640


Brent King - $200 on Jackson for $640
Total Payout: $640


James Delisle - $200 on Jackson for $640
Total Payout: $640


Ronnie Maracle - $200 on Jackson for $640
Total Payout: $640


Odin - $300 on Munoz for $500
Total Payout: $500


Skarz - $300 on Munoz for $500
Total Payout: $500


Tony Shuck - $200 on Munoz for $333.33
Total Payout: $333.33


Danny Mellor - $100 on Jackson for $320
Total Payout: $320


Trey Witzell - $100 on Jackson for $320
Total Payout: $320


Corry Porter - $100 on Lentz for $260
Total Payout: $260


Chris Moore - $200 on Davis for $230.77
Total Payout: $230.77


Kort - $100 on Hallman for $225
Total Payout: $225


Dan Moore - $100 on Kelly for $162.50
Total Payout: $162.50


Lightning101 - $0


Mikey Fritz - $0


Voiceinthedesert - $0


Dom762 - $0


Conor Leaden - $0


Michael Savant - $0


Kevin Seng - $0


Lewis Rach - $0


Sam Matthew - $0


Matt Pelkey - $0



Performer of the Night: Kubi. With an honorable mention to Chris Wallner for his betting picks, Kubi reclaimed the Prediction title and had a top-5 finish in the betting pool.


Goat of the Night: I'll take the field here. On a card that was expected to be full of easy-to-predict, one-sided fights, nearly half of our predictors were sub-.500 and a whopping ten (TEN!) people lost every cent in the betting contest. Congrats to all of us. We earned this one.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Champs_Rankings_30/article_7618.shtml

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