UFC Fight Night 157 DFS: Best DraftKings daily Fantasy MMA picks for Andrade vs. Zhang
DFS pro Mike McClure reveals his optimal DraftKings lineup for UFC Fight Night 157.
The UFC will head to Shenzhen on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 157. The fans in China will be backing one of their own too, as Weili Zhang takes on Jessica Andrade for the Women's Strawweight Championship. The 12-fight card stars at 3 a.m. ET on Saturday and UFC DFS players will have to navigate that 24-fighter pool. With plenty on the line in UFC DFS tournaments and cash games on sites like DraftKings, landing the fighters most likely to score early decisions could lead to a massive payday. In order to figure out who to back, you should see what SportsLine's resident DFS millionaire, Mike McClure, has to say. McClure has scoured the card and just revealed his top MMA DFS picks for Saturday.
McClure is a predictive data engineer and DFS pro with almost $2 million in career winnings. He's crushed his DFS selections recently, producing tournament rosters that have cashed huge in multiple sports over the past few years.
Two weeks ago at UFC 241, McClure was all over Sodiq Yusuff. The result: Yusuff knocked out Gabriel Benitez late in the first round, and anybody who had him on their roster was well on their way to a huge day. Now, McClure has set his sights on UFC Fight Night 157 and locked in his MMA DFS lineups.
We can tell you McClure is high on Jessica Andrade ($8,700 on DraftKings), the women's strawweight champion who's riding a four-fight winning streak. The Brazilian has been ranked 15th in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings since defeating Rose Namajunas for the title on May 11 at UFC 237.
Andrade is a 15-fight UFC veteran now and should be the one pushing the pace while the fight is standing. She lands 6.58 significant strikes per minute to Zhang's 5.49. She's also the more accomplished grappler, averaging 3.2 takedowns per 15 minutes to Zhang's 1.78.
McClure's optimal UFC Fight Night 157 DFS strategy also includes rostering Movsar Evloev ($9,500), who is undefeated entering his match with Zhenhong Lu. Evloev was strong in his UFC debut against Sung Woo Choi, landing 3.33 significant strikes per minute while absorbing just 1.73. He also stuffed all of Choi's takedown attempts on his way to a unanimous decision win. At UFC China, look for him to defend against Lu's striking power and take the fight to the ground where the Russian should have the advantage.
McClure is also targeting a value fighter who is a must-roster because his fight is a huge mismatch. This pick could be the difference between cashing huge in MMA DFS or going home with nothing.
So what is the optimal DraftKings lineup for UFC Fight Night 157? And which value fighter needs to be on your roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete optimal lineup for UFC Shenzhen, and cash in big on MMA DFS.













