Sherdog's Fantasy MMA Draft: 2024-2025 Season

Enjoy the carnage as Keith Shillan and Ben Duffy of the Shillan & Duffy Show are joined by Sherdog Associate Editor Jay Pettry and Devin Tejada, host of the Check The Kick Podcast, for Sherdog's second-ever fantasy MMA draft. Rules, and a recap of all the picks, can be found below.

RULES

- Season runs from Sept. 28, 2024 to Sept. 27, 2025
- Each team must draft one fighter from each UFC division except women's featherweight
- No more than three current UFC champions per team
- Each team must draft at least two fighters not currently ranked in the Sherdog Top 15

SCORING

1 win = 1 point, with the following bonuses:
R1 stoppage win +3
R2 stoppage win +2
R3-R5 stoppage win +1
main card win +1
Fight Night co-main event win +2
Fight Night main event win +5
PPV co-main event win +5
PPV main event win +10
win/defend UFC title +10
win over fighter drafted by another team +10

PENALTIES

1 loss = -1 pt, with the following additional penalties:
R1 stoppage loss -3
R2 stoppage loss -2
R3-R5 stoppage loss -1
miss weight -5
PED test violation -10
get arrested -20

DRAFT RECAP

ROUND 1

Ben — Norma Dumont, women’s bantamweight
Jay — Macy Chiasson, women’s bantamweight
Dev — Kayla Harrison, women’s bantamweight
Keith — Bo Nickal, middleweight (U)

ROUND 2

Keith — Alex Pereira, light heavyweight (C)
Dev — Jean Silva , featherweight
Jay — Dricus Du Plessis, middleweight (C)
Ben — Michael Chandler, lightweight (U)

ROUND 3

Ben — Shavkat Rakhmonov, welterweight
Jay — Max Holloway, lightweight (C)
Dev — Tom Aspinall, heavyweight (C)
Keith — Diego Lopes, featherweight

ROUND 4

Keith — Jon Jones, heavyweight (C)
Dev — Carlos Prates, welterweight
Jay — Joanderson Brito, featherweight
Ben — Joe Pyfer, middleweight (U)

ROUND 5

Ben — Manon Fiorot, women’s flyweight
Jay — Weili Zhang, strawweight (C)
Dev — Karine Silva, women’s flyweight
Keith — Conor McGregor, welterweight

ROUND 6

Keith — Islam Makhachev, lightweight (C)
Dev — Gregory Rodrigues, middleweight
Jay — Jiri Prochazka, light heavyweight
Ben — Carlos Ulberg, light heavyweight

ROUND 7

Ben — Umar Nurmagomedov, men’s bantamweight
Jay — Brandon Moreno, men’s flyweight
Dev — Merab Dvalishvili, men’s bantamweight
Keith — Tatiana Suarez, strawweight

ROUND 8

Keith — Tatsuro Taira, men’s flyweight
Dev — Cody Durden, men’s flyweight
Jay — Jailton Almeida, heavyweight
Ben — Alexander Volkov, heavyweight

ROUND 9

Ben — Jaqueline Amorim, women’s flyweight
Jay — Michael Morales, welterweight
Dev — Benoit St. Denis, lightweight
Keith — Farid Basharat, men’s bantamweight

ROUND 10

Keith — Joselyne Edwards, women’s bantamweight
Dev — Tabatha Ricci, strawweight
Jay — Cory Sandhagen, men’s bantamweight
Ben — Steve Garcia, featherweight

ROUND 11

Ben — Steve Erceg, men’s flyweight
Jay — Rose Namajunas, women’s flyweight
Dev — Jan Blachowicz, light heavyweight
Keith — Erin Blanchfield, women’s flyweight

ROUND 12—Bonus Pick

Ben — Alex Morono
Jay — Charles Oliveira
Dev — Anthony Hernandez
Keith — Khamzat Chimaev

ROSTERS

Ben Duffy

HW — Alexander Volkov
205 — Carlos Ulberg
185 — Joe Pyfer
170 — Shavkat Rakhmonov
155 — Michael Chandler
145 — Steve Garcia
M135 — Umar Nurmagomedov
M125 — Steve Erceg
W135 — Norma Dumont
W125 — Manon Fiorot
115 — Jaqueline Amorim
Bonus — Alex Morono

Jay Pettry

HW — Jailton Almeida
205 — Jiri Prochazka
185 — Dricus Du Plessis
170 — Michael Morales
155 — Max Holloway
145 — Joanderson Brito
M135 — Cory Sandhagen
M125 — Brandon Moreno
W135 — Macy Chiasson
W125 — Rose Namajunas
115 — Weili Zhang
Bonus — Charles Oliveira

Keith Shillan

HW — Jon Jones
205 — Alex Pereira
185 — Bo Nickal
170 — Conor McGregor
155 — Islam Makhachev
145 — Diego Lopes
M135 — Farid Basharat
M125 — Tatsuro Taira
W135 — Joselyne Edwards
W125 — Erin Blanchfield
115 — Tatiana Suarez
Bonus — Khamzat Chimaev

Devin Tejada

HW — Tom Aspinall
205 — Jan Blachowicz
185 — Gregory Rodrigues
170 — Carlos Prates
155 — Benoit St. Denis
145 — Jean Silva
M135 — Merab Dvalishvili
M125 — Cody Durden
W135 — Kayla Harrison
W125 — Karine Silva
115 — Tabatha Ricci
Bonus — Anthony Hernandez