MMA DFS Picks for UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang (10/3/2026)
Natalia Silva and Wang Cong give us a title fight in the UFC 332 main event, capping off what looks to be an underrated card. That may not sound like the most exciting headliner ever, but there’s a belt on the line and the rest of the card isn’t half bad. More importantly, we can turn it into some winning MMA DFS lineups at DraftKings, and my core starts with Jacobe Smith at $9,800 and Wang Cong at $7,500.
Not sure where to start? I’ll break down my favorite MMA DFS picks to build around, then get into the values and GPP pivots that make sense this weekend. Friday’s weigh-ins were nearly clean: 27 of 28 fighters made weight, and the one miss (Esteban Ribovics, by half a pound) didn’t cost us a fight. Every salary below comes straight from DraftKings, and any ownership talk is a projection rather than a sure thing, so treat these plays as the starting point for your own builds.
UFC 332 DFS Slate Overview
This is a 14-fight DraftKings classic slate for UFC 332 that locks at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, when the early prelims start at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, and it closes with Natalia Silva against Wang Cong for the vacant women’s flyweight title. Every price here is DraftKings’ unless I name another source, and every line was read Saturday morning.
| Slate Angle | Fighter | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Main Event | Silva (20-5-1) vs. Wang (10-1) | -205 / +170 |
| Biggest Favorite | Jacobe Smith | -1350 ML |
| Favorite I Trust Least | Esteban Ribovics | -218 ML |
| Best Early-Finish Spot | Smith vs. Whitehead | Under 1.5 rounds -280 |
Silva and Wang face off for a belt at 125 pounds. It’s not necessarily the most aesthetically pleasing fight in terms of activity or finishing prowess, but it pits two deserving fighters against each other in what could be a five-round slugfest.
Silva is on fire at the moment. She has won 14 fights in a row, including a unanimous decision over the unflappable Rose Namajunas at UFC 324 in January, and she’s 8-0 in the UFC. She has also shown remarkable toughness: her only knockout loss came 11 years ago, in her pro debut.
Wang is five years older (34 to Silva’s 29) and less experienced, so her resume is understandably not as deep. Still, she’s 5-1 in the UFC and beat Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision at UFC 329 in July. DraftKings expects this one to go long, and both of these fighters dish out a lot of damage with their fists.
Speaking of damage via fists, Jacobe Smith is the biggest UFC 332 favorite at -1350, up from -1000 on Friday morning. DraftKings doesn’t post a knockout price on his fight, so the cleanest read is the rounds market: the under 1.5 rounds is -280. The pricing tells us he is a very likely winner, and his athleticism and overwhelming style will probably see him dismantle Bruce Whitehead.
This fight card is honestly stacked beyond the main event. One fight I love is Esteban Ribovics vs. King Green (formerly Bobby Green), as both of these guys are nasty. Ribovics is the understandable -218 favorite, but the 40-year-old Green has been a finishing machine during a four-fight win streak. I don’t know if the pricing is right, as this one could seriously go either way. It is not the shakiest price on the board, though: Johnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin is a true pick’em at -112 and -108.
The Full DraftKings Board
Here is every fight in the pool with its DraftKings moneyline and rounds total, read Saturday morning. DraftKings favors the over in 10 of the 14 fights and prices the under as the favorite in the other four: Smith, Pinas, Anthony Wint and Soldic vs. Williams.
| Bout (main card first) | DraftKings ML | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Silva vs. Wang | -205 / +170 | 4.5 (o-298) |
| Talbott vs. Figueiredo | -700 / +500 | 2.5 (o-120) |
| Ribovics vs. Green | -218 / +180 | 1.5 (o-210) |
| Soldic vs. Williams | -218 / +180 | 1.5 (u-130) |
| Gautier vs. Kopylov | -238 / +195 | 1.5 (o-175) |
| Rodriguez vs. Coria | -142 / +120 | 2.5 (o-160) |
| Pinas vs. Pulyaev | -600 / +440 | 1.5 (u-154) |
| McGhee vs. Romero | -550 / +410 | 1.5 (o-215) |
| Wint vs. Armand | -500 / +380 | 1.5 (u-230) |
| Walker vs. Parkin | -112 / -108 | 1.5 (o-200) |
| Smith vs. Whitehead | -1350 / +800 | 1.5 (u-280) |
| Hernandez vs. Dos Anjos | -278 / +225 | 2.5 (o-145) |
| Naurdiev vs. Vettori | -142 / +120 | 2.5 (o-245) |
| Nolan vs. McGee | -225 / +185 | 2.5 (o-120) |
Our own odds archive shows where the market has moved since these fights opened at DraftKings: Damian Pinas has gone from -485 to -600, Alexander Hernandez from -250 to -278, and Smith has climbed from -950 on Monday to -1350. Our guide to predicting a knockout in MMA covers what actually drives a stoppage beyond the price.
The UFC pulled Sopaj with an injury on Monday, and newcomer Anthony Romero (7-2) now faces Marcus McGhee at featherweight on short notice. DraftKings has Romero in the pool at $6,700 and McGhee at $8,500, while Sopaj still shows up as unavailable, so leave him out of any lineup you built early in the week. Both men made weight on Friday (McGhee 144.5, Romero 145).
Top MMA DFS Picks for UFC 332
Jacobe Smith ($9,800) and Wang Cong ($7,500) are the two fighters I’m building around. This is a slate where we want to play a lot of lineups and rotate the values, and I think Smith is the staple we just pay for and figure the rest out later. Lock him down, get to the cheap side of the main event to take advantage of the five rounds, and then bite into the endless value at our disposal.
Jacobe Smith ($9,800)
It all starts with Smith, who blows the field away in terms of projection and ceiling. He’s undefeated at 12-0, and he has finished all three of his UFC opponents: Preston Parsons and Josiah Harrell by first-round knockout and Niko Price by second-round rear-naked choke. He is a massive favorite to win, and the rounds market says this probably doesn’t last long. The reality is this is a mismatch: Smith has the athleticism, toughness and power to withstand an early flurry from Whitehead and then make him pay.
DraftKings lists Smith at 111.3 fantasy points per fight, the third-best average on the slate behind Pinas (114.8) and Imanol Rodriguez (111.6). He hasn’t really faced anyone yet, and you could argue that’s still the case here: Whitehead (8-2) is making his UFC debut after being added to the card this week. I expect Smith to make quick work of him and be a key piece of winning lineups at DraftKings.
Wang Cong ($7,500)
The main event doesn’t stand out compared to some of the other fights, but it’s a title fight, and it may be Wang’s only shot at nabbing the belt. I don’t know if she gets it done, but I do know that she is cheap, she could be fighting for five rounds, and she lands 6.82 significant strikes per minute, according to her UFC.com profile, to Silva’s 4.81.
Both of these fighters can unload, but Wang has the higher output, and neither relies on takedowns, so expect most of this fight to play out on the feet. Don’t be shocked if she pulls the upset at +170, but even if she doesn’t, I think the value is too good to pass up.
The main event is the only fight on the slate scheduled for five rounds, and DraftKings has the over 4.5 rounds at -298, so the market expects this one to see the final frame. Significant strikes and control time keep adding up for 25 minutes, which is how a cheap fighter can pile up points even in a loss.
Best UFC 332 DFS Value Picks
King Green ($7,300) and Roman Kopylov ($7,400) are my value plays. Both are risky, but this is a slate with three or four really nice studs we’ll want to pay up for, so I think we need to take some shots. They are educated risks, of course.
King Green ($7,300)
Green is riding a four-fight winning streak, and he has finished his last three opponents. It’s not like he’s taking out scrubs, either:
- July 2026: TKO of Terrance McKinney at the end of the first round at UFC 329.
- May 2026: rear-naked choke of Jeremy Stephens in the first round.
- February 2026: TKO of Daniel Zellhuber late in the second round.
Admittedly, Ribovics is a step up in competition. He’s a lethal force (16-3, with eight knockouts), he stopped Edson Barboza in August, and he has already beaten two of the men on Green’s streak, McKinney and Zellhuber. He’s easily the most talented fighter Green has run into since getting finished by Paddy Pimblett and Mauricio Ruffy. One wrinkle: Ribovics came in at 156.5 pounds on Friday, half a pound over the limit, so he forfeits 20% of his purse and the fight goes ahead.
Nine times out of 10, a 40-year-old Green probably gasses out or just can’t keep up with the faster-paced Ribovics. But this is a finishing maestro who is running hot and has the power and versatility to mess things up. I won’t be overly aggressive here (and I definitely want to play Ribovics a good amount), but the upset isn’t impossible, and if it does happen, it’s probably going to be an early finish.
Roman Kopylov ($7,400)
The same could be the case for Kopylov, who has the daunting task of taking on a real man-eater in Ateba Gautier. Gautier is 11-1 with nine knockouts, but he is arguably a one-track fighter, and I think Kopylov is the best opponent he has faced to date. His UFC wins have come against José Medina, Robert Valentin, Tre’ston Vines, Andrey Pulyaev and Osman Diaz.
Gautier is 5-0 in the UFC, so this isn’t about him losing before. It’s that the one time an opponent survived the early storm, Pulyaev in January, Gautier had to settle for the first decision of his UFC run. Kopylov is the more versatile fighter, and he’s just as explosive (12 knockout wins). He has also never been knocked out: all five of his losses came by decision or submission.
Raw power and physicality may prevail here, and Kopylov comes in having lost two of his last three. But he dishes out plenty of damage and could take over if this gets past the first round. It’s risky, but I love the value.
GPP Picks for UFC 332
Damian Pinas ($9,400), Alexander Hernandez ($9,100) and Khaos Williams ($7,000) are my tournament plays. The value picks already have us getting weird, but we can keep getting crazy by targeting some potentially low-owned options.
Pinas and Hernandez stand out because most of the field will be with me in eating the Jacobe Smith chalk. You don’t have to play Smith, and these two are one reason why. If Smith doesn’t quite hit the mark, they could end up being amazing pivots.
Damian Pinas ($9,400)
Pinas is a true pivot at $400 less than Smith, as the interest in Jacobe should keep his ownership down. I have serious interest in him anyway. He’s 10-1 (his only loss was a disqualification for an illegal kick), and he has stopped both of his UFC opponents: Wesley Schultz in the first round in February and Cesar Almeida in the second round in July.
Pinas brings a ton of explosive power to the table, which likely has Andrey Pulyaev overmatched. Pulyaev is 1-3 in the UFC and has lost two straight, including a first-round submission loss in June. Pinas is a big favorite, too: he has moved from -485 to -600 at DraftKings this week, so we should have interest in him in GPPs.
Alexander Hernandez ($9,100)
Hernandez also looks good, and he could be even less owned. It isn’t because he’s in a bad spot, either. He’s a -278 favorite (up from -250 when the fight opened) against Rafael dos Anjos in a lightweight bout. Dos Anjos is a big name, but he’s 41 now and has gone just 1-4 over his last five fights.
His last bout, against Geoff Neal in October 2024, ended in a first-round TKO when his knee gave out, and he hasn’t fought in nearly two years since. While things don’t look good for Dos Anjos, they grade out especially well for Hernandez:
- Age: 34 to Dos Anjos’ 41, nearly eight years younger.
- Reach: 72 inches to 70, a two-inch edge.
- Form: 4-1 over his last five fights, with TKO wins over Chase Hooper and Diego Ferreira.
- Durability: not stopped since Billy Quarantillo in December 2022.
Hernandez can be susceptible to damage, but this really isn’t a spot I’m worried about, and he’s the more dangerous striker at this point. I like his explosive nature and am excited to bet against Rafael on this card.
Khaos Williams ($7,000)
Lastly, let’s get Khaotic. Khaos Williams is somehow still only 32, and we know what he can do in the striking department. He has nine knockout wins, has never been knocked out, and reminded everyone of his staying power with a first-round TKO of Nikolay Veretennikov in May.
Roberto Soldic is a tough draw. He’s 21-4 with 18 knockout wins, and he’s the -218 favorite. He’s also making his UFC debut after leaving ONE Championship, and he hasn’t fought since February 2025, so there are real unknowns on the other side. Williams is cheap and has the ability to stage the upset, and I’m fine rotating him in and out with the other values on this slate.
MMA DFS Strategy for UFC 332
Start with Smith and Wang, then build around the $7,000 tier. There isn’t a ton on this slate that feels super stable: Smith is the gimme pick, and Wang feels too cheap for five rounds of striking. That’s the core I’m starting with, and I’m also very high on Pinas and want to get to both sides of Ribovics vs. Green.
Hernandez looks good too, and we can tap into some really interesting values in Green, Kopylov and Williams. In the second tier, Natalia Silva ($8,700) makes sense as a way into the five rounds, and Imanol Rodriguez ($8,600) is a similar play. He’s 7-0 with seven finishes and a -142 favorite over Alden Coria.
DraftKings MMA Classic is six fighters under a $50,000 cap. Smith, Wang and Rodriguez cost $25,900 together, which leaves $24,100 for the last three spots, a little over $8,000 per fighter. Green, Kopylov and Williams fill them for $21,700, so that full build comes to $47,600 with $2,400 left over. Swapping Pinas in for Smith saves another $400.
My favorite build right now features Smith, Wang and Rodriguez, which gives us a nice three-fighter core and lets us play around with $7,000 values in the other three slots. Unlike team sports, MMA DFS also lets you roster both fighters from one bout, which costs a roster spot but keeps you alive in a fight like Ribovics vs. Green that you can’t call. Our breakdown of DFS ownership projections explains how the chalk numbers get built and why they miss. Lineups lock at 4:00 PM ET, so check the pool one more time before you submit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers on the UFC 332 DFS slate, from lock time and the main event to the salary cap and tournament strategy.
Who Are the Best MMA DFS Picks for UFC 332?
Jacobe Smith ($9,800) and Wang Cong ($7,500) are my core. Smith is 12-0 and a -1350 favorite, and Wang is the cheap side of the only five-round fight on the slate. King Green ($7,300) and Roman Kopylov ($7,400) are the value plays, and Damian Pinas ($9,400), Alexander Hernandez ($9,100) and Khaos Williams ($7,000) are the tournament picks.
What Time Does the DraftKings Slate Lock for UFC 332?
4:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when the early prelims start at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The prelims follow at 6:00 PM ET and the main card at 8:00 PM ET, with Silva vs. Wang closing the night. Build early and check the pool one more time before lock.
Did Everyone Make Weight for UFC 332?
Almost. 27 of the 28 fighters made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins, including Natalia Silva (125) and Wang Cong (124.5) for the title fight. Esteban Ribovics came in at 156.5 pounds, half a pound over the lightweight limit, and forfeits 20% of his purse, but his fight with King Green goes ahead, so all 14 bouts remain on the DraftKings slate.
Is Bernardo Sopaj Still Fighting at UFC 332?
No. The UFC pulled Sopaj with an injury on Monday, September 28, and newcomer Anthony Romero replaced him against Marcus McGhee, with the bout moving to featherweight. DraftKings has Romero at $6,700 and McGhee at $8,500, and Sopaj is listed as unavailable, so keep him out of your lineups.
Is the Silva vs. Wang Main Event Five Rounds?
Yes. Natalia Silva and Wang Cong are fighting for the vacant women’s flyweight title, so it is scheduled for five rounds, the only such fight on the card. DraftKings has the over 4.5 rounds at -298, which is why the cheaper Wang at $7,500 has so much appeal.
Can I Fit Smith, Wang and Rodriguez in the Same Lineup?
Yes. The three cost $25,900 together, which leaves $24,100 for the other three spots. King Green, Roman Kopylov and Khaos Williams fill them for $21,700, so that build comes to $47,600 of the $50,000 cap with $2,400 to spare.
What Does GPP Mean in MMA DFS?
GPP stands for guaranteed prize pool, a tournament whose prize pool is paid out no matter how many entries it draws. Most of the money sits at the top of the payout table, so GPP builds lean on lower-owned fighters like Pinas and Hernandez to look different from the field. The guarantee is on the prize pool, not on your results.
