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Top 6 Overall Priorities (DED Elite v2)

Rank	Fighter	DED Elite v2	Solver-Adj Ceiling
1	Ilia Topuria	87.9	137.3
2	Mauricio Ruffy	83.2	134.9
3	Josh Hokit	82.8	140.8
4	Bo Nickal	71.9	132.8
5	Sean O’Malley	67.0	118.8
6	Alex Pereira	64.8	129.8

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Highest Solver-Adjusted Ceiling Projections

Rank	Fighter	Solver-Adjusted Ceiling
1	Josh Hokit	140.8
2	Ilia Topuria	137.3
3	Mauricio Ruffy	134.9
4	Bo Nickal	132.8
5	Diego Lopes	130.2
6	Alex Pereira	129.8

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Elite Spend-Up Anchors

Ilia Topuria

• Highest projection on slate
• Elite win probability
• Massive ceiling access
• Best overall DED Elite score

Mauricio Ruffy

• Outstanding ceiling profile
• Excellent finish equity
• Strong leverage relative to projection

Josh Hokit

• Highest Solver-Adjusted Ceiling
• Strong projection-to-salary efficiency
• One of the best tournament plays on the slate

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Best Mid-Range Tournament Targets

Bo Nickal

• Strong projection floor
• Ceiling remains among slate leaders
• Excellent core piece

Sean O’Malley

• Good ceiling relative to ownership expectations
• Solid leverage path if favorites disappoint

Diego Lopes

• Ceiling remains elite despite lower median projection
• Strong GPP target

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Value Targets

Fighter	Salary	DED Elite
Steve Garcia	10	50.2
Kyle Daukaus	8	35.3
Derrick Lewis	8	33.8

Steve Garcia stands out as the clear value play with meaningful ceiling access relative to salary.

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Fragile / Lower Priority Fighters

Fighter	DED Elite
Michael Chandler	26.4
Aiemann Zahabi	31.0
Justin Gaethje	32.8

These fighters project well below the slate’s top tier and require unusually favorable fight outcomes to compete with the elite ceiling options.

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Three Two-Fighter Cores

Core #1 (Highest Raw Ceiling)

• Josh Hokit
• Ilia Topuria

Core #2 (Tournament Ceiling)

• Mauricio Ruffy
• Bo Nickal

Core #3 (Leverage Ceiling)

• Diego Lopes
• Sean O’Malley

Diamond Life Takeaway

This slate is heavily concentrated at the top. Topuria, Hokit, Ruffy, and Nickal separate themselves from the field in both DED Elite v2 and Solver-Adjusted Ceiling. For single-entry contests, building around two of those four fighters provides the strongest path to a slate-winning score.