How to review your DraftKings UFC contest history

Two files, two different questions

Your personal contest-entry history describes the entries you submitted and their results. A GameCenter standings export describes a particular contest field. Start with the entry history for a personal summary; use the relevant standings when you need to inspect opponents, ranks or roster composition.

DraftKings' GameCenter help explains that standings CSV downloads are available on desktop and mobile web, rather than the app. For a completed contest, start in History under My Contests and open its GameCenter.

Source: DraftKings official reference ↗

Reconcile before drawing a chart

Count the entries, total the fees and total the payouts over the same date range. Make sure cancellations, refunds, tickets and non-cash rewards are treated consistently. A missing fee or duplicated row can make a polished chart tell the wrong story.

The simplest cash-only net calculation is payouts minus fees. In the default example, $220 + $400 − $500 = $120. That is a description of the hypothetical sample, not an estimate of what comes next.

Cash rate needs the payout amounts beside it

Imagine ten $10 entries. Six pay $15 each and four pay nothing. The cash rate is 60%, but $90 in total payouts minus $100 in fees leaves a $10 loss. A high frequency of payouts does not, by itself, establish a positive net result.

Conversely, a sample with many zero-payout entries can be dominated by one large finish. Compare the number of paying entries, total fees and total payouts together. None of those measures can substitute for the other two.

Stress-test the story of one result

The tool varies the largest payout while holding all entry fees and other payouts fixed. At $400, the sample is ahead by $120. If that payout had been zero, the same sample would be down $280. Keeping the fee in the calculation is intentional: this is a payout sensitivity check, not deletion of the entry.

Neither version predicts future results. The comparison only shows concentration in a small fictional sample. A useful review keeps both the observed total and the concentration visible instead of choosing whichever makes the story more flattering.

A repeatable review without hindsight

Separate cash contests from tournaments, then group similar entry limits and fee ranges. Record the number of entries and distinct cards in each group. Many entries on one card share the same fights and should not be described as many independent events.

• Preserve the original history file and the date range.
• Reconcile the summary to the completed account records.
• Compare like contest types and show their sample sizes.
• Keep pre-event notes separate from post-event explanations.
• Write one question to revisit across later cards, not a new rule from one finish.

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