(Updated Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at 12:15 p.m. to remove Ewell-Gutierrez and add Green vs. Miller.)
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Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 259 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 259 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Make your picks for the fights below. Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 258 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 258 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Make your picks for the five main card fights below.
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Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 258 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 258 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
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Records: Julian Marquez (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Maki Pitolo (13-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Past five: Marquez 4-1, Pitolo 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.08.21): Marquez -185, Pitolo +150
Records: Bobby Green (27-11-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC), Jim Miller (32-15 MMA, 21-14 UFC)
Past five: Green 3-2, Miller 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.10.21): Green -265, Miller +205
Records: Kelvin Gastelum (16-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Ian Heinisch (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Gastelum 2-3, Heinisch 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Gastelum No. 14, Heinisch honorable mention
Odds (as of 02.08.21): Gastelum -210, Heinisch +170
Records: Maycee Barber (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Alexa Grasso (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Barber 4-1, Grasso 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Barber No. 14
Odds (as of 02.08.21): Grasso -150, Barber +120
Records: Kamaru Usman (17-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC), Gilbert Burns (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC)
Past five: Usman 5-0, Burns 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Usman No. 1, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Burns No. 4
Odds (as of 02.08.21): Usman -280, Burns +220
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 259 event in Las Vegas.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 259 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 259 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Records: Mario Bautista (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Trevin Jones (12-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Bautista 4-1, Jones 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Bautista -220, Jones +185
Records: Aalon Cruz (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Uros Medic (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Cruz 4-1, Medic 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Medic -170, Cruz +140
Records: Amanda Lemos (8-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Livinha Souza (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Lemos 3-1-1, Souza 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Souza No. 15, Lemos honorable mention
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Lemos -185, Souza +150
Records: Sean Brady (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Jake Matthews (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
Past five: Brady 5-0, Matthews 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Brady -230, Matthews +180
Records: Kennedy Nzechukwu (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Carlos Ulberg (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Nzechukwu 4-1, Ulberg 3-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Ulberg -210, Nzechukwu +170
Records: Tim Elliott (16-11-1 MMA, 5-9 UFC), Jordan Espinosa (15-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Elliott 2-3, Espinosa 2-3
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Elliott -115, Espinosa -115
Records: Rogerio Bontorin (16-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Kai Kara-France (21-9 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Bontorin 4-1, Kara-France 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Kara-France No. 10, Bontorin No. 11
Odds (as of 03.01.21): France -150, Bontorin +120
Records: Askar Askarov (13-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC), Joseph Benavidez (28-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC)
Past five: Askarov 4-0-1, Benavidez 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Benavidez No. 4, Askarov No. 6
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Askarov -120, Benavidez -110
Records: Kyler Phillips (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Song Yadong (16-4-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC)
Past five: Phillips 3-2, Yadong 4-0-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Yadong -165, Phillips +135
Records: Dominick Cruz (22-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Casey Kenney (16-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Cruz 3-2, Kenney 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Cruz No. 12
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Kenney -130, Cruz +100
Records: Aleksandar Rakic (13-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Thiago Santos (21-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC)
Past five: Rakic 4-1, Santos 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Rakic No. 9, Santos No. 12
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Rakic -165, Santos +135
Records: Drew Dober (23-9 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Islam Makhachev (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
Past five: Dober 4-1, Makhachev 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Makhachev No. 14
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Makhachev -350, Dober +265
Records: Petr Yan (15-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC), Aljamain Sterling (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC)
Past five: Yan 5-0, Sterling 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Yan No. 1, No. 15 pound-for-pound; Sterling No. 2
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Yan -135, Sterling +105
Records: Amanda Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC), Megan Anderson (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Nunes 5-0, Anderson 3-2
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Nunes No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; Anderson No. 5, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Nunes -1400, Anderson +750
Records: Jan Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC), Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC)
Past five: Blachowicz 4-1, Adesanya 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Blachowicz No. 2; Adesanya No. 1 middleweight; No. 3 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 03.01.21): Adesanya -265, Blachowicz +205