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.
Mario Bautista vs. Trevin Jones
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
Aalon Cruz vs. Uros Medic
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
Amanda Lemos vs. Livinha Souza
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
Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
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
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg
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
Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
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
Rogerio Bontorin vs. Kai Kara-France
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
Askar Askarov vs. Joseph Benavidez
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
Kyler Phillips vs. Song Yadong
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
Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
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
Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos
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
Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev
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
Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
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
Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson
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
Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya
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
Full UFC 259 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya – for light heavyweight title
Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson – for women’s featherweight title
Champ Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling – for bantamweight title
Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev
Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
Kyler Phillips vs. Song Yadong
Askar Askarov vs. Joseph Benavidez
Rogerio Bontorin vs. Kai Kara-France
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg
Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
Amanda Lemos vs. Livinha Souza
Aalon Cruz vs. Uros Medic
Mario Bautista vs. Trevin Jones