We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 280 event in Abu Dhabi.
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 280 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 280 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 280.
Lina Lansberg vs. Karol Rosa
Records: Lina Lansberg (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Karol Rosa (15-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Lansberg 2-3, Rosa 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Rosa No. 14, Lansberg No. 15
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Lansberg +210, Rosa -280
Malcolm Gordon vs. Muhammad Mokaev
Records: Malcolm Gordon (14-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Muhammad Mokaev (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Gordon 3-2, Mokaev 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Mokaev honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Gordon +470, Mokaev -800
AJ Dobson vs. Armen Petrosyan
Records: AJ Dobson (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Armen Petrosyan (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Dobson 4-1, Petrosyan 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Dobson +170, Petrosyan -220
Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
Records: Abubakar Nurmagomedov (16-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Nurmagomedov 2-2-1, Omargadzhiev 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Nurmagomedov -180, Omargadzhiev +140
Magomed Mustafaev vs. Yamato Nishikawa
Records: Magomed Mustafaev (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Yamato Nishikawa (21-3-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Mustafaev 3-2, Nishikawa 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Mustafaev -550, Nishikawa +370
Lucas Almeida vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Records: Lucas Almeida (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Zubaira Tukhugov (20-5-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 4-1, Tukhugov 2-2-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Almeida +130, Tukhugov -165
Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Records: Nikita Krylov (28-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC), Volkan Oezdemir (18-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Past five: Krylov 2-3, Oezdemir 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Oezdemir No. 15, Krylov honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Krylov -180, Oezdemir +140
Caio Borralho vs. Makhmud Muradov
Records: Caio Borralho (12-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Makhmud Muradov (25-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Borralho 5-0, Muradov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Borralho -220, Muradov +170
Sean Brady vs. Belal Muhammad
Records: Sean Brady (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Belal Muhammad (21-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC)
Past five: Brady 5-0, Muhammad 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Muhammad No. 7, Brady No. 11
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Brady -150, Muhammad +115
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot
Records: Katlyn Chookagian (18-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC), Manon Fiorot (9-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Chookagian 4-1, Fiorot 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Chookagian No. 6, No. 15 pound-for-pound; Fiorot No. 9
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Chookagian +170, Fiorot -220
Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Records: Beneil Dariush (21-4-1 MMA, 15-4-1 UFC), Mateusz Gamrot (21-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Dariush 5-0, Gamrot 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Dariush No. 5, Gamrot No. 15
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Dariush +155, Gamrot -205
Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan
Records: Sean O’Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Petr Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
Past five: O’Malley 4-1, Yan 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Yan No. 2
Odds (as of 10.17.22): O’Malley +225, Yan -300
Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Records: Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), T.J. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC)
Past five: Sterling 5-0, Dillashaw 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Sterling No. 1, No. 14 pound-for-pound; Dillashaw No. 3
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Sterling -180, Dillashaw +140
Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev
Records: Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC), Islam Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC)
Past five: Oliveira 5-0, Makhachev 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Oliveira No. 1, No. 6 pound-for-pound; Makhachev No. 3
Odds (as of 10.17.22): Oliveira +145, Makhachev -190
UFC 280 fight card (as of Oct. 17, 11 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)
- Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev – for vacant lightweight title
- Champ Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw – for bantamweight title
- Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan
- Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 10 a.m. ET)
- Sean Brady vs. Belal Muhammad
- Caio Borralho vs. Makhmud Muradov
- Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
- Lucas Almeida vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
- Magomed Mustafaev vs. Yamato Nishikawa
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
- AJ Dobson vs. Armen Petrosyan
- Malcolm Gordon vs. Muhammad Mokaev
- Lina Lansberg vs. Karol Rosa