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Matt Erickson

UFC Fight Night 236 predictions: Who’s taking Jack Hermansson to upset Joe Pyfer?

The UFC stays in its Las Vegas home base this week with middleweights at the top of the lineup for the second straight show.

UFC Fight Night 236 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Armen Petrosyan vs. Rodolfo Vieira

Armen Petrosyan

Records: Petrosyan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Vieira (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Vieira -120, Petrosyan +100
Junkie pick results: Petrosyan 8, Vieira 3

Darrius Flowers vs. Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

Records: Flowers (12-6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Johnson (21-19 MMA, 13-15 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Johnson -140, Flowers +120
Junkie pick results: Johnson 9, Flowers 2

Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares

Gregory Rodrigues

Records: Rodrigues (14-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Tavares (20-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Rodrigues -250, Tavares +205
Junkie pick results: Rodrigues 10, Tavares 1

Robert Bryczek vs. Ihor Potieria

Robert Bryczek

Records: Bryczek (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Potieria (20-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Bryczek -160, Potieria +135
Junkie pick results: Bryczek 11, Potieria 0

Andre Fili vs. Dan Ige

Dan Ige

Records: Fili 2-3, Ige 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Ige -170, Fili +140
Junkie pick results: Ige 8, Fili 3

Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer

Joy Pyfer

Records: Hermansson (23-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Pyfer (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Pyfer -260, Hermansson +210
Junkie pick results: Pyfer 7, Hermansson 4

Check out all the main card picks below.

UFC Fight Night 236 main card picks

Hermansson
vs.
Pyfer
Fili
vs.
Ige
Bryczek
vs.
Potieira
Rodrigues
vs.
Tavares
Flowers
vs.
Johnson
Petrosyan
vs.
Vieira
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
8-7

Pyfer
(80%)

Ige
(73%)

Bryczek
(68%)

Rodrigues
(68%)

Johnson
(64%)

Petrosyan
(60%)
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
11-4

Pyfer

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Petrosyan
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
10-5

Pyfer

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Petrosyan
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
10-5

Hermansson

Fili

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Vieira
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
10-5
2014 Champion

Hermansson

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Flowers

Vieira
Matt Erickson
@MattE
10-5

Pyfer

Fili

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Flowers

Petrosyan
Nolan King
@mma_kings
9-6
2023 Champion

Hermansson

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Petrosyan
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
9-6

Pyfer

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Petrosyan
Ken Hathaway
@1khathaway
9-6
2018, 2022 Champion

Pyfer

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Petrosyan
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
8-7

Pyfer

Fili

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Vieira
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
8-7
2017 Champion

Hermansson

Ige

Bryczek

Rodrigues

Johnson

Petrosyan
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
6-9

Pyfer

Ige

Bryczek

Tavares

Johnson

Petrosyan

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 236.

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