We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 47 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 on ESPN 47 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 47 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Blagoy Ivanov vs. Alexandr Romanov
Records: Blagoy Ivanov (19-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC), Alexandr Romanov (16-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Ivanov 2-3, Romanov 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Blagoy Ivanov (+115), Alexandr Romanov (-140)
Luana Carolina vs. Ivana Petrovic
Records: Luana Carolina (8-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Ivana Petrovic (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Carolina 2-3, Petrovic 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Luana Carolina (+185), Ivana Petrovic (-225)
Elves Brener vs. Guram Kutateladze
Records: Elves Brener (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Guram Kutateladze (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Brener 3-2, Kutateladze 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Elves Brener (+400), Guram Kutateladze (-550)
Karol Rosa vs. Yana Santos
Records: Karol Rosa (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Yana Santos (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Past five: Rosa 3-2, Santos 2-3
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Santos No. 6 women’s bantamweight, Rosa No. 10 women’s bantamweight
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Karol Rosa (-165), Yana Santos (+135)
Joanderson Brito vs. Westin Wilson
Records: Joanderson Brito (14-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Westin Wilson (16-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Brito 4-1, Wilson 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): N/A
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Kevin Lee
Records: Rinat Fakhretdinov (21-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Kevin Lee (19-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC)
Past five: Fakhretdinov 5-0, Lee 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Rinat Fakhretdinov (-210), Kevin Lee (+175)
Brunno Ferreira vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Records: Brunno Ferreira (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Ferreira 5-0, Ruziboev 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): N/A
Ismael Bonfim vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
Records: Ismael Bonfim (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Bonfim 5-0, Saint-Denis 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Ismael Bonfim (-320), Benoit Saint-Denis (+250)
Melissa Gatto vs. Ariane Lipski
Records: Melissa Gatto (8-1-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Ariane Lipski (15-8 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Past five: Gatto 3-1-1, Lipski 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Melissa Gatto (-220), Ariane Lipski (+180)
Max Griffin vs. Michael Morales
Records: Max Griffin (19-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC), Michael Morales (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Griffin 4-1, Morales 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Max Griffin (+200), Michael Morales (-240)
Grant Dawson vs. Damir Ismagulov
Records: Grant Dawson (19-1-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC), Damir Ismagulov (24-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Dawson 4-0-1, Ismagulov 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Dawson No. 8
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Grant Dawson (+110), Damir Ismagulov (-130)
Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov
Records: Sean Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC), Abus Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Strickland 3-2, Magomedov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Strickland No. 7
Odds (as of 06.26.23): Sean Strickland (-170), Abus Magomedov (+145)
UFC on ESPN 47 fight card (as of June 26, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov
- Grant Dawson vs. Damir Ismagulov
- Max Griffin vs. Michael Morales
- Melissa Gatto vs. Ariane Lipski
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Kevin Lee
- Joanderson Brito vs. Westin Wilson
- Karol Rosa vs. Yana Santos
- Elves Brener vs. Guram Kutateladze
- Luana Carolina vs. Ivana Petrovic
- Blagoy Ivanov vs. Alexandr Romanov
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 47.
