(Editor’s note: Story updated at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, to reflect De Castro-Tafa as fifth main card fight.)
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 243 event in Melbourne, Australia.
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 243 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 243 takes place Saturday at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five current main-card fights inside:
Yorgan De Castro vs. Justin Tafa
Records: Yorgan De Castro (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Justin Tafa (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: De Castro 5-0, Tafa 3-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.30.19): Tafa -125, De Castro -105
Luke Jumeau vs. Dhiego Lima
Records: Luke Jumeau (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Dhiego Lima (14-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
Past five: Jumeau 4-1, Lima 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.30.19): Lima -190, Jumeau +155
Sergey Spivak vs. Tai Tuivasa
Records: Sergey Spivak (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Tai Tuivasa (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Spivak 4-1, Tuivasa 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.30.19): Tuivasa -360, Spivak +270
Dan Hooker vs. Al Iaquinta
Records: Dan Hooker (18-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Al Iaquinta (14-5-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
Past five: Hooker 4-1, Iaquinta 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Iaquinta No. 6, Hooker No. 14
Odds (as of 09.30.19): Hooker -135, Iaquinta +105
Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya
Records: Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC), Israel Adesanya (17-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Whittaker 5-0, Adesanya 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Whittaker No. 1, No. 9 pound-for-pound; Adesanya No. 2, No. 11 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 09.30.19): Whittaker -125, Adesanya -105
Next page: Full UFC 243 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Robert Whittaker vs. interim champ Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
- Dan Hooker vs. Al Iaquinta
- Sergey Spivak vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Luke Jumeau vs. Dhiego Lima
- Yorgan De Castro vs. Justin Tafa
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Rostem Akman vs. Jake Matthews
- Maki Pitolo vs. Callan Potter
- Jamie Mullarkey vs. Brad Riddell
- Megan Anderson vs. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:45 p.m. ET)
- Nadia Kassem vs. Ji Yeon Kim
- Bruno Silva vs. Khalid Taha
