We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 247 event in Houston.
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 247 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 247 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:
Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
Records: Ilir Latifi (14-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Derrick Lewis (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC)
Past five: Latifi 2-3, Lewis 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Lewis No. 6; Latifi No. 13 light heavyweight
Odds (as of 02.03.20): Lewis -275, Latifi +215
Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
Records: Mirsad Bektic (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Dan Ige (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Bektic 3-2, Ige 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Bektic No. 13
Odds (as of 02.03.20): Bektic -145, Ige +115
Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
Records: Juan Adams (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Justin Tafa (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Adams 3-2, Tafa 3-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.03.20): Adams -230, Tafa +180
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian
Records: Valentina Shevchenko (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Katlyn Chookagian (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Shevchenko 4-1, Chookagian 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Shevchenko No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Chookagian No. 4, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 02.03.20): Shevchenko -1400, Chookagian +750
Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes
Records: Jon Jones (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC), Dominick Reyes (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Jones 5-0, Reyes 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Jones No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Reyes No. 4
Odds (as of 02.03.20): Jones -450, Reyes +325
Next page: Full UFC 247 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
- Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
- Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles
- Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy
- Alex Morono vs. Kalinn Williams
- Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte
- Andre Ewell vs. Jonathan Martinez
- Austin Lingo vs. Youssef Zalal
