We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 251 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 on ESPN 12 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 251 takes place Saturday at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. 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:
Amanda Ribas vs. Paige VanZant
Records: Amanda Ribas (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Paige VanZant (8-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Ribas 4-1, VanZant 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.06.20): Ribas -850, VanZant +525
Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
Records: Jessica Andrade (20-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC), Rose Namajunas (8-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Andrade 4-1, Namajunas 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Andrade No. 2, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Namajunas No. 4, No. 8 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 07.06.20): Namajunas -210, Andrade +170
Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo
Records: Petr Yan (14-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Jose Aldo (28-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC)
Past five: Yan 5-0, Aldo 2-3
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Yan No. 3, Aldo No. 5 featherweight
Odds (as of 07.06.20): Yan -250, Aldo +195
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway
Records: Alexander Volkanovski (21-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC), Max Holloway (21-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC)
Past five: Volkanovski 5-0, Holloway 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Volkanovski No. 1, No. 9 pound-for-pound; Holloway No. xxx, No. 12 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 07.06.20): Volkanovski -235, Holloway +185
Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
Records: Kamaru Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC), Jorge Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC)
Past five: Usman 5-0, Masvidal 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Usman No. 1, No. 8 pound for pound; Masvidal No. 3
Odds (as of 07.06.20): Usman -280, Masvidal +220
Next page: Full UFC 251 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal – for welterweight title
- Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway – for featherweight title
- Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo – for vacant bantamweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
- Amanda Ribas vs. Paige VanZant
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Muslim Salikhov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Danny Henry
- Roman Bogatov vs. Leonardo Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Maxim Grishin vs. Marcin Tybura
- Raulian Paiva vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Vanessa Melo vs. Karol Rosa
- Martin Day vs. Davey Grant
