We want your predictions for UFC 287 in Miami.
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 287 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 287 takes place Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
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Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes
Records: Jaqueline Amorim (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Sam Hughes (7-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Amorim 5-0, Hughes 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Amorim -250, Hughes +200
Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
Records: Steve Garcia (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (39-10 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Garcia 3-2, Nuerdanbieke 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Garcia +180, Nuerdanbieke -225
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Trey Ogden
Records: Ignacio Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Trey Ogden (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Ogden 4-1
Division: 160-pound contract weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Bahamondes -340, Ogden +280
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Loopy Godinez
Records: Cynthia Calvillo (9-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC), Loopy Godinez (8-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Past five: Calvillo 1-4, Godinez 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Calvillo +210, Godinez -275
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joe Pyfer
Records: Gerald Meerschaert (35-15 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Joe Pyfer (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Meerschaert 4-1, Pyfer 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Meerschaert +145, Pyfer -175
Chase Sherman vs. Karl Williams
Records: Chase Sherman (16-11 MMA, 4-10 UFC), Karl Williams (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Sherman 1-4, Williams 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Sherman +385, Williams -500
Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Records: Luana Pinheiro (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Past five: Pinheiro 5-0, Waterson-Gomez 1-4
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Pinheiro -165, Waterson-Gomez +140
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
Records: Kelvin Gastelum (17-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC), Chris Curtis (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Gastelum 1-4, Curtis 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Gastelum -135, Curtis +110
Christian Rodriguez vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
Records: Christian Rodriguez (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Rodriguez 4-1, Rosas Jr. 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Rodriguez +200, Rosas Jr. -250
Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Records: Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Past five: Holland 2-3, Ponzinibbio 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Holland honorable mention
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Holland -275, Ponzinibbio +210
Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
Records: Rob Font (19-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Adrian Yanez (16-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Font 3-2, Yanez 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Font No. 8, Yanez honorable mention
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Font +150, Yanez -185
Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
Records: Gilbert Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Past five: Burns 3-2, Masvidal 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Burns No. 7, Masvidal No. 13
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Burns -450, Masvidal +360
Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya
Records: Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC)
Past five: Pereira 5-0, Adesanya 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Pereira No. 1, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Adesanya No. 2, No. 3 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Pereira +135, Adesanya -155
UFC 287 fight card (as of April 3, 8 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
- Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
- Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Christian Rodriguez vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
- Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Chase Sherman vs. Karl Williams
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joe Pyfer
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Loopy Godinez
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Trey Ogden
- Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes
