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UFC Fight Night 225: Make your predictions for Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 225 event 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 Fight Night 225 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 225 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 225.

Modestas Bukauskas vs. Zac Pauga

Records: Modestas Bukauskas (14-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) Zac Pauga (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Bukauskas 3-2, Pauga 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Bukauskas -165, Pauga +140

Dan Argueta vs. Ronnie Lawrence

Records: Dan Argueta (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Ronnie Lawrence (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Argueta 4-1, Lawrence 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Argueta +150, Lawrence -175

Tereza Bleda vs. Gabriella Fernandes

Records: Tereza Bleda (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Gabriella Fernandes (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Bleda 4-1, Fernandes 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Bleda -270, Fernandes +220

Felipe Bunes vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Records: Felipe Bunes (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC)
Past five: Bunes 3-2, Zhumagulov 1-4
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): N/A

Denys Bondar vs. Carlos Hernandez

Records: Denys Bondar (16-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Carlos Hernandez (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Bondar 4-1, Hernandez 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Bondar +105, Hernandez -125

Kyung Ho Kang vs. Cristian Quinonez

Records: Kyung Ho Kang (18-9 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Cristian Quinonez (18-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Kang 4-1, Quinonez 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Kang +150, Quinonez -175

Alessandro Costa vs. Jimmy Flick

Records: Alessandro Costa (12-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Jimmy Flick (16-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Costa 4-1, Flick 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Costa -230, Flick +190

Raoni Barcelos vs. Miles Johns

Records: Raoni Barcelos (17-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Miles Johns (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Barcelos 2-3, Johns 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Barcelos -230, Johns +190

Nicolas Dalby vs. Muslim Salikhov

Records: Nicolas Dalby (21-4-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC), Muslim Salikhov (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Dalby 3-1-1, Salikhov 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Dalby +170, Salikhov -200

Nikolas Motta vs. Manuel Torres

Records: Nikolas Motta (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Manuel Torres (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Motta 4-1, Torres 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Motta +155, Torres -180

Lucas Almeida vs. Pat Sabatini

Records: Lucas Almeida (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Pat Sabatini (17-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 4-1, Sabatini 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Almeida +155, Sabatini -180

Christian Duncan vs. Armen Petrosyan

Records: Christian Duncan (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Armen Petrosyan (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Duncan 5-0, Petrosyan 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Duncan -170, Petrosyan +145

Joaquim Silva vs. Arman Tsarukyan

Records: Joaquim Silva (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Arman Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Silva 2-3, Tsarukyan 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Tsarukyan honorable mention
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Silva +650, Tsarukyan -1000

Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier

Records: Marvin Vettori (19-5-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC), Jared Cannonier (16-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
Past five: Vettori 3-2, Cannonier 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Cannonier No. 4, Vettori No. 5
Odds (as of 06.12.23): Vettori -110, Cannonier -110

UFC Fight Night 225 fight card (as of June 12, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier
  • Joaquim Silva vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Christian Duncan vs. Armen Petrosyan
  • Lucas Almeida vs. Pat Sabatini
  • Nikolas Motta vs. Manuel Torres
  • Nicolas Dalby vs. Muslim Salikhov

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Miles Johns
  • Alessandro Costa vs. Jimmy Flick
  • Kyung Ho Kang vs. Cristian Quinonez
  • Denys Bondar vs. Carlos Hernandez
  • Felipe Bunes vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
  • Josh Fremd vs. Roman Kopylov
  • Tereza Bleda vs. Gabriella Fernandes
  • Dan Argueta vs. Ronnie Lawrence
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Zac Pauga
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