We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 26 event in Auckland, New Zealand.
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+ 26 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 26 takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The event streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for all six main card fights inside:
Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Records: Kevin Aguilar (17-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC)
Past five: Aguilar 4-1, Tukhugov 3-1-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Aguilar -135, Tukhugov +105
Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
Records: Magomed Mustafaev (14-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Brad Riddell (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Mustafaev 4-1, Riddell 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Mustafaev -150, Riddell +125
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
Records: Marcos Rogerio de Lima (16-6-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Ben Sosoli (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: de Lima 2-3, Sosoli 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): de Lima -150, Sosoli +125
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan
Records: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Yan Xiaonan (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Kowalkiewicz 2-3, Xiaonan 5-0
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Xiaonan -225, Kowalkiewicz +175
Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Records: Jimmy Crute (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Michal Oleksiejczuk (14-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Crute 4-1, Oleksiejczuk 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Oleksiejczuk -150, Crute +120
Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
Records: Paul Felder (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Dan Hooker (19-8 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
Past five: Felder 4-1, Hooker 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Felder No. 10, Hooker No. 15
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Hooker -140, Felder +110
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN+ 26 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
- Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
- Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
- Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Josh Culibao vs. Jalin Turner
- Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek
- Song Kenan vs. Callan Potter
- Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam
- Angela Hill vs. Loma Lookboonmee
- Maki Pitolo vs. Takashi Sato
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Shana Dobson
