The UFC is back in the beating “weird” heart of Texas in Austin this week with lightweight standouts atop the card.
UFC on ESPN 52 takes place Saturday at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Punahele Soriano vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Records: Soriano (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Stoltzfus (14-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Soriano -325, Stoltzfus +260
Junkie pick results: Soriano 11, Stoltzfus 0
Clay Guida vs. Joaquim Silva
Records: Guida (38-20 MMA, 18-17 UFC), Silva (12-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Silva -310, Guida +250
Junkie pick results: Silva 6, Guida 5
Sean Brady vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Records: Brady (15-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Brady -120, Gastelum +105
Junkie pick results: Brady 6, Gastelum 5
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Rob Font
Records: Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Font (20-7 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Font -130, Figueiredo +110
Junkie pick results: Font 6, Figueiredo 5
Bobby Green vs. Jalin Turner
Records: Green (31-14-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC), Turner (13-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Turner -205, Green +170
Junkie pick results: Green 7, Turner 4
Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Records: Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC), Tsarukyan (20-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Tsarukyan -300, Dariush +240
Junkie pick results: Tsarukyan 7, Dariush 4
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC on ESPN 52 main card picks
| Dariush vs. Tsarukyan |
Green vs. Turner |
Figueiredo vs. Font |
Brady vs. Gastelum |
Guida vs. Silva |
Soriano vs. Stoltzfus |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 199-105 |
 Dariush (54%) |
 Turner (56%) |
 Font (54%) |
 Gastelum (53%) |
 Silva (65%) |
 Soriano (83%) |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 196-108 |
 Tsarukyan |
Turner |
Font |
 Brady |
 Guida |
Soriano |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 194-110 |
Dariush |
Turner |
Font |
Gastelum |
Silva |
Soriano |
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Ken Hathaway @1kenhathaway 192-112  |
Tsarukyan |
 Green |
 Figueiredo |
Brady |
Guida |
Soriano |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 191-113 |
Tsarukyan |
Turner |
Figueiredo |
Brady |
Guida |
Soriano |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 191-113 |
Tsarukyan |
Green |
Figueiredo |
Brady |
Guida |
Soriano |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 184-120 |
Tsarukyan |
Green |
Figueiredo |
Brady |
Silva |
Soriano |
|
Brian Garcia @thegoze 184-120 |
Dariush |
Green |
Font |
Gastelum |
Silva |
Soriano |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 183-121 |
Dariush |
Turner |
Font |
Gastelum |
Silva |
Soriano |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 181-123 |
Tsarukyan |
Green |
Font |
Brady |
Silva |
Soriano |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 180-124 |
Dariush |
Green |
Font |
Gastelum |
Guida |
Soriano |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 178-126 |
Tsarukyan |
Green |
Figueiredo |
Gastelum |
Silva |
Soriano |
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