We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 53 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 reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of UFC on ESPN 53 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman
Records: Parkin (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Usman (10-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Parkin 5-0, Usman 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Parkin -160, Usman +135
Andre Lima vs. Igor Severino
Records: Lima (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Severino (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Lima 5-0, Severino 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Lima -170, Severino +140
Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova
Records: Rendon (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Zheleznyakova (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Rendon 5-0, Zheleznyakova 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Rendon +140, Zheleznyakova -170
Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
Records: Errens (13-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Nguyen (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Errens 2-3, Nguyen 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Errens +190, Nguyen -235
Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns
Records: Gibson (19-9 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Johns (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Gibson 3-2, Johns 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Gibson +105, Johns -120
Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos
Records: Erosa (28-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC), Ramos (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Erosa 3-2, Ramos 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Erosa +155, Ramos -185
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden
Records: Holobaugh (20-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Ogden (16-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Holobaugh 3-2, Ogden 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Holobaugh +120, Ogden -140
Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
Records: Padilla (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pajuelo (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Padilla 3-2, Pajuelo 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Padilla -160, Pajuelo +135
Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal
Records: Quarantillo (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Zalal (13-5-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Quarantillo 3-2, Zalal 3-1-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Quarantillo -140, Zalal +120
Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott
Records: Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Saaiman 4-1, Talbott 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Saaiman -105, Talbott -115
AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Records: Dobson (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Shahbazyan (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Past five: Dobson 3-2, Shahbazyan 1-4
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Dobson +160, Shahbazyan -190
Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams
Records: Tafa (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Williams (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Tafa 3-2, Williams 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Tafa +205, Williams -250
Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
Records: Ribas (12-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Namajunas (11-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Past five: Ribas 3-2, Namajunas 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Namajunas No. 4 women’s strawweight, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Ribas No. 13 women’s strawweight
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Ribas +150, Namajunas -180
UFC on ESPN 53 fight card (as of March 18, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
- Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
- Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams
- AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott
- Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal
- Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden
- Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos
- Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns
- Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
- Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova
- Andre Lima vs. Igor Severino
- Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 53.
