We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 302 event in Newark.
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 302 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), which takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Make your picks below.
Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
Records: Lima (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Raposo (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Lima 5-0, Raposo 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Lima -205, Raposo +170
Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
Records: Edwards (13-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Perez (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Edwards 3-2, Perez 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Edwards +175, Perez -210
Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
Records: Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Gall (7-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Past five: Hafez 3-2, Gall 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Hafez -310, Gall +245
Alex Morono vs. Niko Price
Records: Morono (24-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC), Price (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC)
Past five: Morono 3-2, Price 1-4
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Morono -245, Price +200
Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
Records: Matthews (19-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Rowe (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Matthews 2-3, Rowe 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Matthews -160, Rowe +135
Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
Records: Dawson (20-2-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC), Solecki (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Dawson 3-1-1, Solecki 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Dawson -380, Solecki +280
Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
Records: Almeida (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Kopylov (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 5-0, Kopylov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Almeida +105, Kopylov -125
Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Records: Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC), Zaleski dos Santos (24-7-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Brown 3-2, Zaleski dos Santos 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Brown honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Brown -170, Zaleski dos Santos +140
Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
Records: Almeida (20-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Romanov (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 4-1, Romanov 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Almeida No. 10, Romanov No. 14
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Almeida -280, Romanov +230
Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Records: Holland (25-11 MMA, 12-8 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (19-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Past five: Holland 3-2, Oleksiejczuk 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Holland -250, Oleksiejczuk +205
Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
Records: Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC)
Past five: Costa 2-3, Strickland 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Strickland No. 2, Costa No. 13
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Costa +185, Strickland -225
Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier
Records: Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC), Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC)
Past five: Makhachev 5-0, Poirier 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Makhachev No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Poirier No. 5
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Makhachev -600, Poirier +400
UFC 302 fight card (as of May 27, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier – for lightweight title
- Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
- Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
- Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
- Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
- Alex Morono vs. Niko Price
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
- Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
- Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
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