We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 298 event in Anaheim, Calif.
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 298 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Make your picks below.
Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
Records: Lee (13-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC), Maverick (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Lee 2-3, Maverick 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Maverick -200, Lee +170
Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn
Records: Elliott (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Woodburn (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Elliott 5-0, Woodburn 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Elliott -290, Woodburn +235
Danny Barlow vs. Josh Quinlan
Records: Barlow (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Quinlan (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Barlow 5-0, Quinlan 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Barlow -190, Quinlan +160
Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Records: Mingyang (16-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Ribeiro (15-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Mingyang 5-0, Ribeiro 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Mingyang -150, Ribeiro +125
Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera
Records: Nakamura (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Vera (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Nakamura 5-0, Vera 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Nakamura -900, Vera +600
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Justin Tafa
Records: Rogerio de Lima (21-9-1 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Tafa (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Rogerio de Lima 3-2, Tafa 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Rogerio de Lima -150, Tafa +125
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Lemos
Records: Dern (13-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Lemos (13-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Dern 2-3, Lemos 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Lemos No. 6, Dern No. 10
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Lemos -135, Dern +115
Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov
Records: Hernandez (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Kopylov (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Hernandez 4-1, Kopylov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Hernandez -170, Kopylov +140
Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Records: Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Past five: Cejudo 4-1, Dvalishvili 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Dvalishvili No. 2, Cejudo No. 9
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Dvalishvili -190, Cejudo +160
Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal
Records: Machado Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Machado Garry 5-0, Neal 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Neal No. 11, Mahado Garry No. 13
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Machado Garry -225, Neal +185
Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker
Records: Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC)
Past five: Costa 3-2, Whittaker 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Whittaker No. 5, Costa No. 11
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Whittaker -220, Costa +180
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria
Records: Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC), Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Volkanovski 3-2, Topuria 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Volkanovski No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Topuria No. 4
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Volkanovski -110, Topuria -110
UFC 298 fight card (as of Feb. 12, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria – for featherweight title
- Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal
- Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Lemos
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Justin Tafa
- Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera
- Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Danny Barlow vs. Josh Quinlan
- Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn
- Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
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