We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 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 MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 224 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 224 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
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Themba Takura Gorimbo vs. Takashi Sato
Records: Themba Takura Gorimbo (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Takashi Sato (16-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Gorimbo 3-2, Sato 1-4
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Gorimbo -110, Sato -110
Victoria Leonardo vs. Natalia Silva
Records: Victoria Leonardo (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Natalia Silva (14-5-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Leonardo 3-2, Silva 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Leonardo +400, Silva -550
Nick Fiore vs. Chase Hooper
Records: Nick Fiore (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Chase Hooper (11-3-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Past five: Fiore 4-1, Hooper 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Fiore -105, Hooper -120
Ilir Latifi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Records: Ilir Latifi (16-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Rodrigo Nascimento (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Latifi 2-3, Nascimento 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Latifi +130, Nascimento -155
Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina
Records: Orion Cosce (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Gilbert Urbina (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Cosce 4-1, Urbina 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Cosce -160, Urbina +130
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Records: Vanessa Demopoulos (9-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Karolina Kowalkiewicz (14-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC)
Past five: Demopoulos 4-1, Kowalkiewicz 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Demopoulos +125, Kowalkiewicz -150
Diego Ferreira vs. Michael Johnson
Records: Diego Ferreira (17-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Michael Johnson (21-18 MMA, 13-14 UFC)
Past five: Ferreira 2-3, Johnson 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Ferreira -150, Johnson +120
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Hayisaer Maheshate
Records: Viacheslav Borshchev (6-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Hayisaer Maheshate (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Borshchev 3-2, Maheshate 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Borshchev -155, Maheshate +130
Joaquin Buckley vs. Andre Fialho
Records: Joaquin Buckley (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Andre Fialho (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Buckley 3-2, Fialho 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Buckley -175, Fialho +140
Emily Ducote vs. Loopy Godinez
Records: Emily Ducote (12-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Loopy Godinez (9-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Ducote 4-1, Godinez 3-2
Division: 120-pound contract weight
Rankings: Godinez honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Ducote +120, Godinez -150
Anthony Hernandez vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Records: Anthony Hernandez (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Hernandez 4-1, Shahbazyan 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Hernandez -315, Shahbazyan +245
Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill
Records: Mackenzie Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Angela Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC)
Past five: Dern 3-2, Hill 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Dern No. 9
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Dern -185, Hill +155
UFC Fight Night 224 fight card (as of May 13, 8 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill
- Anthony Hernandez vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Emily Ducote vs. Loopy Godinez
- Joaquin Buckley vs. Andre Fialho
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Hayisaer Maheshate
- Diego Ferreira vs. Michael Johnson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
- Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Ilir Latifi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
- Nick Fiore vs. Chase Hooper
- Victoria Leonardo vs. Natalia Silva
- Themba Takura Gorimbo vs. Takashi Sato
