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PFL predictions: Which heavyweights, women’s flyweights will be playoff-bound?

The second half of the PFL’s regular season gets underway Thursday with heavyweight and women’s flyweights.

PFL 2024, Week 4 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

(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.

Jena Bishop vs. Taila Santos

Jena Bishop vs. Taila Santos 2024 PFL 4 faceoff – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Bishop (7-0), Santos (20-3)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.09.24): Santos -600, Bishop +375
Junkie pick results: Santos 10, Bishop 1

Liz Carmouche vs. Kana Watanabe

Liz Carmouche vs. Kana Watanabe 2024 PFL 4 faceoff – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Carmouche (21-7), Watanabe (13-2-1)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.09.24): Carmouche -380, Watanabe +260
Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Watanabe 0

Denis Goltsov vs. Thiago Santos

Denis Goltsov vs. Thiago Santos 2024 PFL 4 faceoff – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Goltsov (33-8), Santos (22-12)
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.09.24): Goltsov -650, Santos +400
Junkie pick results: Goltsov 9, Santos 2

Dakota Ditcheva vs. Chelsea Hackett

Dakota Ditcheva vs. Chelsea Hackett 2024 PFL 4 faceoff – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Ditcheva (11-0), Hackett (4-2-1)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.09.24): Ditcheva -3000, Hackett +1000
Junkie pick results: Ditcheva 11, Hackett 0

Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell

Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell 2024 PFL 4 faceoff – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Moldavsky (13-3), Vassell (23-9)
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.09.24): Moldavsky -320, Vassell +230
Junkie pick results: Moldavsky 10, Vassell 1

Check out all the main card picks below.

PFL Week 4 main card picks

Moldavsky
vs.
Vassell
Ditcheva
vs.
Hackett
Goltsov
vs.
Santos
Carmouche
vs.
Watanabe
Bishop
vs.
Santos
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
93-51

Moldavsky
(73%)

Ditcheva
(90%)

Goltsov
(64%)

Carmouche
(81%)

Santos
(80%)
Ken Hathaway
@1khathaway
95-49
2018, 2022 Champion

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
95-49
2014 Champion

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
93-51

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Nolan King
@mma_kings
91-53
2023 Champion

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
88-56

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
88-56

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
87-57

Vassell

Ditcheva

Santos

Carmouche

Santos
Matt Erickson
@MattE
86-58

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Santos

Carmouche

Bishop
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
82-62
2017 Champion

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
80-64

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
73-71

Moldavsky

Ditcheva

Goltsov

Carmouche

Santos

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2024, Week 4.

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