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UFC 309: Make your predictions for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic (Updated)

(This story was updated to add new information.)

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 309 event in New York.

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 ahead of UFC 309 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Make your picks below.

Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura

Records: Hardy (9-4-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Moura (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Hardy 4-1, Moura 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Hardy -150, Moura +125

Oban Elliott vs. Bassil Hafez

Records: Elliott (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Hafez (9-4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Elliott 5-0, Hafez 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Elliott -285, Hafez +230

Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall

Records: Brahimaj (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Gall (7-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Past five: Brahimaj 3-2, Gall 1-4
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Brahimaj +120, Gall -140

Jhonata Diniz vs. Marcin Tybura

Records: Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Tybura (25-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC)
Past five: Diniz 5-0, Tybura 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Diniz +125, Tybura -150

David Onama vs. Roberto Romero

Records: Onama (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Romero (8-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Onama 4-1, Romero 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.14.24): Onama -1000, Romero +600

Damon Jackson vs. Jim Miller

Records: Jackson (23-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC), Miller (37-18 MMA, 26-17 UFC)
Past five: Jackson 2-3, Miller 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Jackson -180, Miller +150

Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman

Records: Anders (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC), Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC)
Past five: Anders 3-2, Weidman 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Anders -120, Weidman +100

Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee

Records: Martinez (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC), McGhee (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Martinez 4-1, McGhee 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Martinez +120, McGhee -140

James Llontop vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Records: Llontop (14-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Llontop 2-3, Ruffy 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Llontop +550, Ruffy -800

Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva

Records: Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Araujo 2-3, Silva 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Silva No. 14
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Araujo +220, Silva -270

Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal

Records: Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC), Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Craig 2-3, Nickal 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Craig +700, Nickal -1100

Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira

Records: Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC)
Past five: Chandler 2-3, Oliveira 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Oliveira No. 3, Chandler No. 14
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Chandler +205, Oliveira -250

Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic

Records: Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC)
Past five: Jones 5-0, Miocic 2-3
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Jones No. 1 heavyweight, No. 5 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Jones -625, Miocic +455

UFC 309 fight card (as of Nov. 14, 2 a.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
  • Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal
  • Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva
  • James Llontop vs. Mauricio Ruffy

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/FX/Hulu, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
  • Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
  • Damon Jackson vs. Jim Miller
  • David Onama vs. Roberto Romero

PRELIMINARY CARD (Hulu/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Jhonata Diniz vs. Marcin Tybura
  • Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall
  • Bassil Hafez vs. Oban Elliott
  • Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

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