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Matt Erickson

UFC Fight Night 212: Make your predictions for Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo

Alexa Grasso Viviane Araujo Jonathan Martinez Pete Rodriguez Piera Rodriguez Askar Askarov Brandon Royval Mana Martinez UFC Fight Night 212 Alonzo Menifield

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 212 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 212 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 212 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 212.

Mike Jackson vs. Pete Rodriguez

Records: Mike Jackson (1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pete Rodriguez (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Jackson 1-1, Rodriguez 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Jackson +450, Rodriguez -750

Tatsuro Taira vs. CJ Vergara

Records: Tatsuro Taira (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), CJ Vergara (10-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Taira 5-0, Vergara 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Taira -240, Vergara +180

Sam Hughes vs. Piera Rodriguez

Records: Sam Hughes (7-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Piera Rodriguez (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Hughes 2-3, Rodriguez 5-0
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Hughes +145, Rodriguez -190

Raphael Assuncao vs. Victor Henry

Records: Raphael Assuncao (27-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC), Victor Henry (22-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Assuncao 1-4, Henry 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Assuncao +260, Henry -360

Jacob Malkoun vs. Nick Maximov

Records: Jacob Malkoun (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Nick Maximov (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Malkoun 3-2, Maximov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Malkoun +120, Maximov -155

Lucas Alexander vs. Joanderson Brito

Records: Lucas Alexander (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Joanderson Brito (13-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Alexander 5-0, Brito 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): N/A

Brandon Davis vs. Mana Martinez

Records: Brandon Davis (14-9 MMA, 2-6 UFC), Mana Martinez (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Davis 4-1, Martinez 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Davis +130, Martinez -165

Misha Cirkunov vs. Alonzo Menifield

Records: Misha Cirkunov (15-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC), Alonzo Menifield (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Cirkunov 1-4, Menifield 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Cirkunov +170, Menifield -220

Dusko Todorovic vs. Jordan Wright

Records: Dusko Todorovic (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Jordan Wright (12-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Todorovic 2-3, Wright 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Todorovic -210, Wright +160

Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Royval

Records: Askar Askarov (14-1-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC), Brandon Royval (14-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Askarov 3-1-1, Royval 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Askarov No. 5, Royval No. 8
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Askarov -250, Royval +190

Jonathan Martinez vs. Cub Swanson

Records: Jonathan Martinez (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Cub Swanson (28-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC)
Past five: Martinez 4-1, Swanson 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Martinez -210, Swanson +160

Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo

Records: Alexa Grasso (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Viviane Araujo (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Grasso 4-1, Araujo 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Grasso No. 12, Araujo honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.10.22): Grasso -220, Araujo +170