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Matt Erickson

UFC Fight Night 233 predictions: Who likes Yadong in Las Vegas?

The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base for its final two events of 2023, starting with bantamweights in “Sin City.”

UFC Fight Night 233 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

(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.

Andre Muniz vs. Junyong Park

Junyong Park

Records: Muniz (23-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Park (17-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Park -175, Muniz +145
Junkie pick results: Park 8, Muniz 3

Tim Elliott vs. Su Mudaerji

Tim Elliott

Records: Elliott (19-13-1 MMA, 8-11 UFC), Mudaerji (16-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Betting odds: Elliott -135, Mudaerji +115
Junkie pick results: Elliott 9, Mudaerji 2

Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jamie Mullarkey

Nasrat Haqparast

Records: Haqparast (15-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Mullarkey (17-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Haqparast -190, Mullarkey +160
Junkie pick results: Haqparast 10, Mullarkey 1

Khalil Rountree vs. Anthony Smith

Khalil Rountree

Records: Rountree (12-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Smith (37-18 MMA, 12-8 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Rountree -205, Smith +170
Junkie pick results: Rountree 6, Smith 5

Song Yadong vs. Chris Gutierrez

Song Yadong

Records: Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC), Gutierrez (20-4-2 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Yadong -380, Gutierrez +300
Junkie pick results: Yadong 8, Gutierrez 3

Check out all the main card picks below.

UFC Fight Night 233 main card picks

Yadong
vs.
Gutierrez
Rountree
vs.
Smith
Elliott
vs.
Mudaerji
Haqparast
vs.
Mullarkey
Muniz
vs.
Park
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
201-109

Yadong
(74%)

Rountree
(60%)

Elliott
(65%)

Haqparast
(71%)

Park
(62%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
199-111

Yadong

Rountree

Elliott

Haqparast

Muniz
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
196-114

Yadong

Rountree

Elliott

Haqparast

Park
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
195-115
2014 Champion

Yadong

Smith

Elliott

Haqparast

Muniz
Ken Hathaway
@1kenhathaway
195-115
2018, 2022 Champion

Gutierrez

Rountree

Elliott

Mullarkey

Park
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
194-116

Yadong

Rountree

Mudaerji

Haqparast

Park
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
188-122

Yadong

Smith

Elliott

Haqparast

Muniz
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
185-125

Yadong

Smith

Elliott

Haqparast

Park
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
185-125
2017 Champion

Gutierrez

Rountree

Elliott

Haqparast

Park
Matt Erickson
@MattE
184-126

Yadong

Smith

Mudaerji

Haqparast

Park
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
181-129

Yadong

Smith

Elliott

Haqparast

Park
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
180-130

Gutierrez

Rountree

Elliott

Haqparast

Park

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 233.

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