UFC Fight Night 235 predictions: Who’s picking Roman Dolidze over favored Nassourdine Imavov?

The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base this week with a pair of middleweights at the top of the marquee.

UFC Fight Night 235 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

(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.

Charlie Radtke vs. Gilbert Urbina

Gilbert Urbina

Records: Radtke (8-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Urbina (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Urbina -200, Radtke +165
Junkie pick results: Urbina 9, Radtke 2

Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov

Aliaskhab Khizriev

Records: Khizriev (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Muradov (26-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Khizriev -150, Muradov +125
Junkie pick results: Khizriev 7, Muradov 4

Viviane Araujo vs. Natalia Silva

Natalia Silva

Records: Araujo (12-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Silva (16-5-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Betting odds: Silva -350, Araujo +275
Junkie pick results: Silva 11, Araujo 0

Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov

Randy Brown

Records: Brown (17-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC), Salikhov (19-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Brown -280, Salikhov +225
Junkie pick results: Brown 8, Salikhov 3

Drew Dober vs. Renato Moicano

Drew Dober

Records: Dober (27-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC), Moicano (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Moicano -185, Dober +155
Junkie pick results: Dober 6, Moicano 5

Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Nassourdine Imavov

Records: Dolidze (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Imavov -175, Dolidze +145
Junkie pick results: Imavov 6, Dolidze 5

UFC Fight Night 235 main card picks

	Dolidze vs. Imavov	Dober vs. Moicano	Brown vs. Salikhov	Araujo vs. Silva	Khizriev vs. Muradov	Radtke vs. Urbina
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 6-4	Dolidze (67%)	Dober (63%)	Brown (72%)	Silva (81%)	Khizriev (76%)	Urbina (55%)
Matt Erickson @MattE 8-2	Dolidze	Dober	Brown	Silva	Muradov	Urbina
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 8-2	Imavov	Dober	Salikhov	Silva	Khizriev	Radtke
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 7-3 2014 Champion	Imavov	Moicano	Salikhov	Silva	Khizriev	Urbina
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 7-3 2018, 2022 Champion	Dolidze	Dober	Brown	Silva	Muradov	Urbina
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 6-4	Dolidze	Moicano	Brown	Silva	Khizriev	Urbina
Brian Garcia @thegoze 6-4 2017 Champion	Dolidze	Dober	Brown	Silva	Khizriev	Urbina
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 6-4	Imavov	Moicano	Brown	Silva	Muradov	Urbina
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 6-4	Imavov	Moicano	Brown	Silva	Khizriev	Radtke
Nolan King @mma_kings 5-5 2023 Champion	Imavov	Moicano	Brown	Silva	Muradov	Urbina
Simon Samano @SJSamano 5-5	Imavov	Moicano	Salikhov	Silva	Khizriev	Urbina
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 4-6	Dolidze	Dober	Brown	Silva	Khizriev	Urbina

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