The UFC stays in its Las Vegas home base this week with middleweights at the top of the lineup for the second straight show.
UFC Fight Night 236 (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.
Armen Petrosyan vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Records: Petrosyan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Vieira (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Vieira -120, Petrosyan +100
Junkie pick results: Petrosyan 8, Vieira 3
Darrius Flowers vs. Michael Johnson
Records: Flowers (12-6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Johnson (21-19 MMA, 13-15 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Johnson -140, Flowers +120
Junkie pick results: Johnson 9, Flowers 2
Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
Records: Rodrigues (14-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Tavares (20-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Rodrigues -250, Tavares +205
Junkie pick results: Rodrigues 10, Tavares 1
Robert Bryczek vs. Ihor Potieria
Records: Bryczek (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Potieria (20-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Bryczek -160, Potieria +135
Junkie pick results: Bryczek 11, Potieria 0
Andre Fili vs. Dan Ige
Records: Fili 2-3, Ige 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Ige -170, Fili +140
Junkie pick results: Ige 8, Fili 3
Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer
Records: Hermansson (23-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Pyfer (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Pyfer -260, Hermansson +210
Junkie pick results: Pyfer 7, Hermansson 4
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC Fight Night 236 main card picks
| Hermansson vs. Pyfer |
Fili vs. Ige |
Bryczek vs. Potieira |
Rodrigues vs. Tavares |
Flowers vs. Johnson |
Petrosyan vs. Vieira |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 8-7 |
 Pyfer (80%) |
 Ige (73%) |
 Bryczek (68%) |
 Rodrigues (68%) |
 Johnson (64%) |
 Petrosyan (60%) |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 11-4 |
Pyfer |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 10-5 |
Pyfer |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 10-5 |
 Hermansson |
 Fili |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
 Vieira |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 10-5  |
Hermansson |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
 Flowers |
Vieira |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 10-5 |
Pyfer |
Fili |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Flowers |
Petrosyan |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 9-6 |
Hermansson |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 9-6 |
Pyfer |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 9-6 |
Pyfer |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 8-7 |
Pyfer |
Fili |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Vieira |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 8-7 |
Hermansson |
Ige |
Bryczek |
Rodrigues |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 6-9 |
Pyfer |
Ige |
Bryczek |
 Tavares |
Johnson |
Petrosyan |
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