(Updated at 5:20 p.m. July 12, 2023, for fight removal.)
We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 49 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 on ESPN 49 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 49 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ailin Perez
Records: Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC), Ailin Perez (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Evans-Smith 1-4, Perez 3-2
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Ashlee Evans-Smith (+125), Ailin Perez (-150)
Carl Deaton vs. Alexander Munoz
Records: Carl Deaton (17-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Alexander Munoz (6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Deaton 2-3, Munoz 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Carl Deaton (+120), Alexander Munoz (-140)
Azat Maksum vs. Tyson Nam
Records: Azat Maksum (16-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Tyson Nam (21-13-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Past five: Maksum 5-0, Nam 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Azat Maksum (-420), Tyson Nam (+320)
Evan Elder vs. Genaro Valdez
Records: Evan Elder (7-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Genaro Valdez (10-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Elder 3-2, Valdez 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Evan Elder (-280), Genaro Valdez (+230)
Melquizael Costa vs. Austin Lingo
Records: Melquizael Costa (19-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Austin Lingo (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Costa 3-2, Lingo 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Melquizael Costa (-190), Austin Lingo (+160)
Viktoriya Dudakova vs. Istela Nunes
Records: Viktoriya Dudakova (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Istela Nunes (6-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Past five: Dudakova 5-0, Nunes 1-4
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Viktoriya Dudakova (-290), Istela Nunes (+235)
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Tucker Lutz
Records: Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Tucker Lutz (12-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Baghdasaryan 4-1, Lutz 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Melsik Baghdasaryan (-210), Tucker Lutz (+175)
Terrance McKinney vs. Nazim Sadykhov
Records: Terrance McKinney (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Nazim Sadykhov (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: McKinney 3-2, Sadykhov 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Terrance McKinney (+125), Nazim Sadykhov (-150)
Chelsea Chandler vs. Norma Dumont
Records: Chelsea Chandler (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Norma Dumont (9-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Chandler 5-0, Dumont 4-1
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Dumont No. 15
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Chelsea Chandler (+125), Norma Dumont (-150)
Albert Duraev vs. Junyong Park
Records: Albert Duraev (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Junyong Park (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Duraev 4-1, Park 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Albert Duraev (+130), Junyong Park (-155)
Ottman Azaitar vs. Francisco Prado
Records: Ottman Azaitar (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Francisco Prado (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Azaitar 4-1, Prado 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Ottman Azaitar (+115), Francisco Prado (-135)
Bassil Hafez vs.Jack Della Maddalena
Records: Bassil Hafez (8-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Jack Della Maddalena (14-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Hafez 4-1, Maddalena 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.11.23): N/A
Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Records: Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Past five: Holm vs. 3-2, Silva 3-1-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Holm No. 4, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Silva No. 11
Odds (as of 07.10.23): Holly Holm (-165), Mayra Bueno Silva (+140)
UFC on ESPN 49 fight card (as of July 10, 1 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- Bassil Hafez vs. Jack Della Maddalena
- Ottman Azaitar vs. Francisco Prado
- Albert Duraev vs. Junyong Park
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Norma Dumont
- Terrance McKinney vs. Nazim Sadykhov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Tucker Lutz
- Viktoriya Dudakova vs. Istela Nunes
- Melquizael Costa vs. Austin Lingo
- Evan Elder vs. Genaro Valdez
- Azat Maksum vs. Tyson Nam
- Carl Deaton vs. Alexander Munoz
- Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ailin Perez
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 49.
