The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base with featherweights at the top of the lineup.
UFC on ESPN 65 (ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin
Records: Finney (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Finney 5-0, Valentin 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.05.25): Finney -300, Valentin +240
Junkie pick results: Finney 11, Valentin 0
Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne
Records: Gurule (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)
Past five: Gurule 5-0, Osbourne 1-4
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.05.25): Gurule -245, Osbourne +200
Junkie pick results: Gurule 9, Osbourne 2
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares
Records: Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC), Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC)
Past five: Meerschaert 2-3, Tavares 1-4
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.05.25): Meerschaert +165, Tavares -200
Junkie pick results: Tavares 7, Meerschaert 4
ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
Records: Lee (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Romious (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Lee 4-1, Romious 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.05.25): Lee -130, Romious +110
Junkie pick results: Lee 11, Romious 0
Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini
Records: Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-22 UFC)
Past five: Brito 4-1, Sabatini 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.05.25): Brito -230, Sabatini +190
Junkie pick results: Brito 9, Sabatini 2
Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
Records: Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC)
Past five: Emmett 3-2, Murphy 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Emmett No. 6, Murphy No. 12
Odds (as of 04.05.25): Emmett +260, Murphy -325
Junkie pick results: Murphy 8, Emmett 3
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita: Barbosa 9, Belbita 2
- Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee: Frunza 10, McKee 1
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes: Lookboonmee 11, Nunes 0
- Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry: Henry 9, Falcao 2
- Martin Buday vs. Uran Satybaldiev: Satybaldiev 8, Buday 3
- Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos: Demopoulos 9, Alencar 2
Check out all the main card picks below.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
| Emmett vs. Murphy |
Brito vs. Sabatini |
Lee vs. Romious |
Meerschaert vs. Tavares |
Gurule vs. Osbourne |
Finney vs. Valentin |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 38-24 |
 Murphy (58%) |
 Brito (80%) |
 Lee (74%) |
 Tavares (55%) |
 Gurule (68%) |
 Finney (82%) |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 42-20  |
 Emmett |
Brito |
Lee |
Tavares |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 40-22 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
 Meerschaert |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 40-22 |
Emmett |
Brito |
Lee |
Tavares |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 39-23 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
Tavares |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 38-24 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
Tavares |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 37-25 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
Meerschaert |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 36-26 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
Meerschaert |
Gurule |
Finney |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 36-26 |
Emmett |
 Sabatini |
Lee |
Tavares |
 Osbourne |
Finney |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 35-27 |
Murphy |
Sabatini |
Lee |
Tavares |
Osbourne |
Finney |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 34-28 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
Tavares |
Gurule |
Finney |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 31-31 |
Murphy |
Brito |
Lee |
Meerschaert |
Gurule |
Finney |
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