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
Torrez Finney vs. Robert Valentin
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
Ode Osbourne vs. Luis Gurule
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
Brad Tavares vs. Gerald Meerschaert
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
Cortavious Romious vs. ChangHo Lee
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
Pat Sabatini vs. Joanderson Brito
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
Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
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 2Diana Belbita vs. Dione Barbosa
Check out all the main card picks below.
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Emmett vs. Murphy Brito vs. Sabatini Lee vs. Romious Meerschaert vs. Tavares Gurule vs. Osbourne Finney vs. Valentin MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 38-24 Murphy (58%) Brito (80%) Lee (74%) Tavares (55%) Gurule (68%) Finney (82%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 42-20 2024 Champion Emmett Brito Lee Tavares Gurule Finney Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 40-22 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Murphy Brito Lee Meerschaert Gurule Finney Brian Garcia @thegoze 40-22 2017 Champion Emmett Brito Lee Tavares Gurule Finney Nolan King @mma_kings 39-23 2023 Champion Murphy Brito Lee Tavares Gurule Finney Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 38-24 2014 Champion Murphy Brito Lee Tavares Gurule Finney Matt Erickson @MattE 37-25 Murphy Brito Lee Meerschaert Gurule Finney Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 36-26 Murphy Brito Lee Meerschaert Gurule Finney George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 36-26 Emmett Sabatini Lee Tavares Osbourne Finney Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 35-27 Murphy Sabatini Lee Tavares Osbourne Finney Simon Samano @SJSamano 34-28 Murphy Brito Lee Tavares Gurule Finney Matthew Wells @MrMWells 31-31 Murphy Brito Lee Meerschaert Gurule FinneyFor more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.
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