The UFC stays on its home turf this week, but in the big arena with the light heavyweight title on the line at the top of the bill.
UFC 313 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Records: Green (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC), Ruffy (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) Past five: Green 3-2, Ruffy 5-0 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.08.25): Green +350, Ruffy -455 Junkie pick results: Ruffy 10, Green 1
Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo
Records: Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Lucindo (17-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) Past five: Lemos 3-2, Lucindo 4-1 Division: Women’s strawweight Rankings: Lemos No. 6, Lucindo No. 9 Odds (as of 03.08.25): Lemos +120, Lucindo -140 Junkie pick results: Lemos 6, Lucindo 5
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Jalin Turner
Records: Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Turner (14-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Turner 2-3 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.08.25): Bahamondes -125, Turner +105 Junkie pick results: Bahamondes 9, Turner 2
Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
Rafael Fiziev vs. Justin Gaethje
Records: Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) Past five: Fiziev 3-2, Gaethje 3-2 Division: Lightweight Rankings: Gaethje No. 4, Fiziev No. 11 Odds (as of 03.08.25): Fiziev -160, Gaethje +135 Junkie pick results: Gaethje 9, Fiziev 2
Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Records: Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) Past five: Pereira 5-0, Ankalaev 4-0-1 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: Pereira No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Ankalaev No. 2, No. 14 pound-for-pound Odds (as of 03.08.25): Pereira -115, Ankalaev -105 Junkie pick results: Pereira 7, Ankalaev 4
Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev
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:
Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev: Blaydes 11, Kuniev 0 Rei Tsuruya vs. Joshua Van: Van 10, Tsuruya 1 Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan: Ferreira 9, Petrosyan 2 Carlos Leal vs. Alex Morono: Leal 8, Morono 3 Francis Marshall vs. Mairon Santos: Santos 11, Marshall 0 John Castaneda vs. Chris Gutierrez: Gutierrez 11, Castaneda 0 Ozzy Diaz vs. Djorden Santos: Santos 9, Diaz 2Check out all the main card picks below.
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Pereira vs. Ankalaev Fiziev vs. Gaethje Bahamonds vs. Turner Lemos vs. Lucindo Green vs. Ruffy MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 21-14 Pereira (77%) Gaethje (75%) Turner (57%) Lemos (52%) Ruffy (79%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 24-11 2024 Champion Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Nolan King @mma_kings 23-12 2023 Champion Pereira Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Brian Garcia @thegoze 21-14 2017 Champion Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Green Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 20-15 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Pereira Gaethje Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy Matt Erickson @MattE 20-15 Pereira Fiziev Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy Simon Samano @SJSamano 19-16 Pereira Fiziev Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 19-16 Pereira Gaethje Turner Lemos Ruffy Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 18-17 2014 Champion Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 18-17 Pereira Gaethje Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 17-18 Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Matthew Wells @MrMWells 16-19 Pereira Gaethje Turner Lucindo RuffyFor more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 313.
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