Written by 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 2
Check out all the main card picks below.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
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
Ruffy
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