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2023 PFL Championship predictions: Who are we picking in the six $1 million finals?

The PFL wraps up its 2023 season Friday with six $1 million finals on a pay-per-view event.

The 2023 PFL Championship event takes place Friday at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. The main card airs on pay-per-view (ESPN+) following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Jesus Pinedo vs. Gabriel Braga

Gabriel Braga, 2023 PFL Championships Official Weigh-Ins at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Pinedo (22-6-1), Braga (12-0)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Braga -130, Pinedo +110
Junkie pick results: Braga 9, Pinedo 2

Josh Silveira vs. Impa Kasanganay

Josh Silveira, 2023 PFL Championships Official Weigh-Ins at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Silveira (12-1), Kasanganay (14-3)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Kasanganay -165, Silveira +135
Junkie pick results: Silveira 7, Kasanganay 4

Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Sadibou Sy

Magomed Magomedkerimov, 2023 PFL Championships Official Weigh-Ins at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Magomedkerimov (33-6), Sy (16-6-2)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Magomedkerimov -175, Sy +145
Junkie pick results: Magomedkerimov 7, Sy 4

Larissa Pacheco vs. Marina Mokhnatkina

Larissa Pacheco, 2023 PFL Championships Official Weigh-Ins at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Pacheco (22-4), Mokhnatkina (11-3)
Division: Women’s featherweight
Betting odds: Pacheco -900, Mokhnatkina +600
Junkie pick results: Pacheco 11, Mokhnatkina 0

Denis Goltsov vs. Renan Ferreira

Renan Ferreira, 2023 PFL Championships Official Weigh-Ins at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Goltsov (32-7), Ferreira (11-4)
Division: Heavyweight
Betting odds: Goltsov -265, Ferreira +215
Junkie pick results: Ferreira 6, Goltsov 5

Clay Collard vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Olivier Aubin-Mercier, 2023 PFL Championships Official Weigh-Ins at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Collard (24-10), Aubin-Mercier (20-5)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Aubin-Mercier -270, Collard +220
Junkie pick results: Aubin-Mercier 10, Collard 1

Check out all the main card picks below.

2023 PFL Championship final picks

Collard
vs.
Aubin-Mercier
Goltsov
vs.
Ferreira
Pacheco
vs.
Mokhnatkina
Magomedkerimov
vs.
Sy
Silveira
vs.
Kasanganay
Pinedo
vs.
Braga
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
195-103

Aubin-Mercier
(85%)

Goltsov
(65%)

Pacheco
(88%)

Magomedkerimov
(67%)

Kasanganay
(67%)

Braga
(66%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
192-106

Aubin-Mercier

Goltsov

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Kasanganay

Braga
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
191-107

Aubin-Mercier

Goltsov

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Silveira

Braga
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
188-110
2014 Champion

Aubin-Mercier

Goltsov

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Silveira

Braga
Ken Hathaway
@1kenhathaway
188-110
2018, 2022 Champion

Aubin-Mercier

Ferreira

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Silveira

Braga
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
188-110

Collard

Ferreira

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Silveira

Braga
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
181-117

Aubin-Mercier

Ferreira

Pacheco

Sy

Silveira

Braga
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
180-118
2017 Champion

Aubin-Mercier

Goltsov

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Silveira

Pinedo
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
179-119

Aubin-Mercier

Goltsov

Pacheco

Magomedkerimov

Kasanganay

Braga
Matt Erickson
@MattE
178-120

Aubin-Mercier

Ferreira

Pacheco

Sy

Silveira

Braga
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
176-122

Aubin-Mercier

Ferreira

Pacheco

Sy

Kasanganay

Braga
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
173-125

Aubin-Mercier

Ferreira

Pacheco

Sy

Kasanganay

Pinedo

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2023 PFL Championship.

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