PFL Week 1 predictions: Two unanimous picks to open season in San Antonio

The PFL is back for the start of its 2024 regular season, and heavyweights and women’s flyweights are on display for the first of three straight weeks of events.

PFL 2024, Week 1 (ESPN2/ESPN+) takes place Thursday at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

(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.

Dakota Ditcheva vs. Lisa Mauldin

Dakota Ditcheva 2023 PFL Europe 4 official weigh-in

Records: Ditcheva (10-0), Mauldin (6-3)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.24): Ditcheva -2400, Mauldin +1200
Junkie pick results: Ditcheva 11, Mauldin 0

Liz Carmouche vs. Juliana Velasquez

Liz Carmouche

Records: Carmouche (20-7), Velasquez (12-2)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Carmouche No. 3, No. 6 pound-for-pound; Velasquez No. 6, No. 15 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 04.03.24): Carmouche -185, Velasquez +155
Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Velasquez 0

Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell

Linton Vassell

Records: Goltsov (32-8), Vassell (23-8)
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.24): Goltsov -125, Vassell +105
Junkie pick results: Vassell 6, Goltsov 5

Ante Delija vs. Valentin Moldavsky

Valentin Moldavsky

Records: Delija (24-5), Moldavsky (12-3)
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.24): Delija +135, Moldavsky -160
Junkie pick results: Moldavsky 6, Delija 5

Check out all the main card picks below.

PFL Week 1 main card picks

	Delija vs. Moldavsky	Goltsov vs. Vassell	Carmouche vs. Velasquez	Ditcheva vs. Mauldin
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 44-25	Moldavsky (62%)	Vassell (60%)	Carmouche (74%)	Ditcheva (94%)
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 49-20 2014 Champion	Moldavsky	Goltsov	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 42-23	Delija	Goltsov	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 43-26 2018, 2022 Champion	Moldavsky	Goltsov	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 43-26	Delija	Vassell	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 42-27	Delija	Vassell	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Matt Erickson @MattE 41-28	Moldavsky	Vassell	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Brian Garcia @thegoze 40-29 2017 Champion	Delija	Vassell	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Nolan King @mma_kings 40-29 2023 Champion	Moldavsky	Goltsov	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Simon Samano @SJSamano 38-31	Moldavsky	Goltsov	Carmouche	Ditcheva
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 32-37	Moldavsky	Vassell	Carmouche	Ditcheva
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 30-39	Delija	Vassell	Carmouche	Ditcheva

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL Week 1.