The UFC is back in Las Vegas for International Fight Week with the light heavyweight strap on the line – again – at the top of the card.
UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid for the main card in a separate window.)
Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
Records: Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), Page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Garry 5-0, Page 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Garry No. 12, Page honorable mention
Odds (as of 06.29.24): Garry -140, Page +120
Junkie pick results: Garry 6, Page 5
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
Records: Bueno Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC), Chiasson (10-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Bueno Silva 3-2, Chiasson 3-2
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Bueno Silva No. 5, Chiasson No. 10
Odds (as of 06.29.24): Bueno Silva -165, Chiasson +140
Junkie pick results: Chiasson 6, Bueno Silva 5
Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Smith
Records: Dolidze (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Smith (38-19 MMA, 13-9 UFC)
Past five: Dolidze 3-2, Smith 2-3
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Smith No. 12 light heavyweight; Dolidze No. 14 middleweight
Odds (as of 06.29.24): Dolidze -150, Smith +125
Junkie pick results: Dolidze 6, Smith 5
Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
Records: Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Past five: Lopes 4-1, Ortega 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Ortega No. 7 featherweight
Odds (as of 06.29.24): Lopes -150, Ortega +125
Junkie pick results: Lopes 11, Ortega 0
Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka
Records: Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Pereira 4-1, Prochazka 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Pereira No. 1, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Prochazka No. 2
Odds (as of 06.29.24): Pereira -150, Prochazka +125
Junkie pick results: Pereira 9, Prochazka 2
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC 303 main card picks
| Pereira vs. Prochazka |
Lopes vs. Ortega |
Dolidze vs. Smith |
Bueno Silva vs. Chiasson |
Garry vs. Page |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 110-64 |
 Pereira (72%) |
 Lopes (59%) |
 Smith (58%) |
 Bueno Silva (67%) |
 Page (56%) |
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Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 115-59  |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Smith |
Bueno Silva |
 Garry |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 114-60 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
 Dolidze |
 Chiasson |
Page |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 113-61 |
 Prochazka |
Lopes |
Smith |
Chiasson |
Garry |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 111-63 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Dolidze |
Bueno Silva |
Garry |
|
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 107-67 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Smith |
Bueno Silva |
Page |
|
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 107-67 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Smith |
Chiasson |
Garry |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 104-70 |
Prochazka |
Lopes |
Dolidze |
Chiasson |
Garry |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 104-70 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Dolidze |
Chiasson |
Page |
|
Brian Garcia @thegoze 103-71 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Dolidze |
Chiasson |
Page |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 97-77 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Dolidze |
Bueno Silva |
Garry |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 92-82 |
Pereira |
Lopes |
Smith |
Bueno Silva |
Page |
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