We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 306 event in Las Vegas.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Aori Qileng vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
Records: Qileng (25-11 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Rosas Jr. (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Qileng 3-2, Rosas Jr. 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Qileng +525, Rosas Jr. -770
Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van
Records: Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Van (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Chairez 3-2, Van 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Chairez +165, Van -205
Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
Records: Jauregui (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Souza (14-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Jauregui 4-1, Souza 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Jauregui -455, Souza +350
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
Records: Bahamondes (15-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Torres (15-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Torres 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Bahamondes +100, Torres -120
Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
Records: Aldana (15-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Dumont (11-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Past five: Aldana 3-2, Dumont 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Aldana No. 4, Dumont honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Aldana -120, Dumont +100
Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez
Records: Osbourne (12-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Osbourne 2-3, Rodriguez 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Osbourne +110, Rodriguez -130
Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Records: Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Zellhuber (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Ribovics 4-1, Zellhuber 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Ribovics +205, Zellhuber -250
Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
Records: Lopes (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Past five: Lopes 4-1, Ortega 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Ortega No. 7, Lopes No. 15
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Lopes -175, Ortega +150
Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Records: Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC), Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Grasso 4-0-1, Shevchenko 3-1-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Grasso No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Shevchenko No. 2, No. 4 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Grasso -120, Shevchenko +100
Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Records: O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC)
Past five: O’Malley 5-0, Dvalishvili 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: O’Malley No. 1, No. 6 pound-for-pound; Dvalishvili No. 2, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 09.09.24): O’Malley -130, Dvalishvili +110
UFC 306 lineup (as of Sept. 9, 3 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili – for banatamweight title
- Champ Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s flyweight title
- Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
- Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
- Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
- Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
- Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.
