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UFC Fight Night 229 predictions: Is anyone picking Bobby Green to give Grant Dawson his first UFC loss?

The UFC stays home in “Sin City” this week with lightweights once again at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 229 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams 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.

Bill Algeo vs. Alexander Hernandez

Bill Algeo

Records: Algeo (17-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Hernandez (14-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Algeo (-140), Hernandez (+120)
Junkie pick results: Hernandez 6, Algeo 5

Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn

Drew Dober

Records: Dober (26-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC), Glenn (22-7-2 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Dober (-480), Glenn (+360)
Junkie pick results: Dober 11, Glenn 0

Joaquin Buckley vs. Alex Morono

Joaquin Buckley

Records: Buckley (16-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Morono (23-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Buckley (-175), Morono (+150)
Junkie pick results: Buckley 9, Morono 2

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Joe Pyfer

Joe Pyfer

Records: Alhassan (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Pyfer (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Pyfer (-480), Alhassan (+360)
Junkie pick results: Pyfer 11, Alhassan 0

Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Green

Grant Dawson

Records: Dawson (20-1-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC), Green (30-14-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Dawson (-380), Green (+300)
Junkie pick results: Dawson 11, Green 0

Check out all the main card picks below.

UFC Fight Night 229 main card picks

Dawson
vs.
Green
Alhassan
vs.
Pyfer
Buckley
vs.
Morono
Dober
vs.
Glenn
Algeo
vs.
Hernandez
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
167-94

Dawson
(79%)

Pyfer
(83%)

Buckley
(59%)

Dober
(90%)

Algeo
(63%)
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
167-94

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Algeo
Nolan King
@mma_kings
167-94

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Algeo
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
166-95
2018, 2022 Champion

Dawson

Pyfer

Morono

Dober

Hernandez
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
164-97

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Algeo
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
162-99
2014 Champion

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Algeo
Matt Erickson
@MattE
161-100

Dawson

Pyfer

Morono

Dober

Hernandez
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
157-104
2017 Champion

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Hernandez
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
156-105

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Algeo
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
155-106

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Hernandez
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
154-107

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Hernandez
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
146-115

Dawson

Pyfer

Buckley

Dober

Hernandez

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 229.

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