The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base for its final two events of 2023, starting with bantamweights in “Sin City.”
UFC Fight Night 233 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card 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.
Andre Muniz vs. Junyong Park
Records: Muniz (23-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Park (17-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Park -175, Muniz +145
Junkie pick results: Park 8, Muniz 3
Tim Elliott vs. Su Mudaerji
Records: Elliott (19-13-1 MMA, 8-11 UFC), Mudaerji (16-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Betting odds: Elliott -135, Mudaerji +115
Junkie pick results: Elliott 9, Mudaerji 2
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jamie Mullarkey
Records: Haqparast (15-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Mullarkey (17-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Haqparast -190, Mullarkey +160
Junkie pick results: Haqparast 10, Mullarkey 1
Khalil Rountree vs. Anthony Smith
Records: Rountree (12-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Smith (37-18 MMA, 12-8 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Rountree -205, Smith +170
Junkie pick results: Rountree 6, Smith 5
Song Yadong vs. Chris Gutierrez
Records: Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC), Gutierrez (20-4-2 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Yadong -380, Gutierrez +300
Junkie pick results: Yadong 8, Gutierrez 3
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC Fight Night 233 main card picks
| Yadong vs. Gutierrez |
Rountree vs. Smith |
Elliott vs. Mudaerji |
Haqparast vs. Mullarkey |
Muniz vs. Park |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 201-109 |
 Yadong (74%) |
 Rountree (60%) |
 Elliott (65%) |
 Haqparast (71%) |
 Park (62%) |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 199-111 |
Yadong |
Rountree |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
 Muniz |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 196-114 |
Yadong |
Rountree |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Park |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 195-115  |
Yadong |
 Smith |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Muniz |
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Ken Hathaway @1kenhathaway 195-115 |
 Gutierrez |
Rountree |
Elliott |
 Mullarkey |
Park |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 194-116 |
Yadong |
Rountree |
 Mudaerji |
Haqparast |
Park |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 188-122 |
Yadong |
Smith |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Muniz |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 185-125 |
Yadong |
Smith |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Park |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 185-125 |
Gutierrez |
Rountree |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Park |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 184-126 |
Yadong |
Smith |
Mudaerji |
Haqparast |
Park |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 181-129 |
Yadong |
Smith |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Park |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 180-130 |
Gutierrez |
Rountree |
Elliott |
Haqparast |
Park |
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