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Matt Erickson

UFC on ESPN 37 predictions: Calvin Kattar or Josh Emmett in Austin?

Kattar
vs.
Emmett
Cerrone
vs.
Lauzon
Holland
vs.
Means
Buckley
vs.
Duraev
Ismagulov
vs.
Kutateladze
Marquez
vs.
Rodrigues
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
90-50
kattar2022
Kattar
(72%)
cerrone2022
Cerrone
(57%)
holland2022
Holland
(81%)
buckley2022
Buckley
(55%)
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
(74%)
marquez2022
Marquez
(63%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
95-50
trophy copy 2018 Champion
emmett2022
Emmett
cerrone2022
Cerrone
holland2022
Holland
duraev2022
Duraev
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
rodrigues2022
Rodrigues
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
94-51
trophy copy 2014 Champion
kattar2022
Kattar
cerrone2022
Cerrone
means2022
Means
duraev2022
Duraev
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
rodrigues2022
Rodrigues
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
92-53
emmett2022
Emmett
lauzon2022
Lauzon
means2022
Means
duraev2022
Duraev
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
rodrigues2022
Rodrigues
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
91-54
kattar2022
Kattar
lauzon2022
Lauzon
holland2022
Holland
buckley2022
Buckley
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
rodrigues2022
Rodrigues
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
91-54
kattar2022
Kattar
lauzon2022
Lauzon
holland2022
Holland
buckley2022
Buckley
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
marquez2022
Marquez
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
90-55
kattar2022
Kattar
cerrone2022
Cerrone
holland2022
Holland
buckley2022
Buckley
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
rodrigues2022
Rodrigues
Nolan King
@mma_kings
87-58
kattar2022
Kattar
lauzon2022
Lauzon
holland2022
Holland
duraev2022
Duraev
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
marquez2022
Marquez
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
87-58
trophy copy 2017 Champion
emmett2022
Emmett
lauzon2022
Lauzon
means2022
Means
buckley2022
Buckley
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
marquez2022
Marquez
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
86-59
kattar2022
Kattar
cerrone2022
Cerrone
holland2022
Holland
buckley2022
Buckley
kutateladze2022
Kutateladze
marquez2022
Marquez
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
80-65
kattar2022
Kattar
lauzon2022
Lauzon
means2022
Means
buckley2022
Buckley
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
marquez2022
Marquez
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
72-73
kattar2022
Kattar
lauzon2022
Lauzon
means2022
Means
duraev2022
Duraev
ismagulov2022
Ismagulov
marquez2022
Marquez

The UFC returns to Texas this week with a potential featherweight barnburner at the top of the bill.

UFC on ESPN 37 takes place Saturday at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, Calvin Kattar (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) takes on Josh Emmett (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) at featherweight. Kattar is a -250 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook, and he’s got a sizable 8-3 lead in the picks from our 11 of our editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-feature, Donald Cerrone (36-16 MMA, 23-13 UFC) takes on fellow longtime UFC standout Joe Lauzon (28-15 MMA, 15-12 UFC) at welterweight. Cerrone is a -175 favorite, but it’s Lauzon with a 7-4 picks lead.

Also on the main card, Kevin Holland (22-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) meets Tim Means (32-12-1 MMA, 14-9 UFC) at welterweight. Holland is the biggest favorite on the main card at -320, but he has the slimmest possible edge in our picks at 6-5.

Joaquin Buckley (14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Albert Duraev (15-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout. Duraev is a -250 favorite, but Buckley, like Lauzon, is bucking the betting trend with our staff members and has a 6-5 picks lead.

Damir Ismagulov (23-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is a -175 favorite in his lightweight bout against Guram Kutateladze (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), and he’s got the biggest blowout on the main card from our pickers at 12-1.

And to open the main card, Julian Marquez (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) takes on Gregory Rodrigues (11-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at middleweight. Rodrigues is a -180 favorite at the betting window, but Marquez has a 6-5 lead in the picks from our staff members.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Kattar (72 percent), Cerrone (57 percent), Holland (81 percent), Buckley (55 percent), Ismagulov (74 percent) and Marquez (63 percent) are the choices.

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