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UFC on ESPN 58: Make your predictions for Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 58 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 Thursday 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 on ESPN 58 (ESPN2/ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Make your picks below.

Melquizael Costa vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Records: Costa (20-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Nuerdanbieke (39-11 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Costa 3-2, Nuerdanbieke 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Costa -175, Nuerdanbieke +145

Josefine Knutsson vs. Julia Polastri

Records: Knutsson (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Polastri (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Knutsson 5-0, Polastri 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Knutsson -225, Polastri +185

Jeka Saragih vs. Westin Wilson

Records: Saragih (14-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Wilson (16-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Saragih 4-1, Wilson 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Saragih -340, Wilson +260

Gabriella Fernandes vs. Carli Judice

Records: Fernandes (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Judice (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Fernandes 3-2, Judice 3-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Fernandes -235, Judice +190

Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand

Records: Armfield (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Hiestand (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Armfield 4-1, Hiestand 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Armfield -175, Hiestand +145

Jimmy Flick vs. Nate Maness

Records: Flick (17-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Maness (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Flick 3-2, Maness 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Flick +315, Maness -425

Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Joshua Van

Records: Ulanbekov (15-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Van (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Ulanbekov 4-1, Van 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Van No. 15
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Ulanbekov -240, Van +195

Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan

Records: Fugitt (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Quinlan (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Fugitt 3-2, Quinlan 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Fugitt -105, Quinlan -115

Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Johnson

Records: Almabayev (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Johnson (16-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Almabayev 5-0, Johnson 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Almabayev honorable mention
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Almabayev -450, Johnson +325

Miles Johns vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

Records: Johns (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Silva de Andrade (29-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Past five: Johns 4-1, Silva de Andrade 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Johns -105, Silva de Andrade -115

Lucas Almeida vs. Timmy Cuamba

Records: Almeida (14-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Cuamba (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 2-3, Cuamba 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Almeida +150, Cuamba -180

Ikram Aliskerov vs. Antonio Trocoli

Records: Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Trocoli (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Aliskerov 5-0, Trocoli 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Aliskerov -900, Trocoli +600

Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira

Records: Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Perez 2-3, Taira 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Taira No. 11, Perez No. 13
Odds (as of 06.10.24): Perez +150, Taira -180

UFC on ESPN 58 fight card (as of June 10, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira
  • Ikram Aliskerov vs. Antonio Trocoli
  • Lucas Almeida vs. Timmy Cuamba
  • Miles Johns vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
  • Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Johnson
  • Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Joshua Van
  • Jimmy Flick vs. Nate Maness
  • Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand
  • Gabriella Fernandes vs. Carli Judice
  • Jeka Saragih vs. Westin Wilson
  • Josefine Knutsson vs. Julia Polastri
  • Melquizael Costa vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 58.

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