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UFC on ESPN 62: Make your predictions for Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho (Updated)

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 62 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 62 (ESPN/ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Make your picks below.

Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo

Records: Cong (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Leonardo (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Past five: Cong 5-0, Leonardo 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Cong -850, Leonardo +575

Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes

Records: Cavalcanti (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Nunes (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Cavalcanti 4-1, Nunes 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Cavalcanti -190, Nunes +160

Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese

Records: Medina (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Reese (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Medina 4-1, Reese 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Medina +300, Reese -380

Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop

Records: Borshchev (7-4-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC), Llontop (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Borshchev 1-3-1, Llontop 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Borshchev -250, Llontop +205

Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall

Records: Buzukja (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Marshall (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Buzukja 3-2, Marshall 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Buzukja +125, Marshall -150

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

Records: Meerschaert (36-17 MMA, 11-9 UFC), Shahbazyan (13-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Past five: Meerschaert 2-3, Shahbazyan 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Meerschaert +245, Shahbazyan -305

Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales

Records: Magny (29-11 MMA, 22-10 UFC), Morales (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Magny 3-2, Morales 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Morales honorable mention
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Magny +440, Morales -600

Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos

Records: Ofli (11-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Santos (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Ofli 5-0, Santos 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Ofli +150, Santos -180

Ryan Loder vs. Rob Valentin

Records: Loder (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Valentin (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Loder 4-1, Valentin 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Loder +140, Valentin -170

Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci

Records: Hill (17-13 MMA, 12-13 UFC), Ricci (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Hill 4-1, Ricci 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Ricci No. 11, Hill honorable mention
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Hill -120, Ricci +100

Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho

Records: Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Borralho (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Cannonier 3-2, Borralho 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Cannonier No. 7, Borralho No. 11
Odds (as of 08.19.24): Cannonier +170, Borralho -205

UFC on ESPN 62 fight card (as of Aug. 22, 1 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
  • Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Ryan Loder vs. Rob Valentin – TUF 32 middleweight final
  • Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos – TUF 32 featherweight final
  • Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales
  • Gerald Meerschaert vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall
  • Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese
  • Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop
  • Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes
  • Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher
  • Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 62.

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