The UFC makes its return to New Jersey this week both bantamweight titles on the line at the top of the bill.
UFC 316 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Kevin Holland vs. Vicente Luque
- Records: Holland (27-13 MMA, 14-10 UFC), Luque (23-10-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC)
- Past five: Holland 2-3, Luque 2-3
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Luque honorable mention
- Odds (as of 06.07.25): Holland -280, Luque +225
- Junkie pick results: Luque 7, Holland 4
Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix
- Records: Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Bautista 5-0, Mix 5-0
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Mix No. 6, Bautista No. 7
- Odds (as of 06.07.25): Bautista +150, Mix -180
- Junkie pick results: Mix 11, Bautista 0
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
- Records: Gastelum (20-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC), Pyfer (13-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
- Past five: Gastelum 2-3, Pyfer 4-1
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.07.25): Gastelum +295, Pyfer -375
- Junkie pick results: Pyer 8, Gastelum 3
Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison
- Records: Peña (13-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Past five: Peña 3-2, Harrison 4-1
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Rankings: Peña No. 1, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Harrison No. 3, No. 7 pound-for-pound
- Odds (as of 06.07.25): Peña +525, Harrison -750
- Junkie pick results: Harrison 11, Peña 0
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley
- Records: Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC), O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC)
- Past five: Dvalishvili 5-0, O’Malley 4-1
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Dvalishvili No. 1, No. 6 pound-for-pound; O’Malley No. 2, No. 14 pound-for-pound
- Odds (as of 06.07.25): Dvalishvili -285, O’Malley +230
- Junkie pick results: Dvalishvili 11, O’Malley 0
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 65-46: Dvalishvili (68%), Harrison (79%), Pyfer (69%), Mix (77%), Holland (53%)
- Farah Hannoun 72-39: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Luque
- Mike Bohn 71-40: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Luque
- Nolan King 71-40: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Luque
- Abbey Subhan 69-42: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Gastelum, Mix, Holland
- Kenny Hathaway 68-43: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Holland
- Matt Erickson 68-43: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Luque
- Simon Samano 65-46: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Gastelum, Mix, Holland
- Brian Garcia 64-47: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Luque
- Danny Segura 63-48: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Luque
- George Garcia 61-50: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Gastelum, Mix, Luque
- Matthew Wells 60-51: Dvalishvili, Harrison, Pyfer, Mix, Holland
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van: Van 11, Silva 0
- Azamat Murzakanov vs. Brendson Ribeiro: Murzakanov 11, Ribeiro 0
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Serghei Spivac: Cortes-Acosta 6, Spivac 5
- Andreas Gustafsson vs. Khaos Williams: Williams 10, Gustafsson 1
- Wang Cong vs. Ariane da Silva: Cong 8, da Silva 3
- Jeka Saragih vs. Joo Sang Yoo: Yoo 11, Saragih 0
- Yanal Ashmouz vs. Quillan Salkilld: Salkilld 11, Ashmouz 0
- Mark Choinski vs. MarQuel Mederos: Mederos 9, Choinski 2
