UFC Fight Night 284 has competitive main, co-main lightweight picks

The UFC is back on its cozy home court for the first time in a hot minute this week, and lightweight fights top the card.

UFC Fight Night 284 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

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Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Billy Ray Goff vs. Ty Miller

• Records: Goff (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Miller (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

• Odds (as of 08.08.26): Goff +260, Miller -330

• Junkie pick results: Miller 11, Goff 0

Amanda Lemos vs. Alexia Thainara

• Records: Lemos (15-6-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Thainara (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)

• Odds (as of 08.08.26): Lemos +210, Thainara -260

• Junkie pick results: Thainara 9, Lemos 2

Yadier del Valle vs. Darren Elkins

• Records: del Valle (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Elkins (29-12 MMA, 19-11 UFC)

• Odds (as of 08.08.26): del Valle -650, Elkins +475

• Junkie pick results: del Valle 9, Elkins 2

Diego Ferreira vs. Billy Quarantillo

• Records: Ferreira (20-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC), Quarantillo (20-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC)

• Odds (as of 08.08.26): Ferreira -190, Quarantillo +160

• Junkie pick results: Quarantillo 6, Ferreira 5

Mateusz Gamrot vs. Quillan Salkilld

• Records: Gamrot (26-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Salkilld (12-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)

• Odds (as of 08.08.26): Gamrot +135, Salkilld -160

• Junkie pick results: Salkilld 7, Gamrot 4

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 130-58: Salkilld (58%), Ferreira (69%), del Valle (78%), Thainara (75%), Miller (89%)

• Danny Segura 136-55: Salkilld, Ferreira, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Nolan King 128-63: Gamrot, Quarantillo, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Mike Bohn 128-63: Gamrot, Ferreira, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Simon Samano 125-66: Salkilld, Ferreira, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Farah Hannoun 126-65: Salkilld, Ferreira, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Matthew Wells 126-65: Salkilld, Quarantillo, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Ken Hathaway 125-66: Salkilld, Quarantillo, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• Matt Erickson 122-69: Gamrot, Quarantillo, Elkins, Lemos, Miller

• Brian Garcia 121-70: Salkilld, Quarantillo, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

• George Garcia 120-71: Gamrot, Ferreira, Elkins, Lemos, Miller

• Jero Guerra 39-16: Salkilld, Quarantillo, del Valle, Thainara, Miller

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: 

• Steven Asplund vs. Guilherme Pat: Asplund 11, Pat 0

• Bruno Lopes vs. Diyar Nurgozhay: Nurgozhay 9, Lopes 2

• Jose Montanha vs. Louie Sutherland: Sutherland 6, Montanha 5

• Richie Miranda vs. Manoel Sousa: Sousa 7, Miranda 4

• Miles Johns vs. Gianni Vazquez: Johns 11, Vazquez 0

• Juliana Miller vs. Ravena Oliveira: Miller 6, Oliveira 5

• Gigi Canuto vs. Carol Foro: Foro 8, Canuto 3

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