Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales, Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig lead UFC Vegas 106 lineup
The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home stomping grounds Saturday with welterweights and light heavyweights at the top of the bill.
UFC Fight Night 256 (ESPN+) takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Melquizael Costa vs. Julian Erosa
- Records: Costa (23-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Erosa (31-11 MMA, 9-7 UFC)
- Past five: Costa 4-1, Erosa 3-2
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 05.17.25): Costa -180, Erosa +150
- Junkie pick results: Costa 6, Erosa 5
Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Records: Ruziboev (35-9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Stoltzfus (16-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
- Past five: Ruziboev 4-1, Stoltzfus 3-2
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 05.17.25): Ruziboev -245, Stoltzfus +200
- Junkie pick results: Ruziboev 11, Stoltzfus 0
Mairon Santos vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Records: Santos (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Yusuff (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
- Past five: Santos 4-1, Yusuff 2-3
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 05.17.25): Santos -140, Yusuff +120
- Junkie pick results: Santos 9, Yusuff 2
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig
- Records: Bellato (12-2-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC)
- Past five: Bellato 4-0-1, Craig 1-4
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 05.17.25): Bellato -425, Craig +330
- Junkie pick results: Bellator 9, Craig 2
Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales
- Records: Burns (22-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC), Morales (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
- Past five: Burns 2-3, Morales 5-0
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Burns No. 9, Morales No. 15
- Odds (as of 05.17.25): Burns +410, Morales -550
- Junkie pick results: Morales 9, Burns 2
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 60-41: Morales (74%), Bellato (78%), Yusuff (52%), Ruziboev (88%), Erosa (66%)
- Mike Bohn 64-38: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Erosa
- Nolan King 64-38: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Costa
- Farah Hannoun 64-38: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Costa
- Matt Erickson 63-39: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Erosa
- Abbey Subhan 63-39: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Erosa
- Brian Garcia 60-42: Burns, Craig, Yusuff, Ruziboev, Erosa
- Kenny Hathaway 60-42: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Costa
- Simon Samano 59-43: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Costa
- Danny Segura 57-45: Morales, Bellato, Yusuff, Ruziboev, Costa
- George Garcia 55-47: Burns, Craig, Santos, Ruziboev, Erosa
- Matthew Wells 53-49: Morales, Bellato, Santos, Ruziboev, Costa
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:
- Matheus Camilo vs. Gabe Green: Camilo 11, Green 0
- Jared Gordon vs. Thiago Moises: Gordon 7, Moises 4
- Tainara Lisboa vs. Luana Santos: Lisboa 6, Santos 5
- Connor Matthews vs. Yadier del Valle: del Valle 10, Matthews 1
- Denise Gomes vs. Elise Reed: Gomes 11, Reed 0
- Carlos Hernandez vs. HyunSung Park: Park 11, Hernandez 0
- Tecia Pennington vs. Luana Pinheiro: Pennington 10, Pinheiro 1
