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We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 66.
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 Friday 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 66 (ESPN2, ESPN+), which takes place at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Make your picks below.
Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Records: Chandler (6-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Edwards (14-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
- Past five: Chandler 3-2, Edwards 3-2
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Rankings: Edwards honorable mention
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Chandler +225, Edwards -275
Timmy Cuamba vs. Roberto Romero
- Records: Cuamba (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Romero (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Past five: Cuamba 3-2, Romero 3-2
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Cuamba +100, Romero -120
Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana
- Records: Amorim (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Viana (13-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC)
- Past five: Amorim 4-1, Viana 2-3
- Division: Women’s strawweight
- Rankings: Amorim honorable mention
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Amorim -650, Viana +425
Cameron Saaiman vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
- Records: Saaiman (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Wellmaker (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Saaiman 3-2, Wellmaker 5-0
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Saaiman -110, Wellmaker -110
Heili Alateng vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
- Records: Alateng (17-9-2 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC), Blackshear (16-7-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC)
- Past five: Alateng 3-1-1, Blackshear 3-2
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Alateng +290, Blackshear -390
John Castaneda vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Records: Castaneda (21-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Gutierrez (21-6-2 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC)
- Past five: Castaneda 3-2, Gutierrez 3-2
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: Gutierrez honorable mention
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Castaneda +110, Gutierrez -130
Evan Elder vs. Gauge Young
- Records: Elder (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Young (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Elder 3-2, Young 3-2
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Elder -260, Young +210
Jimmy Flick vs. Matt Schnell
- Records: Flick (17-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Schnell (16-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC)
- Past five: Flick 2-3, Schnell 1-4
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Flick +235, Schnell -290
Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
- Records: Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Muniz (24-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
- Past five: Aliskerov 4-1, Muniz 3-2
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Aliskerov -725, Muniz +450
Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Records: Brown (19-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC), Dalby (23-5-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC)
- Past five: Brown 3-2, Dalby 4-1
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Brown -235, Dalby +190
Abus Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira
- Records: Magomedov (27-6-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Pereira (31-12 MMA, 9-3 UFC)
- Past five: Magomedov 3-2, Pereira 4-1
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Magomedov +130, Pereira -155
Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
- Records: Chikadze (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Onama (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
- Past five: Chikadze 3-2, Onama 4-1
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Chikadze +150, Onama -180
Zhang Mingyang vs. Anthony Smith
- Records: Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Smith (38-21 MMA, 13-11 UFC)
- Past five: Mingyang 5-0, Smith 2-3
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Smith honorable mention
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Mingyang -550, Smith +375
Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates
- Records: Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
- Past five: Garry 4-1, Prates 5-0
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Garry No. 9, Prates honorable mention
- Odds (as of 04.21.25): Garry -135, Prates +115
UFC on ESPN 66 fight card (as of April 21, 8 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET)
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates
- Zhang Mingyang vs. Anthony Smith
- Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
- Abus Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira
- Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Jimmy Flick vs. Matt Schnell
- Evan Elder vs. Gauge Young
- John Castaneda vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Heili Alateng vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana
- Timmy Cuamba vs. Roberto Romero
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards
