UFC 324: Make predictions for Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett

We want your predictions for UFC 324. 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 324 (Paramount+), which takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Make your picks below.

Adam Fugitt vs. Ty Miller

Records: Fugitt (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Miller (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Fugitt +265, Miller -370

Cameron Smotherman vs. Ricky Turcios

Records: Smotherman (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Turcios (12-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Smotherman -205, Turcios +160

Denzel Freeman vs. Josh Hokit

Records: Freeman (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Hokit (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Freeman +170, Hokit -220

Alexander Hernandez vs. Michael Johnson

Records: Hernandez (18-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Johnson (24-19 MMA, 16-15 UFC)
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Hernandez -170, Johnson +135

Charles Johnson vs. Alex Perez

Records: Johnson (18-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Perez (24-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Rankings: Johnson honorable mention
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Johnson -245, Perez +185

Modestas Bukauskas vs. Nikita Krylov

Records: Bukauskas (19-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Krylov (29-11 MMA, 11-9 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Bukauskas No. 10, Krylov No. 12
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Bukauskas -160, Krylov +125

Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev

Records: Gautier (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Pulyaev (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Gautier -1000, Pulyaev +560

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Records: Figueiredo (25-5-1 MMA, 14-5-1 UFC), Nurmagomedov (19-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
Rankings: Nurmagomedov No. 4, Figueiredo No. 8
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Figueiredo +750, Nurmagomedov -1600

Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva

Records: Allen (20-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC), Silva (16-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Rankings: Allen No. 6, Silva No. 8
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Allen +230, Silva -310

Records: Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC), Silva (19-5-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Silva No. 4, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Namajunas No. 9, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Namajunas +310, Silva -440

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis

Records: Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Lewis (29-12 MMA, 20-10 UFC)
Rankings: Cortes-Acosta No. 5, Lewis No. 10
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Cortes-Acosta -330, Lewis +240

Records: O’Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Song (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC)
Rankings: O’Malley No. 3, Song No. 7
Odds (as of 01.19.26): O’Malley -220, Yadong +170

Records: Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Rankings: Gaethje No. 5, Pimblett No. 7
Odds (as of 01.19.26): Gaethje +185, Pimblett -245

UFC 324 fight card

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)

Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett – for interim lightweight title
Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas
Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 6 p.m. ET)

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Nikita Krylov
Charles Johnson vs. Alex Perez
Alexander Hernandez vs. Michael Johnson
Denzel Freeman vs. Josh Hokit
Cameron Smotherman vs. Ricky Turcios
Adam Fugitt vs. Ty Miller

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