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want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 290. 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 Fight Night 290 (Paramount+), which takes place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Melissa Gatto vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
- Records: Gatto (9-3-2 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Kareckaite (6-2-1 MMA, 1-2-0 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Gatto -150, Kareckaite +125
Alice Pereira vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
- Records: Pereira (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Zhelezniakova (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Pereira -135, Zhelezniakova +105
Allen Frye Jr. vs. RJ Harris
- Records: Frye Jr. (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Harris (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Frye Jr. +205, Harris -250
Felipe Franco vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Records: Franco (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Ribeiro (17-11 MMA, 2-6 UFC)
- Division: Light Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Franco -320, Ribeiro +250
Niko Price vs. Leon Shahbazyan
- Records: Price (16-11 MMA, 8-11 UFC), Shahbazyan (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Price +120, Shahbazyan -140
Ismael Bonfim vs. Francisco Prado
- Records: Bonfim (20-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC), Prado (12-5 MMA, 1-5 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Bonfim -125, Prado +105
Otari Tanzilovi vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
- Records: Tanzilovi (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Wellmaker (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Tanzilovi +185, Wellmaker -225
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Julius Walker
- Records: Meerschaert (37-22 MMA, 12-14 UFC), Walker (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
- Division: Light Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Meerschaert +205, Walker -250
Andre Fili vs. Kai Kamaka III
- Records: Fili (25-14 MMA, 13-13 UFC), Kamaka III (18-8-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Fili -150, Kamaka III +125
Loopy Godinez vs. Ketlen Souza
- Records: Godinez (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Souza (17-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
- Division: Strawweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Godinez -220, Souza +180
Matheus Camilo vs. Jai Herbert
- Records: Camilo (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Herbert (14-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Camilo -185, Herbert +155
Brendan Allen vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
- Records: Allen (27-7 MMA, 15-4 UFC), Duncan (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.05.26): Allen -135, Duncan +115
UFC Fight Night 290 lineup
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Brendan Allen vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
- Matheus Camilo vs. Jai Herbert
- Loopy Godinez vs. Ketlen Souza
- Andre Fili vs. Kai Kamaka III
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Julius Walker
- Otari Tanzilovi vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Francisco Prado
- Niko Price vs. Leon Shahbazyan
- Felipe Franco vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Allen Frye Jr. vs. RJ Harris
- Alice Pereira vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
- Melissa Gatto vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
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