| Hermansson vs. Strickland |
Maximov vs. Soriano |
Harris vs. Rakhmonov |
Allen vs. Alvey |
Battle vs. Gore |
Erosa vs. Peterson |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 7-8 |
 Strickland (67%) |
 Soriano (54%) |
 Rakhmonov (86%) |
 Allen (N/A) |
 Gore (52%) |
 Erosa (77%) |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 10-5  2021 Champion |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Gore |
Erosa |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 10-5 |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
 Alvey |
Gore |
Erosa |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 9-6 |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
 Battle |
Erosa |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 8-7 2014 Champion |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Gore |
Erosa |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 8-7 |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Gore |
 Peterson |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 8-7 |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Gore |
Erosa |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 8-7 |
Strickland |
 Maximov |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Battle |
Erosa |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 7-8 2018 Champion |
Strickland |
Maximov |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Battle |
Erosa |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 6-9 |
 Hermansson |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Gore |
Erosa |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 6-9 2017 Champion |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Alvey |
Battle |
Erosa |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 6-9 |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Battle |
Erosa |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 6-9 |
Strickland |
Soriano |
Rakhmonov |
Allen |
Battle |
Peterson |
The UFC is back in its home base after a week off, and there’s a middleweight matchup at the top of the card.
UFC Fight Night 200 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, Jack Hermansson (22-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) takes on the streaking Sean Strickland (24-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC), who has won five straight fights. Strickland is a sizable -230 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Hermansson is +175. Our 12 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are backing Strickland nearly unanimously at an 11-1 clip.
In the co-feature, Nick Maximov (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets Punahele Soriano (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in another middleweight matchup. Soriano is a 2-1 favorite, and he’s got a big 10-2 lead in the picks.
Also on the main card, Shavkat Rakhmonov (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is a -240 favorite over Carlston Harris (17-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in their welterweight fight, and he’s the lone unanimous pick from our staff members.
Brendan Allen (17-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was a late replacement to take on Sam Alvey (33-16-1 MMA, 10-11-1 UFC) in a fight that was moved to light heavyweight on account of the late-notice booking for Allen. He’s the biggest favorite on the card at -450 and has a 10-2 edge in our picks.
Bryan Battle (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets Tresean Gore (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in a fight that was supposed to be the “Ultimate Fighter 29” middleweight finale. Gore is a -170 favorite, but our picks are dead even at 6-6.
And to open the main card, Julian Erosa (26-9 MMA, 4-5 UFC) fights Steven Peterson (19-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at featherweight. Erosa is a sizable favorite at the betting window at -320, and he’s got a big 10-2 lead in the picks from our crew.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Strickland (67 percent), Soriano (54 percent), Rakhmonov (86 percent), Allen (N/A), Gore (52 percent) and Erosa (77 percent) are the choices.
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