UFC on ESPN 51: Make your predictions for Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 51 in Las Vegas.
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 Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC on ESPN 51 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 51 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the main card fights below.
Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett
Records: Josh Fremd (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Jamie Pickett (13-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Past five: Fremd 3-2, Pickett 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Josh Fremd (-340) vs. Jamie Pickett (+270)
[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-josh-fremd-vs-jamie-” customer=”mmajunkie”>
AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
Records: AJ Dobson (6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Tafon Nchukwi (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Dobson 3-2, Nchukwi 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): AJ Dobson (+120) vs. Tafon Nchukwi (-140)
[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-aj-dobson-vs-tafon-n” customer=”mmajunkie”>
Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana
Records: Iasmin Lucindo (14-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Polyana Viana (13-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Past five: Lucindo 4-1, Viana 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Iasmin Lucindo (-190) vs. Polyana Viana (+160)
[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-iasmin-lucindo-vs-po” customer=”mmajunkie”>
Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree
Records: Chris Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Khalil Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Past five: Daukaus 2-3, Rountree 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Chris Daukaus (+170) vs. Khalil Rountree (-205)
[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-chris-daukaus-vs-kha” customer=”mmajunkie”>
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson
Records: Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Cub Swanson (28-13 MMA, 13-9 UFC)
Past five: Dawodu 3-2, Swanson 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Hakeem Dawodu (-240) vs. Cub Swanson (+195)
[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-hakeem-dawodu-vs-cub” customer=”mmajunkie”>
Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Records: Vicente Luque (21-9-1 MMA, 14-5 UFC), Rafael dos Anjos (32-14 MMA, 21-12 UFC)
Past five: Luque 3-2, dos Anjos 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Luque No. 11 welterweight, dos Anjos No. 8 lightweight
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Vicente Luque (-105) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (-120)
[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-vicente-luque-vs-raf” customer=”mmajunkie”>
UFC on ESPN 51 fight card (as of Aug. 8, 10 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson
Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree
Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana
AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
JP Buys vs. Marcus McGhee
Mike Breeden vs. Terrence McKinney
Isaac Dulgarian vs. Francis Marshall
Martin Buday vs. Josh Parisian
Jaqueline Amorim vs. Montserrat Conejo
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Jose Johnson
Juliana Miller vs. Luana Santos
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 51.