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UFC on ESPN 53: Make your predictions for Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas

Matt Erickson
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We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 53 event 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 reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of UFC on ESPN 53 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Make your picks below.

Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman

Records: Parkin (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Usman (10-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Parkin 5-0, Usman 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Parkin -160, Usman +135

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Andre Lima vs. Igor Severino

Records: Lima (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Severino (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Lima 5-0, Severino 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Lima -170, Severino +140

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Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova

Records: Rendon (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Zheleznyakova (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Rendon 5-0, Zheleznyakova 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Rendon +140, Zheleznyakova -170

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Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen

Records: Errens (13-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Nguyen (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Errens 2-3, Nguyen 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Errens +190, Nguyen -235

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Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns

Records: Gibson (19-9 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Johns (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Gibson 3-2, Johns 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Gibson +105, Johns -120

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Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos

Records: Erosa (28-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC), Ramos (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Erosa 3-2, Ramos 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Erosa +155, Ramos -185

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Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden

Records: Holobaugh (20-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Ogden (16-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Holobaugh 3-2, Ogden 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Holobaugh +120, Ogden -140

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Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo

Records: Padilla (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pajuelo (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Padilla 3-2, Pajuelo 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Padilla -160, Pajuelo +135

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Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal

Records: Quarantillo (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Zalal (13-5-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Quarantillo 3-2, Zalal 3-1-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Quarantillo -140, Zalal +120

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Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott

Records: Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Saaiman 4-1, Talbott 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Saaiman -105, Talbott -115

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AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

Records: Dobson (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Shahbazyan (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Past five: Dobson 3-2, Shahbazyan 1-4
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Dobson +160, Shahbazyan -190

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Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams

Records: Tafa (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Williams (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Tafa 3-2, Williams 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Tafa +205, Williams -250

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Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas

Records: Ribas (12-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Namajunas (11-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Past five: Ribas 3-2, Namajunas 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Namajunas No. 4 women’s strawweight, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Ribas No. 13 women’s strawweight
Odds (as of 03.18.24): Ribas +150, Namajunas -180

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UFC on ESPN 53 fight card (as of March 18, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas

  • Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams

  • AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

  • Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott

  • Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal

  • Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden

  • Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos

  • Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns

  • Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen

  • Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova

  • Andre Lima vs. Igor Severino

  • Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 53.

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