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UFC Fight Night 222: Make your predictions for Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes

Matt Erickson
·5 min read

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 222 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 MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 222 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 222 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 222.

Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand

Records: Danaa Batgerel (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Brady Hiestand (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Batgerel 3-2, Hiestand 3-2
Division: Banatamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Batgerel -140, Hiestand +115

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Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva

Records: Priscila Cachoeira (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Karine Silva (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Cachoeira 4-1, Silva 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Cachoeira +160, Silva -190

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William Gomis vs. Francis Marshall

Records: William Gomis (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Francis Marshall (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Gomis 5-0, Marshall 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Gomis +170, Marshall -210

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Junior Tafa vs. Mohammed Usman

Records: Junior Tafa (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Mohammed Usman (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Tafa 4-0, Usman 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Tafa -110, Usman -110

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Norma Dumont vs. Karol Rosa

Records: Norma Dumont (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Karol Rosa (16-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Dumont 4-1, Rosa 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Dumont -115, Rosa -105

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Montel Jackson vs. Rani Yahya

Records: Montel Jackson (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Rani Yahya (28-10-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC)
Past five: Jackson 4-1, Yahya 3-1-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Jackson -600, Yahya +430

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Christos Giagos vs. Ricky Glenn

Records: Christos Giagos (19-10 MMA, 5-6 UFC), Ricky Glenn (22-6-2 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Giagos 2-3, Glenn 2-2-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Giagos +145, Glenn -175

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Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jeremiah Wells

Records: Matthew Semelsberger (11-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Jeremiah Wells (11-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Semelsberger 3-2, Wells 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Semelsberger -105, Wells -115

Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker

Records: Iasmin Lucindo (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Brogan Walker (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Lucindo 4-1, Walker 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Lucindo -300, Walker +240

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Jared Gordon vs. Bobby Green

Records: Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Bobby Green (29-4-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC)
Past five: Gordon 3-2, Green 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Gordon +210, Green -275

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Bruno Silva vs. Brad Tavares

Records: Bruno Silva (13-5-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Brad Tavares (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC)
Past five: Silva 3-2, Tavares 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Silva +150, Tavares -185

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Ricky Simon vs. Song Yadong

Records: Ricky Simon (20-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC)
Past five: Simon 5-0, Yadong 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Simon No. 9
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Simon -145, Yadong +120

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Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes

Records: Sergei Pavlovich (17-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Curtis Blaydes (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC)
Past five: Pavlovich 5-0, Blaydes 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Pavlovich No. 4, Blaydes No. 7
Odds (as of 04.17.23): Pavlovich +140, Blaydes -165

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UFC Fight Night 222 fight card (as of April 17, 11 a.m. ET)

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

  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes

  • Ricky Simon vs. Song Yadong

  • Bruno Silva vs. Brad Tavares

  • Jared Gordon vs. Bobby Green

  • Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker

  • Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jeremiah Wells

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

  • Christos Giagos vs. Ricky Glenn

  • Montel Jackson vs. Rani Yahya

  • Norma Dumont vs. Karol Rosa

  • Junior Tafa vs. Mohammed Usman

  • William Gomis vs. Francis Marshall

  • Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva

  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie