UFC Fight Night 230: Make your predictions for Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 230 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 230 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 230 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Tainara Lisboa vs. Ravena Oliveira
Records: Lisboa (6-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Oliveira (7-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Lisboa 4-1, Oliveira 5-0
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Lisboa (-380), Oliveira (+300)
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Brendon Marotte vs. Terrance McKinney
Records: Marotte (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), McKinney (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Marotte 4-1, McKinney 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): N/A
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Emily Ducote vs. Ashley Yoder
Records: Ducote (12-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Yoder (8-8 MMA, 3-7 UFC)
Past five: Ducote 3-2, Yoder 1-4
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Ducote (-340), Yoder (+270)
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Heili Alateng vs. Chris Gutierrez
Records: Alateng (16-8-2 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC), Gutierrez (19-4-2 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC)
Past five: Alateng 3-1-1, Gutierrez 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): N/A
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Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon
Records: Alekseeva (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Dixon (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Alekseeva 4-1, Dixon 5-0
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Alekseeva No. 13
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Dixon (-135), Alekseeva (+115)
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TJ Brown vs. Darren Elkins
Records: Brown (17-10 MMA, 3-4 UFC), Elkins (28-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC)
Past five: Brown 3-2, Elkins 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Brown (-185), Elkins (+155)
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Michel Pereira vs. Andre Petroski
Records: Pereira (28-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Petroski (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Pereira 5-0, Petroski 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): N/A
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Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman
Records: Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Saaiman (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Rodriguez 4-1, Saaiman 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Rodriguez (-130), Saaiman (+110)
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Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda
Records: Chairez (10-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Lacerda (11-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
Past five: Chairez 3-2, Lacerda 1-4
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Chairez (-275), Lacerda (+225)
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Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
Records: Martinez (18-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Yanez (16-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Martinez 5-0, Yanez 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Martinez (-110), Yanez (-110)
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Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia
Records: Araujo (11-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Maia (21-9-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Past five: Araujo 2-3, Maia 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Maia No. 12
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Maia (-130), Araujo (+110)
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Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza
Records: Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Barboza (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC)
Past five: Yusuff 4-1, Barboza 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.09.23): Yusuff (-175), Barboza (+130)
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UFC Fight Night 230 fight card (as of Oct. 9, 11 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza
Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia
Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda
Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman
Michel Pereira vs. Andre Petroski
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
TJ Brown vs. Darren Elkins
Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon
Heili Alateng vs. Chris Gutierrez
Emily Ducote vs. Ashley Yoder
Brendon Marotte vs. Terrance McKinney
Tainara Lisboa vs. Ravena Oliveira
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 230.
