The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base this week with welterweights at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 247 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic

Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic

Records: Abdul-Malik (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Todorovic (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Past five: Abdul-Malik 5-0, Todorovic 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.08.24): Abdul-Malik -485, Todorovic +370
Junkie pick results: Abdul-Malik 11, Todorovic 0

Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson

Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson

Records: Pinheiro (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Robertson (14-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC)
Past five: Pinheiro 3-2, Robertson 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Robertson honorable mention
Odds (as of 11.08.24): Pinheiro +300, Robertson -380
Junkie pick results: Robertson 11, Pinheiro 0

Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious

Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious

Records: Bolanos (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Romious (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Bolanos 2-3, Romious 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.08.24): Bolanos +180, Romious -220
Junkie pick results: Romious 6, Bolanos 5

Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder

Records: de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Past five: de Ridder 3-2, Meerschaert 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.08.24): de Ridder -310, Meerschaert +250
Junkie pick results: de Ridder 11, Meerschaert 0

Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates

Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates

Records: Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC), Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Magny 2-3, Prates 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.08.24): Magny +550, Prates -800
Junkie pick results: Prates 11, Magny 0

Preliminary card picks

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes

Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:

• Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz: Gomes 9, Kowalkiewicz 2
• Zach Scroggin vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: N/A
• Charlie Radtke vs. Matthew Semelsberger: Radtke 7, Semelsberger 4
• Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann: Stamann 7, Blackshear 4
• Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli: Gore 8, Trocoli 3
• Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula: Mullins 8, Sygula 3

Check out all the main card picks below.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

	Magny vs. Prates	de Ridder vs. Meerschaert	Bolanos vs. Romious	Pinheiro vs. Robertson	Abdul-Malik vs. Todorovic
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 176-102	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 185-98	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 184-99 2017, 2022 Champion	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 178-105 2014 Champion	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Nolan King @mma_kings 176-107 2023 Champion	Prates	De Ridder	Bolanos	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 173-110	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Matt Erickson @MattE 172-111	Prates	De Ridder	Bolanos	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 170-113	Prates	De Ridder	Bolanos	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Brian Garcia @thegoze 169-114 2017 Champion	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Simon Samano @SJSamano 168-115	Prates	De Ridder	Romious	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 161-122	Prates	De Ridder	Bolanos	Robertson	Abdul-Malik
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 154-129	Prates	De Ridder	Bolanos	Robertson	Abdul-Malik

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