UFC Fight Night 249: Make your predictions for Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 249.

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 ahead of UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Make your picks below.

Nurullo Aliev vs. Joe Solecki Records: Aliev (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Solecki (13-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Aliev 5-0, Solecki 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Aliev -425, Solecki +330

Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Fatima Kline Records: Dudakova (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Kline (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Dudakova 4-1, Kline 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Dudakova +550, Kline -800

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes Records: Gadzhiyasulov (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Lopes (13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Gadzhiyasulov 5-0, Lopes 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Gadzhiyasulov -225, Lopes +185

Nicolle Caliari vs. Ernesta Kareckaite Records: Caliari (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Kareckaite (5-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Caliari 4-1, Kareckaite 3-1-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Caliari +240, Kareckaite -300

Preston Parsons vs. Jacobe Smith Records: Parsons (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Smith (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Parsons 2-3, Smith 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Parsons +280, Smith -355

Thiago Moises vs. Trey Ogden Records: Moises (18-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Ogden (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Moises 3-2, Ogden 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Moises -200, Ogden +165

Ihor Potieria vs. Marco Tulio Records: Potieria (20-7 MMA, 2-5 UFC), Tulio (13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Potieria 1-4, Tulio 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Potieria +380, Tulio -500

Felipe Bunes vs. Jose Johnson Records: Bunes (13-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Johnson (16-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Bunes 3-2, Johnson 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Bunes +160, Johnson -190

Uros Medic vs. Punahele Soriano Records: Medic (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Soriano (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Past five: Medic 3-2, Soriano 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Medic -200, Soriano +165

Austin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez Records: Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Bashi 5-0, Rodriguez 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Bashi -265, Rodriguez +215

Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov Records: Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Curtis 2-3, Kopylov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Curtis +215, Kopylov -265

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida Records: Alhassan (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC), Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Alhassan 2-3, Almeida 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Alhassan +240, Almeida -300

Carlston Harris vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio Records: Harris (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Ponzinibbio (29-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC)
Past five: Harris 3-2, Ponzinibbio 1-4
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Harris -110, Ponzinibbio -110

Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas Records: Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Past five: Dern 2-3, Ribas 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Dern No. 7, Ribas No. 14
Odds (as of 01.06.25): Dern +180, Ribas -220

UFC Fight Night 249 fight card (as of Jan. 6, 8 p.m. ET) MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
• Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns
• Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
• Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios
• Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert
• Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson

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

• Nicolas Dalby vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
• Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic
• Charlie Radtke vs. Matthew Semelsberger
• Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann
• Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula
• Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious
• Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 249.