We want your predictions for UFC on ABC 8. 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 Friday 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 on ABC 8 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) which takes place Saturday at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Make your picks below.
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman
- Records: Abdelwahab (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Usman (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Past five: Abdelwahab 4-0, Usman 3-2
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Abdelwahab -175, Usman +145
Azat Maksum vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Records: Maksum (15-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Ulanbekov (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
- Past five: Maksum 4-1, Ulanbekov 4-1
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Maksum +285, Ulanbekov -360
Irina Alekseeva vs. Klaudia Sygula
- Records: Alekseeva (5-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Sygula (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Past five: Alekseeva 3-2, Sygula 4-1
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Alekseeva -280, Sygula +225
Melissa Mullins vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
- Records: Mullins (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Zhelezniakova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Past five: Mullins 4-1, Zhelezniakova 3-2
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Mullins -270, Zhelezniakova +220
Ismail Naurdiev vs. JunYong Park
- Records: Naurdiev (24-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Park (18-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
- Past five: Naurdiev 3-2, Park 4-1
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Naurdiev +165, Park -200
Oban Elliott vs. Seok Hyun Ko
- Records: Elliott (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Ko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Elliott 5-0, Ko 4-1
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Elliott -500, Ko +380
Bogdan Grad vs. Muhammad Naimov
- Records: Grad (15-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Naimov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
- Past five: Grad 4-1, Naimov 4-1
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Grad +180, Naimov -220
Nikolas Motta vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Records: Motta (15-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Sadykhov (10-1-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC)
- Past five: Motta 3-2, Sadykhov 4-0-1
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Motta +350, Sadykhov -455
Tofiq Musayev vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Records: Musayev (22-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Orolbai (13-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Past five: Musayev 3-2, Orolbai 4-1
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Musayev +140, Orolbai -165
Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Records: Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC), Kuniev (13-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Blaydes 3-2, Kuniev 5-0
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: Blaydes No. 7
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Blaydes -290, Kuniev +235
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Rafael Fiziev
- Records: Bahamondes (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Fiziev (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
- Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Fiziev 2-3
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Fiziev No. 11
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Bahamondes -110, Fiziev -110
Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
- Records: Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Rountree Jr. (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
- Past five: Hill 3-2, Rountree 4-1
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Hill No. 4, Rountree No. 8
- Odds (as of 06.16.25): Hill +135, Rountree -160
UFC on ABC 8 fight card (as of June 16, 1 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ABC, 3 p.m. ET)
- Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Rafael Fiziev
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Tofiq Musayev vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Nikolas Motta vs. Nazim Sadykhov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, noon ET)
- Oban Elliott vs. Seok Hyun Ko
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. JunYong Park
- Melissa Mullins vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
- Irina Alekseeva vs. Klaudia Sygula
- Azat Maksum vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman
