We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 259. 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 Fight Night 259 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, for the promotion’s annual Mexican Independence Day celebration.
Make your picks below.
Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando
- Records: Donchenko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Sezinando (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Donchenko -240, Sezinando +200
Alice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon
- Records: Pereira (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Rendon (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Pereira -155, Rendon +130
Alden Coria vs. Alessandro Costa
- Records: Coria (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Costa (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Coria +330, Costa -480
Sedriques Dumas vs. Zachary Reese
- Records: Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Reese (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Dumas +205, Reese -255
Jesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule
- Records: Aguilar (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Gurule (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Aguilar +175, Gurule -210
Amanda Lemos vs. Tatiana Suarez
- Records: Lemos (15-4-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Suarez (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
- Division: Women’s strawweight
- Rankings: Suarez No. 3, Lemos No. 5
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Lemos +325, Suarez -450
Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva
- Records: Puelles (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Silva (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Puelles -120, Silva +100
Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Records: Medina (11-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Todorovic (12-6 MMA, 3-6 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Medina +250, Todorovic -320
Quang Le vs. Santiago Luna
- Records: Le (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Luna (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Le -105, Luna -115
Diego Ferreira vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Records: Ferreira (19-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Hernandez (17-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Ferreira +120, Hernandez -150
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Records: Gastelum (19-10 MMA, 13-10 UFC), Stoltzfus (16-7 MMA, 3-6 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Gastelum -265, Stoltzfus +215
Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon
- Records: Garcia (17-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Gordon (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Garcia +210, Gordon -260
Rob Font vs. David Martinez
- Records: Font (22-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Martinez (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Font No. 14
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Font -150, Martinez +125
Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
- Records: Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: Lopes No. 5, Silva No. 8
- Odds (as of 09.08.25): Lopes -275, Silva +225
UFC Fight Night 259 fight card (as of Sept. 8, 1 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
- Rob Font vs. David Martinez
- Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Diego Ferreira vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Quang Le vs. Santiago Luna
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva
- Amanda Lemos vs. Tatiana Suarez
- Jesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Zachary Reese
- Alden Coria vs. Alessandro Costa
- Alice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon
- Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando
