The UFC is back in Australia this week with two titles on the line at the top of the bill.
UFC 312 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
Records: Matthews (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC), Prado (12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Matthews 3-2, Prado 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.03.25): Matthews -230, Prado +190
Junkie pick results: Matthews 6, Prado 5
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Jimmy Crute
Records: Bellato (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Crute (12-4-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC)
Past five: Bellato 4-1, Crute 1-3-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.03.25): Bellato -155, Crute +130
Junkie pick results: Bellato 10, Crute 1
Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
Records: Tafa (7-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Teixeira (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Tafa 3-2, Teixeira 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.03.25): Tafa +130, Teixeira -155
Junkie pick results: Teixeira 10, Tafa 1
Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez
Records: Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Suarez (11-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Past five: Weili 4-1, Suarez 5-0
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Weili No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Suarez No. 2, No. 11 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 02.03.25): Weili +100, Suarez -120
Junkie pick results: Suarez 10, Weili 1
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland
Records: Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC), Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC)
Past five: Du Plessis 5-0, Strickland 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Du Plessis No. 1, NO. 6 pound-for-pound; Strickland No. 2, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 02.03.25): Du Plessis -220, Strickland +180
Junkie pick results: Du Plessis 9, Strickland 2
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
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Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos: Jenkins 6, Santos 5
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Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Tom Nolan: Nolan 6, Borshchev 5
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Bruna Brasil vs. Wang Cong: Cong 10, Brasil 1
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Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria: Topuria 10, Thicknesse 1
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Kody Steele vs. Rong Zhu: Steele 11, Zhu 0
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Kevin Jousset vs. Jonathan Micallef: Jousset 8, Micallef 3
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Anshul Jubli vs. Quillan Salkilld: Salkilld 9, Jubli 2
Check out all the main card picks below.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
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Adesanya vs. Imavov |
Magomedov vs. Page |
Pavlovich vs. Rozenstruik |
Nurmagomedov vs. Oliveira |
Davis vs. Ziam |
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MMA Junkie readers’ 9-7 |
Du Plessis (63%) |
Weili (55%) |
Teixeira (62%) |
Bellato (62%) |
Matthews (75%) |
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George Garcia 11-5 |
Strickland |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Crute |
Matthews |
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Nolan King 10-6 2023 Champion |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Prado |
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Matt Erickson 10-6 |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Matthews |
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Ken Hathaway 9-7 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Matthews |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 9-7 2024 Champion |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Tafa |
Bellato |
Matthews |
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Simon Samano 9-7 |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Prado |
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Brian Garcia 9-7 2017 Champion |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Prado |
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Danny Segura 8-8 |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Matthews |
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Abbey Subhan 7-9 |
Strickland |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Prado |
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Matthew Wells 7-9 |
Du Plessis |
Suarez |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Prado |
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Mike Bohn 5-11 2014 Champion |
Du Plessis |
Weili |
Teixeira |
Bellato |
Matthews |
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 312 predictions: Who expects no titles to change hands in Sydney?
