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We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 257. 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 257 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.
Make your picks below.
Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev
- Records: Nurgozhay (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Satybaldiev (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Nurgozhay +175, Satybaldiev -210
Xiao Long vs. SuYoung You
- Records: Long (27-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC), You (15-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Long +115, You -145
Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson
- Records: Zha (25-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Wilson (17-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Zha -1600, Wilson +750
Kyle Daukaus vs. Michel Pereira
- Records: Daukaus (15-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC), Pereira (31-13 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Daukaus +250, Pereira -340
Austin Hubbard vs. Rong Zhu
- Records: Hubbard (16-9 MMA, 4-7 UFC), Zhu (20-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Hubbard +255, Zhu -350
Charles Johnson vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
- Records: Johnson (17-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Kavanagh (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Johnson +170, Kavanagh -220
Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Gauge Young
- Records: Maheshate (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Young (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Maheshate -105, Young -125
Kiefer Crosbie vs. Taiyilake Nueraji
- Records: Crosbie (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Nueraji (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Crosbie +255, Nueraji -350
Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji
- Records: Borjas (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Mudaerji (17-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Borjas +125, Mudaerji -160
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich
- Records: Cortes-Acosta (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Pavlovich (19-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: Pavlovich No. 5, Cortes-Acosta No. 8
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Cortes-Acosta +190, Pavlovich -250
Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Records: Ortega (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Sterling (24-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: Ortega No. 5, Sterling No. 12
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Ortega +220, Sterling -295
Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
- Records: Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Mingyang No. 15, Walker honorable mention
- Odds (as of 08.18.25): Walker +340, Mingyang -500
UFC Fight Night 257 fight card (as of Aug. 18, 2 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET)
- Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
- Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich
- Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Taiyilake Nueraji
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)
- Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Gauge Young
- Charles Johnson vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
- Austin Hubbard vs. Rong Zhu
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Michel Pereira
- Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson
- Xiao Long vs. SuYoung You
- Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev
