UFC Fight Night 266 predictions: Blowouts everywhere but main event

The UFC has set up shop for a home-base Fight Night for the first time in its new Paramount+ broadcast era.

UFC Fight Night 266 takes place Saturday at Meta APEX in Las Vegas (Paramount+).

Get pick results from our 10 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

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Dustin Jacoby vs. Julius Walker

• Records: Jacoby (21-9-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC), Walker (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

• Division: Light heavyweight

• Odds (as of 02.06.26): Jacoby -190, Walker +155

• Junkie pick results: Jacoby 8, Walker 2

Farid Basharat vs. Jean Matsumoto

• Records: Basharat (14-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Matsumoto (17-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)

• Rankings: Basharat honorable mention

• Odds (as of 02.06.26): Basharat -310, Matsumoto +240

• Junkie pick results: Basharat 8, Matsumoto 2

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

• Records: Barriault (17-10 MMA, 6-9 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (21-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC)

• Odds (as of 02.06.26): Barriault +310, Oleksiejczuk -420

• Junkie pick results: Oleksiejczuk 8, Barriault 2

Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev

• Records: Almeida (22-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Kuniev (13-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

• Odds (as of 02.06.26): Almeida -160, Kuniev +130

• Junkie pick results: Almeida 9, Kuniev 1

Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

• Records: Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Horiguchi (35-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC)

• Rankings: Albazi No. 7, Horiguchi No. 10

• Odds (as of 02.06.26): Albazi +310, Horiguchi -420

• Junkie pick results: Horiguchi 8, Albazi 2

Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira

• Records: Bautista (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Oliveira (23-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC)

• Rankings: Bautista No. 6, Oliveira No. 10

• Odds (as of 02.06.26): Bautista -170, Oliveira +140

• Junkie pick results: Bautista 6, Oliveira 4

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 8-2: Oliveira (52%), Horiguchi (82%), Almeida (79%), Oleksiejczuk (86%), Basharat (73%), Jacoby (78%)

• Nolan King 9-1: Oliveira, Horiguchi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Matsumoto, Jacoby,

• Matt Erickson 8-2: Oliveira, Horiguchi, Kuniev, Oleksiejczuk, Matsumoto, Walker

• Danny Segura 8-2: Bautista, Horiguchi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Basharat, Jacoby

• Simon Samano 8-2: Bautista, Horiguchi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Basharat, Jacoby

• Ken Hathaway 7-3: Oliveira, Albazi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Basharat, Walker

• Mike Bohn 7-3: Bautista, Horiguchi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Basharat, Jacoby

• Brian Garcia 7-3: Bautista, Horiguchi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Basharat, Jacoby

• Matthew Wells 7-3: Oliveira, Horiguchi, Almeida, Oleksiejczuk, Basharat, Jacoby

• George Garcia 7-3: Bautista, Horiguchi, Almeida, Barriault, Basharat, Jacoby

• Farah Hannoun 6-4: Bautista, Albazi, Almeida, Barriault, Basharat, Jacoby

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:

• Daniil Donchenko vs. Alex Morono: Donchenko 9, Morono 1

• Niko Price vs. Nikolay Veretennikov: Veretennikov 8, Price 2

• Bruna Brasil vs. Ketlen Souza: Brasil 6, Souza 4

• Javid Basharat vs. Gianni Vazquez: Basharat 8, Vazquez 2

• Wang Cong vs. Eduarda Moura: Cong 8, Moura 2

• Muin Gafurov vs. Jakub Wiklacz: Gafurov 5, Wiklacz 5

• Priscila Cachoeira vs. Klaudia Sygula: Sygula 8, Cachoeira 2

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