We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 73. 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 ESPN 73 (ESPN2, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
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Make your picks below.
Tereza Bleda vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
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Records: Bleda (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Horth (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
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Division: Women’s flyweight
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Bleda -160, Horth +125
AJ Frye vs. Guilherme Pat
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Records: Frye (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Pat (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Frye +145, Pat -185
Melissa Croden vs. Luana Santos
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Records: Croden (7-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Santos (9-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
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Division: Women’s bantamweight
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Rankings: Santos honorable mention
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Croden +125, Santos -160
Steven Asplund vs. Sean Sharaf
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Records: Asplund (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Sharaf (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Asplund -245, Sharaf +185
Yaroslav Amosov vs. Neil Magny
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Records: Amosov (28-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Magny (31-13 MMA, 24-12 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Amosov -390, Magny +280
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Joanderson Brito
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Records: Baghdasaryan (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Brito (17-5-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Baghdasaryan +195, Brito -260
Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson
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Records: Lemos (15-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Robertson (16-8 MMA, 13-6 UFC)
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Division: Women’s strawweight
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Rankings: Lemos No. 6, Robertson No. 11
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Lemos +140, Robertson -185
Marcus Buchecha vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
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Records: Buchecha (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Nzechukwu (14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Buchecha +120, Nzechukwu -155
Morgan Charriere vs. Melquizael Costa
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Records: Charriere (21-11-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Costa (24-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Charriere +105, Costa -125
Cesar Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk
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Records: Almeida (7-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (16-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Almeida +125, Oleksiejczuk -160
Giga Chikadze vs. Kevin Vallejos
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Records: Chikadze (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Vallejos (16-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Chikadze +200, Vallejos -265
Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
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Records: Royval (17-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Kape (21-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
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Rankings: Royval No. 4, Kape No. 5
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Odds (as of 12.08.25): Royval +220, Kape -295
UFC on ESPN 73 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
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Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
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Giga Chikadze vs. Kevin Vallejos
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Cesar Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk
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Morgan Charriere vs. Melquizael Costa
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Marcus Buchecha vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
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Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson
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Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Joanderson Brito
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Yaroslav Amosov vs. Neil Magny
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Steven Asplund vs. Sean Sharaf
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Melissa Croden vs. Luana Santos
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AJ Frye vs. Guilherme Pat
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Tereza Bleda vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC on ESPN 73: Make Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape predictions
