The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base with featherweights at the top of the lineup.

UFC on ESPN 65 (ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin

Records: Finney (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Past five: Finney 5-0, Valentin 4-1

Division: Middleweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 04.05.25): Finney -300, Valentin +240

Junkie pick results: Finney 11, Valentin 0

Torrez Finney vs. Robert Valentin

Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne

Records: Gurule (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)

Past five: Gurule 5-0, Osbourne 1-4

Division: Flyweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 04.05.25): Gurule -245, Osbourne +200

Junkie pick results: Gurule 9, Osbourne 2

Ode Osbourne vs. Luis Gurule

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares

Records: Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC), Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC)

Past five: Meerschaert 2-3, Tavares 1-4

Division: Middleweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 04.05.25): Meerschaert +165, Tavares -200

Junkie pick results: Tavares 7, Meerschaert 4

Brad Tavares vs. Gerald Meerschaert

ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious

Records: Lee (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Romious (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Past five: Lee 4-1, Romious 3-2

Division: Bantamweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 04.05.25): Lee -130, Romious +110

Junkie pick results: Lee 11, Romious 0

Cortavious Romious vs. ChangHo Lee

Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini

Records: Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-22 UFC)

Past five: Brito 4-1, Sabatini 3-2

Division: Featherweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 04.05.25): Brito -230, Sabatini +190

Junkie pick results: Brito 9, Sabatini 2

Pat Sabatini vs. Joanderson Brito

Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy

Records: Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC)

Past five: Emmett 3-2, Murphy 5-0

Division: Featherweight

Rankings: Emmett No. 6, Murphy No. 12

Odds (as of 04.05.25): Emmett +260, Murphy -325

Junkie pick results: Murphy 8, Emmett 3

Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy

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:

• Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita: Barbosa 9, Belbita 2
• Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee: Frunza 10, McKee 1
• Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes: Lookboonmee 11, Nunes 0
• Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry: Henry 9, Falcao 2
• Martin Buday vs. Uran Satybaldiev: Satybaldiev 8, Buday 3
• Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos: Demopoulos 9, Alencar 2

Diana Belbita vs. Dione Barbosa

Check out all the main card picks below.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Emmett vs.

Murphy

Brito vs.

Sabatini

Lee vs.

Romious

Meerschaert vs.

Tavares

Gurule vs.

Osbourne

Finney vs.

Valentin

MMA Junkie readers’

consensus picks

38-24 Murphy

(58%)

Brito

(80%)

Lee

(74%)

Tavares

(55%)

Gurule

(68%)

Finney

(82%)

Farah Hannoun

@Farah_Hannoun

42-20

2024 Champion

Emmett

Brito

Lee

Tavares

Gurule

Finney Ken Hathaway

@1khathaway

40-22

2017, 2022, 2024 Champion

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Meerschaert

Gurule

Finney Brian Garcia

@thegoze

40-22

2017 Champion

Emmett

Brito

Lee

Tavares

Gurule

Finney Nolan King

@mma_kings

39-23

2023 Champion

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Tavares

Gurule

Finney Mike Bohn

@MikeBohn

38-24

2014 Champion

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Tavares

Gurule

Finney Matt Erickson

@MattE

37-25

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Meerschaert

Gurule

Finney Danny Segura

@dannyseguratv

36-26

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Meerschaert

Gurule

Finney George Garcia

@MMAjunkieGeorge

36-26

Emmett

Sabatini

Lee

Tavares

Osbourne

Finney Abbey Subhan

@kammakaze

35-27

Murphy

Sabatini

Lee

Tavares

Osbourne

Finney Simon Samano

@SJSamano

34-28

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Tavares

Gurule

Finney Matthew Wells

@MrMWells

31-31

Murphy

Brito

Lee

Meerschaert

Gurule

Finney For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.