MMA Junkie has live coverage of UFC 323 with round-by-round analysis of every fight.
The UFC has the final pay-per-view of the calendar year – and the last one in the ESPN broadcast era before the 2026 move to Paramount. Two titles are on the line at the top of the card.
UFC 323 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Records: Blachowicz (29-11-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC), Guskov (18-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Blachowicz No. 8, Guskov No. 9
- Odds (as of 12.06.25): Blachowicz -130, Guskov +105
- Junkie pick results: Blachowicz 8, Guskov 3
Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
- Records: Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), Talbott (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Cejudo No. 10
- Odds (as of 12.06.25): Cejudo +220, Talbott -280
- Junkie pick results: Cejudo 8, Talbott 3
Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Records: Moreno (23-8-2 MMA, 11-4-2 UFC), Taira (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: Moreno No. 2, Taira No. 6
- Odds (as of 12.06.25): Moreno +105, Taira -130
- Junkie pick results: Moreno 10, Taira 1
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van
- Records: Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC), Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: Pantoja No. 1, No. 4 pound-for-pound; Van No. 3
- Odds (as of 12.06.25): Pantoja -250, Van +200
- Junkie pick results: Pantoja 9, Van 2
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan
- Records: Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC), Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Dvalishvili No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound;
- Odds (as of 12.06.25): Dvalishvili -480, Yan +350
- Junkie pick results: Dvalishvili 11, Yan 0
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 166-99: Dvalishvili 88, Pantoja 76, Moreno 69, Talbott 64, Blachowicz 55
- Ken Hathaway 172-93: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Nolan King 168-97: Dvalishvili, Van, Moreno, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Mike Bohn 165-100: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Taira, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Farah Hannoun164-101: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Abbey Subhan 163-102: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Danny Segura 160-105: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Simon Samano 160-105: Dvalishvili, Van, Moreno, Talbott, Blachowicz
- Matt Erickson 160-105: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Talbott, Guskov
- Brian Garcia 157-108: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Cejudo, Blachowicz
- Matthew Wells 155-110: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Talbott, Guskov
- George Garcia 144-121: Dvalishvili, Pantoja, Moreno, Cejudo, Guskov
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:
- Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres: Torres 6, Dawson 5
- Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney: Duncan 10, McKinney 1
- Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva: Barber 7, Silva 4
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam: Sadykhov 7, Ziam 4
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori: Vettori 7, Ferreira 4
- Edson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner: Turner 7, Barboza 4
- Ibo Aslan vs. Iwo Baraniewski: Baraniewski 8, Aslan. 3
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli: Abdul-Malik 11, Trocoli 0
- Muhammad Naimov vs. Mairon Santos: Santos 8, Naimov 3
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 323 predictions: Who’s picking new champs to close the year?
Reporting by Matt Erickson, MMA Junkie / MMA Junkie
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