UFC on ESPN 11 predictions: Which fighter earned unanimous support from our picks panel?

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UFC on ESPN 11 predictions: Which fighter earned unanimous support from our picks panel?

Blaydes
vs.
Volkov
Burgos
vs.
Emmett
Pennington
vs.
Reneau
Good
vs.
Muhammad
Miller
vs.
Roberts
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 53-34
Blaydes
(71%)
burgos2019
Burgos
(52%)
pennington2020
Pennington
(69%)
muhammad2020
Muhammad
(65%)
roberts2020
Roberts
(72%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 65-22
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 64-23
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
reneau2020
Reneau
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 63-24
Blaydes emmett2020
Emmett
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 62-25
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 61-26
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
reneau2020
Reneau
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 61-26
trophy copy 2014 Champion
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
miller2020
Miller
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 60-27
trophy copy 2019 Champion*
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 60-27
trophy copy 2017 Champion
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
reneau2020
Reneau
good2020
Good
miller2020
Miller
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 59-28
trophy copy 2018 Champion
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
roberts2020
Roberts
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 58-29
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
reneau2020
Reneau
muhammad2020
Muhammad
miller2020
Miller
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 58-29
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
miller2020
Miller
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 56-31
Blaydes burgos2019
Burgos
reneau2020
Reneau
muhammad2020
Muhammad
miller2020
Miller
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 52-35
Blaydes emmett2020
Emmett
pennington2020
Pennington
muhammad2020
Muhammad
miller2020
Miller
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 34-53
Blaydes emmett2020
Emmett
reneau2020
Reneau
good2020
Good
miller2020
Miller

The UFC is back Saturday with another event on its home turf.

UFC on ESPN 11 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, Curtis Blaydes (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on Alexander Volkov (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a heayvweight bout. The oddsmakers have made Blaydes the biggest favorite on the card at more than 3-1. And all 14 of our editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts are siding with him, as well.

In the co-main event, Shane Burgos (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is a slight favorite against Josh Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in their featherweight bout. However, Burgos is fancied much more strongly by our team, with 11 of the 14 panelists picking him to win, with three siding with the hard-hitting Emmett.

Also on the main card, Raquel Pennington (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is a mild favorite against Marion Reneau (10-5-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC). The close odds were reflected in our staff picks, too, with Pennington just edging the panel with eight votes to Reneau’s six.

Belal Muhammad (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is a slight favorite over Lyman Good (21-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in their welterweight bout. But he’s the second-most-favored fighter on the card in our staff picks, with 12 of our 14 panelists picking him to defeat Good, who polled two votes from our team.

And to open the main card, Roosevelt Roberts (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is the second-biggest favorite on the card against Jim Miller (31-14 MMA, 20-13 UFC). However, Miller’s top-level experience has made the matchup a much closer proposition in our staff picks, with the panel split right down the middle. Seven have picked Miller, while seven have sided with Roberts. Interestingly, Roberts is the biggest favorite on the card with our readers.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Blaydes (71 percent), Burgos (52 percent), Pennington (69 percent), Muhammad (65 percent) and Roberts (72 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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