| Poirier vs. Hooker |
Gall vs. Perry |
Allen vs. Daukaus |
Greene vs. Villante |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 56-36 |
Poirier (75%) |
 Perry (57%) |
 Allen (77%) |
 Greene (66%) |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 68-24 |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 67-25 |
 Hooker |
 Gall |
Allen |
Greene |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 66-26 |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 65-27  2014 Champion |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
 Villante |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 65-27 |
Poirier | Gall |
Allen |
Villante |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 63-29 2019 Champion* |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 63-29 |
Hooker |
Gall |
 Daukaus |
Villante |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 62-30 |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 62-30 2018 Champion |
Hooker |
Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 62-30 2017 Champion |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 61-31 |
Poirier | Gall |
Allen |
Villante |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 59-33 |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Greene |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 57-35 |
Poirier | Perry |
Allen |
Villante |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 37-55 |
Hooker |
Gall |
Daukaus |
Villante |
(Editor’s note: Additional fights on the main card were finalized too late for our staff picks feature.)
The UFC is back with another event on its home turf.
UFC on ESPN 12 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, former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier (25-6 MMA, 17-5 UFC) takes on Dan Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC). Poirier is a 2-1 favorite in his return after losing a title unification bout to champ Khabib Nurmagomedov this past September, and he’s got a big lead from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts. They’re siding with him at a 10-4 clip.
In the co-main event, Mickey Gall (6-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) takes on 3-1 favorite Mike Perry (13-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) at welterweight. Perry’s got a solid lead in the picks at 9-5.
Also on the main card, Brendan Allen (14-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is a big favorite against unbeaten promotional newcomer Kyle Daukaus (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), and he’s the heaviest favorite among our pickers at 12-2.
And Gian Villante (17-11 MMA, 7-8 UFC) moves up to heavyweight to take on Maurice Greene (8-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Greene is more than a 2-1 favorite, but he only has a slight 8-6 lead in the picks with nearly half our staff members taking Villante in an upset.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Poirier (75 percent), Perry (57 percent), Allen (77 percent) and Greene (66 percent) are the choices.
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