UFC 262 predictions: How many are taking Michael Chandler to upset Charles Oliveira?

	Oliveira vs. Chandler	Dariush vs. Ferguson	Bontorin vs. Schnell	Araujo vs. Chookagian	Barboza vs. Burgos
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 62-44	Oliveira (54%)	Dariush (51%)	Schnell (80%)	Chookagian (56%)	Barboza (68%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 67-39	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Araujo	Burgos
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 65-41	Chandler	Dariush	Bontorin	Chookagian	Burgos
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 65-41 2018 Champion	Chandler	Ferguson	Schnell	Chookagian	Burgos
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 63-43	Chandler	Ferguson	Bontorin	Chookagian	Barboza
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 63-43	Oliveira	Dariush	Schnell	Araujo	Burgos
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 62-44	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 61-45 2014 Champion	Oliveira	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 61-45 2020 Champion	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Araujo	Barboza
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 61-45 2017 Champion	Chandler	Dariush	Bontorin	Chookagian	Barboza
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 60-46	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Burgos
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 58-48	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Araujo	Barboza
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 57-49	Oliveira	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
BetMGM Betting Favorites	Oliveira -140	Dariush -165	Schnell -160	Chookagian -145	Burgos -145

The UFC is back on the road this week with the vacant lightweight title on the line atop the card.

UFC 262 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

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In the main event, Charles Oliveira (30-8 MMA, 18-8 UFC) takes on former Bellator champion Michael Chandler (22-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) for the lightweight belt vacated by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Oliveira is a slight favorite at -140 at BetMGM, but it’s underdog Chandler with a big 9-3 lead in the picks from our 12 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.

In the co-feature, Beneil Dariush (20-4-1 MMA, 14-4-1 UFC) fights former interim lightweight champ Tony Ferguson (25-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC). Dariush is -165 at the betting window, and he’s also our biggest favorite, picks-wise, on the main card at 10-2.

Also on the main card, Rogerio Bontorin (16-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets Matt Schnell (15-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. Schnell is a -160 favorite and has an 9-3 picks advantage.

Viviane Araujo (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) meets former women’s flyweight title challenger Katlyn Chookagian (15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), who is a -145 favorite and has an 8-4 picks lead.

And to open the main card, Edson Barboza (21-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) takes on Shane Burgos (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a featherweight fight. Burgos is a slight -145 favorite, but it’s Barboza with the narrowest lead on the main card at 7-5.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Oliveira (54 percent), Dariush (51 percent), Schnell (80 percent), Chookagian (56 percent) and Barboza (68 percent) are the choices.

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