UFC Fight Night 189 predictions: Who are our three unanimous picks?

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UFC Fight Night 189 predictions: Who are our three unanimous picks?

Rozenstruik
vs.
Sakai
Harris
vs.
Tybura
Dolidze
vs.
Staropoli
Baeza
vs.
Ponzinibbio
Rodrigues
vs.
Todorovic
Arroyo
vs.
Breese
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 67-48 (57.8%)
Rozenstruik
(72%)
tybura2021
Tybura
(56%)
dolidze2021
Dolidze
(73%)
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
(56%)
todorovic2021
Todorovic
(80%)
breese2021
Breese
(85%)
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 70-46 (60.3%)
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 68-48 (58.6%)
trophy copy 2017 Champion
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 68-48 (58.6%)
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 68-48 (58.6%)
Rozenstruik tybura2021
Tybura
dolidze2021
Dolidze
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 68-48 (58.6%)
Rozenstruik tybura2021
Tybura
staropoli2021
Staropoli
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 67-49 (57.8%)
trophy copy 2014 Champion
Rozenstruik tybura2021
Tybura
staropoli2021
Staropoli
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 67-49 (57.8%)
Rozenstruik tybura2021
Tybura
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 67-49 (57.8%)
trophy copy 2018 Champion
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 65-51 (56.0%)
trophy copy 2020 Champion
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 64-52 (55.2%)
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 63-53 (54.3%)
Rozenstruik tybura2021
Tybura
dolidze2021
Dolidze
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 62-54 (53.4%)
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
Matthew Wells
@@MrMWells
2021: 0-0 (0.0%)
Rozenstruik harris2021
Harris
dolidze2021
Dolidze
baeza2021
Baeza
todorovic2021
Todorovic
breese2021
Breese
BetMGM
Betting Favorites
Rozenstruik -125 tybura2021
Tybura -175
dolidze2021
Dolidze -140
baeza2021
Baeza -120
todorovic2021
Todorovic -135
breese2021
Breese -250

The UFC is back this week with a pair of heavyweight fights at the top of the bill.

UFC Fight Night 189 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) takes on Augusto Sakai (15-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at heavyweight. And though Rozenstruik is just a slight favorite at -125 at BetMGM, he’s one of three unanimous picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-feature, Walt Harris (13-9 MMA, 6-8 UFC) takes on Marcin Tybura (21-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in another heavyweight bout. Tybura is the second biggest favorite on the main card at -175, but it’s Harris with an 8-5 lead in the picks.

Also on the main card, Roman Dolidze (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets Laureano Staropoli (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout. Dolidze is a -140 favorite and has a big 11-2 picks lead.

Miguel Baeza (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) at welterweight. Baeza is a slim -120 favorite at the betting window and he’s got an 8-5 edge from our staff pickers.

Gregory Rodrigues (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his promotional debut at middleweight against Dusko Todorovic (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC). Todorovic is a -135 favorite and one of our three unanimous picks at 13-0.

And to open the main card, Tom Breese (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) is the biggest main card favorite at -250 and the third of our three unanimous picks against Antonio Arroyo (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC).

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Rozenstruik (72 percent), Tybura (56 percent), Dolidze (73 percent), Ponzinibbio (56 percent), Todorovic (80 percent) and Breese (85 percent) are the choices.

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UFC Fight Night 189 predictions: Who are our three unanimous picks?