UFC Fight Night 194 predictions: Who likes Marina Rodriguez to upset Mackenzie Dern?

	Dern vs. Rodriguez	Brown vs. Gooden	Elliott vs. Nicolau	Agapova vs. Mazo	Colares vs. Gutierrez
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 158-92	Dern (68%)	Brown (77%)	Nicolau (59%)	Mazo (62%)	Gutierrez (86%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 163-87	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 158-92	Rodriguez	Brown	Nicolau	Agapova	Gutierrez
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 154-96	Rodriguez	Brown	Nicolau	Agapova	Gutierrez
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 153-97	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Agapova	Gutierrez
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 152-98 2014 Champion	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 152-98 2018 Champion	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 151-99 2020 Champion	Rodriguez	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 147-103 2017 Champion	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 146-104	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 144-106	Dern	Brown	Elliott	Agapova	Gutierrez
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 144-106	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 142-108	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Mazo	Gutierrez
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 81-53	Dern	Brown	Nicolau	Agapova	Gutierrez

The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week with a women’s strawweight showdown at the top of the bill.

UFC Fight Night 194 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

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In the main event, Mackenzie Dern (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) takes on Marina Rodriguez (14-1-2 MMA, 4-1-2 UFC) in a key fight at 115 pounds. Dern is a -180 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Rodriguez is +140. Dern has a fairly sizable edge in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well, at 10-3.

In the co-feature, Randy Brown (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is a -240 favorite in his welterweight fight against Jared Gooden (18-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC). He’s also one of two unanimous picks on the main card at 13-0.

Also on the main card, former flyweight title challenger Tim Elliott (17-11-1 MMA, 6-9 UFC) meets Matheus Nicolau (16-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC). Nicolau is a -210 favorite and a near unanimous choice. Only one of our pickers is taking Elliott in an upset.

Our most contentious fight on the main card is at women’s flyweight between Mariya Agapova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Sabina Mazo (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Mazo is a -180 favorite, but she only has an 8-5 lead in the picks.

And to open the main card, Felipe Colares (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) takes on Chris Gutierrez (16-3-2 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) at bantamweight. Gutierrez is a -250 favorite and our second unanimous pick.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Dern (68 percent), Brown (77 percent), Nicolau (59 percent), Mazo (62 percent) and Gutierrez (86 percent) are the choices.

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