We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 71. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ESPN 71 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Austin Bashi vs. John Yannis
- Records: Bashi (13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Yannis (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Bashi 4-1, Yannis 4-1
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): N/A
Piera Rodriguez vs. Ketlen Souza
- Records: Rodriguez (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Souza (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
- Past five: Rodriguez 3-2, Souza 3-2
- Division: Women’s flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Rodriguez -185, Souza +155
Felipe Bunes vs. Rafael Estevam
- Records: Bunes (14-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Estevam (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Past five: Bunes 3-2, Estevam 5-0
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Bunes +390, Estevam -520
Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev
- Records: Klein (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Pulyaev (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Past five: Klein 3-2, Pulyaev 4-1
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Klein +130, Pulyaev -155
Tresean Gore vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Records: Gore (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Vieira (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
- Past five: Gore 2-3, Vieira 3-2
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Gore +180, Vieira -220
Nathan Fletcher vs. Rinya Nakamura
- Records: Fletcher (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Nakamura (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
- Past five: Fletcher 3-2, Nakamura 4-1
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Fletcher +330, Nakamura -425
Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos
- Records: Silva (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Vallejos (15-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Past five: Silva 4-1, Vallejos 4-1
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Silva +310, Vallejos -395
Neil Magny vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Records: Magny (29-14 MMA, 22-12 UFC), Zaleski dos Santos (25-9-1 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC)
- Past five: Magny 2-3, Zaleski dos Santos 2-2-1
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Magny +165, Zaleski dos Santos -200
Nora Cornolle vs. Karol Rosa
- Records: Cornolle (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Rosa (18-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
- Past five: Cornolle 4-1, Rosa 2-3
- Division: Women’s strawweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Cornolle +155, Rosa -185
Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Records: Brener (16-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Ribovics (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Past five: Brener 3-2, Ribovics 3-2
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Brener +205, Ribovics -250
Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Records: Duncan (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Rebecki (20-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
- Past five: Duncan 4-1, Rebecki 4-1
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Duncan +170, Rebecki -205
Tatsuro Taira vs. HyunSung Park
- Records: Taira (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Park (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
- Past five: Taira 4-1, Park 5-0
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: Taira No. 8
- Odds (as of 07.29.25): Taira -250, Park +190
UFC on ESPN 71 fight card (as of July 29, 3 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Tatsuro Taira vs. HyunSung Park
- Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Nora Cornolle vs. Karol Rosa
- Neil Magny vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Nathan Fletcher vs. Rinya Nakamura
- Tresean Gore vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev
- Felipe Bunes vs. Rafael Estevam
- Piera Rodriguez vs. Ketlen Souza
- Austin Bashi vs. John Yannis
