| Jones vs. Reyes |
Shevchenko vs. Chookagian |
Adams vs. Tafa |
Bektic vs. Ige |
Latifi vs. Lewis |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 3-1 |
 Jones (71%) |
 Shevchenko (90%) |
 Adams (63%) |
 Bektic (53%) |
 Lewis (86%) |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 12-3  2019 Champion* |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
 Tafa |
Bektic |
Lewis |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 12-3 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
 Ige |
Lewis |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 12-3 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 12-3 2014 Champion |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 12-3 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 12-3 2017 Champion |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Tafa |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 12-3 |
 Reyes |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 11-4 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 11-4 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 11-4 |
Reyes |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 10-5 2018 Champion |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Tafa |
Ige |
Lewis |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 10-5 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Ige |
Lewis |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 9-6 |
Reyes |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Bektic |
Lewis |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 9-6 |
Jones |
Shevchenko |
Adams |
Bektic |
Lewis |
The UFC is back in Houston this week with a pair of title fights featuring dominant champions atop the card.
UFC 247 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, light heavyweight champion [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against unbeaten challenger [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). Jones is a fairly heavy favorite from the oddsmakers in the fight at as much as 5-1. Not surprisingly, he has a big 11-3 lead in the picks from our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.
In the co-main event, women’s flyweight champ [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is a massive favorite of as much as 16-1 against [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), so it should come as little surprise that she is one of our two unanimous picks on the main card at 14-0.
The other unanimous pick is Houston resident [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in a heavyweight home fight against [autotag]Ilir Latifi[/autotag] (14-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC). Lewis is more than a 2-1 favorite, has never lost in Texas in his career, and is a 14-0 pick.
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Also on the main card, [autotag]Juan Adams[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is more than a 2-1 favorite in his heavyweight fight against [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag] (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), and he’s got a big 11-3 advantage in the picks.
And even though [autotag]Mirsad Bektic[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is a small favorite in his featherweight fight against [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), it’s Ige who has a big 11-3 lead in the picks with most of our staff members thinking mild upset – even though our readers give Bektic the slight advantage.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Jones (71 percent), Shevchenko (90 percent), Adams (63 percent), Bektic (53 percent) and Lewis (86 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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