UFC 269 predictions: Is anyone picking Charles Oliveira over Dustin Poirier?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC 269 main card, which features two title fights.

Oliveira
vs.
Poirier
Nunes
vs.
Pena
Neal
vs.
Ponzinibbio
Garbrandt
vs.
Kara-France
O’Malley
vs.
Paiva
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 203-116
poirier2021
Poirier
(63%)
nunes2021
Nunes
(87%)
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
(66%)
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
(53%)
omalley2021
O’Malley
(82%)
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 207-112
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 204-115
oliveira2021
Oliveira
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 198-121
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 197-122
trophy copy 2014 Champion
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
neal2021
Neal
karafrance2021
Kara-France
omalley2021
O’Malley
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 196-123
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
neal2021
Neal
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 194-125
trophy copy 2020 Champion
oliveira2021
Oliveira
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
karafrance2021
Kara-France
omalley2021
O’Malley
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 191-128
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 187-132
trophy copy 2018 Champion
oliveira2021
Oliveira
nunes2021
Nunes
neal2021
Neal
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 186-133
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
neal2021
Neal
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 185-134
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 184-135
trophy copy 2017 Champion
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
karafrance2021
Kara-France
omalley2021
O’Malley
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 183-136
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
ponzinibbio2021
Ponzinibbio
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
2021: 124-79
poirier2021
Poirier
nunes2021
Nunes
neal2021
Neal
garbrandt2021
Garbrandt
omalley2021
O’Malley

The final UFC pay-per-view of the year goes down Saturday in Las Vegas with a pair of title fights atop the card.

UFC 269 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] (31-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) puts his lightweight title on the line for the first time against former interim champ [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 20-5 UFC). Poirier is a -150 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Oliveira is +120. Our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking the challenger at a big 10-3 margin.

In the co-feature, women’s bantamweight and featherweight champ [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (21-4 MMA, 14-1 UFC) puts her 135-pound title up against challenger [autotag]Julianna Pena[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC). Nunes is a massive 10-1 favorite, and she’s one of two unanimous picks from our staff members.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag] (28-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in a welterweight fight. Ponzinibbio is a slight favorite at -135, and he’s got an 8-5 edge in the picks.

Former bantamweight titleholder [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) makes his long-awaited flyweight debut against [autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag] (22-9 MMA, 5-2 UFC). Garbrandt is just a -145 favorite, but he’s got a big 10-3 lead from our pickers.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is our second unanimous pick in his bantamweight fight against [autotag]Raulian Paiva[/autotag] (21-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC). O’Malley is the second biggest favorite on the main card at -340 and has a 13-0 picks shutout.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Poirier (63 percent), Nunes (87 percent), Ponzinibbio (66 percent), Garbrandt (53 percent) and O’Malley (82 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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