UFC Fight Night 220 predictions: Nikita Krylov or Ryan Spann in Las Vegas showdown?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 220 main card in Las Vegas featuring Nikita Krylov vs Ryan Spann.

Krylov
vs.
Spann
Allen
vs.
Muniz
Mayes
vs.
Sakai
De La Rosa
vs.
Suarez
Lainesse
vs.
Malott
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
15-11
spann2023
Spann
(57%)
muniz2023
Muniz
(68%)
sakai2023
Sakai
(83%)
suarez2023
Suarez
(88%)
malott2023
Malott
(78%)
Matt Erickson
18-8
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
mayes2023
Mayes
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
17-9
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
17-9
krylov2023
Krylov
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
16-10
trophy copy 2018, 2022 Champion
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
mayes2023
Mayes
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
16-10
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
lainesse2023
Lainesse
Nolan King
@mma_kings
15-11/em>
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
15-11
trophy copy 2017 Champion
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
mayes2023
Mayes
suarez2023
Suarez
lainesse2023
Lainesse
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
14-12
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
14-12
krylov2023
Krylov
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
12-14
spann2023
Spann
allen2023
Allen
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
12-14
trophy copy 2014 Champion
spann2023
Spann
muniz2023
Muniz
sakai2023
Sakai
suarez2023
Suarez
malott2023
Malott

The UFC is back in its home base in Las Vegas this week with a pair of light heavyweights at the top of the card.

UFC Fight Night 220 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, [autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag] (29-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) takes on [autotag]Ryan Spann[/autotag] (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at 205 pounds. Krylov is slight favorite at -170 at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Spann is +145. But our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have flipped the script and are are siding with underdog Spann at a hefty 9-2 clip.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] (20-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] (23-4 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at middleweight. Muniz is a -240 favorite, and he’s got a near-unanimous picks lead at 10-1.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Don’Tale Mayes[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) fights [autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag] (15-5-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout that is the most contentious among our staff members, and it’s still a relative blowout. Sakai is just a slight favorite at -130, but he has a big 8-3 lead from our pickers.

Our lone unanimous pick on the main card is [autotag]Tatiana Suarez[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who is a massive 8-1 favorite over [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag] (12-7-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) in their women’s flyweight fight.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Yohan Lainesse[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Mike Malott[/autotag] (8-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a welterweight fight between a pair of Canadians. Malott is more than a 2-1 favorite, and he has a big 9-2 edge in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie consensus picks, Spann (57 percent), Muniz (68 percent), Sakai (56 percent), Suarez (88 percent) and Malott (78 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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