UFC on ESPN+ 32 predictions: Can Aleksei Oleinik upset the favored Derrick Lewis?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN+ 32 main card in Las Vegas.

Lewis
vs.
Oleinik
Akhmedov
vs.
Weidman
Pitolo
vs.
Stewart
Kunitskaya
vs.
Stoliarenko
Dariush
vs.
Holtzman
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 72-49
lewis2020
Lewis
(65%)
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
(53%)
stewart2020
Stewart
(75%)
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
(82%)
dariush2020
Dariush
(85%)
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 85-36
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
pitolo2020
Pitolo
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 85-36
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 83-38
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 81-40
trophy copy 2014 Champion
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
pitolo2020
Pitolo
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 80-41
trophy copy 2019 Champion*
lewis2020
Lewis
weidman2020
Weidman
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 80-41
trophy copy 2017 Champion
lewis2020
Lewis
weidman2020
Weidman
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 80-41
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
pitolo2020
Pitolo
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 79-42
trophy copy 2018 Champion
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
pitolo2020
Pitolo
stoliarenko2020
Stoliarenko
holtzman2020
Holtzman
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 78-43
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
holtzman2020
Holtzman
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 77-45
lewis2020
Lewis
akhmedov2020
Akhmedov
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 76-45
lewis2020
Lewis
weidman2020
Weidman
pitolo2020
Pitolo
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 73-48
lewis2020
Lewis
weidman2020
Weidman
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 73-48
lewis2020
Lewis
weidman2020
Weidman
stewart2020
Stewart
kunitskaya2020
Kunitskaya
dariush2020
Dariush
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 52-69
oleinik2020
Oleinik
weidman2020
Weidman
pitolo2020
Pitolo
stoliarenko2020
Stoliarenko
holtzman2020
Holtzman

The UFC is in its home city again this week with a hard-hitting heavyweight against a submission specialist atop the card.

UFC on ESPN+32 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, former heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (23-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) takes on [autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag] (59-13-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC). Lewis is a 2-1 favorite in the fight, and he’s got the support of a whopping 13 of our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts in the picks.

In the co-main event, former middleweight champion [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag] (14-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) tries to stop his slump when he meets [autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag] (20-4-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC). Weidman is the slight favorite at the betting window at -145, but it’s Akhmedov with a narrow 8-6 picks lead in a close fight among our staff members.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Darren Stewart[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is a -160 favorite in his middleweight bout against [autotag]Maki Pitolo[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), and he has an 8-6 picks lead.

[autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is more than a 2-1 favorite in her women’s bantamweight bout against [autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag] (9-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), and she’s got a big 12-2 blowout in the picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Beneil Dariush[/autotag] (18-4-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Scott Holtzman[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at lightweight. Dariush is the favorite at nearly 2-1, and he’s got a heavy 11-3 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Lewis (65 percent), Akhmedov (53 percent), Stewart (75 percent), Kunitskaya (82 percent) and Dariush (85 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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