UFC 303 predictions: 3 razor-thin picks, 2 blowouts on Las Vegas main card

The UFC is back in Las Vegas for International Fight Week with the light heavyweight strap on the line – again – at the top of the card.

UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page

Records: Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), Page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Past five: Garry 5-0, Page 4-1

Division: Welterweight

Rankings: Garry No. 12, Page honorable mention

Odds (as of 06.29.24): Garry -140, Page +120

Junkie pick results: Garry 6, Page 5

Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson

Records: Bueno Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC), Chiasson (10-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)

Past five: Bueno Silva 3-2, Chiasson 3-2

Division: Women’s bantamweight

Rankings: Bueno Silva No. 5, Chiasson No. 10

Odds (as of 06.29.24): Bueno Silva -165, Chiasson +140

Junkie pick results: Chiasson 6, Bueno Silva 5

Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Smith

Records: Dolidze (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Smith (38-19 MMA, 13-9 UFC)

Past five: Dolidze 3-2, Smith 2-3

Division: Light heavyweight

Rankings: Smith No. 12 light heavyweight; Dolidze No. 14 middleweight

Odds (as of 06.29.24): Dolidze -150, Smith +125

Junkie pick results: Dolidze 6, Smith 5

Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega

Records: Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)

Past five: Lopes 4-1, Ortega 2-3

Division: Lightweight

Rankings: Ortega No. 7 featherweight

Odds (as of 06.29.24): Lopes -150, Ortega +125

Junkie pick results: Lopes 11, Ortega 0

Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka

Records: Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)

Past five: Pereira 4-1, Prochazka 4-1

Division: Light heavyweight

Rankings: Pereira No. 1, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Prochazka No. 2

Odds (as of 06.29.24): Pereira -150, Prochazka +125

Junkie pick results: Pereira 9, Prochazka 2

Check out all the main card picks below.

UFC 303 main card picks

Pereira

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Prochazka

Lopes

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Ortega

Dolidze

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Smith

Bueno Silva

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Chiasson

Garry

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Page

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