UFC Fight Night 235 predictions: Who’s picking Roman Dolidze over favored Nassourdine Imavov?

matt erickson

Fri, 2 Feb 2024, 1:50 pm·2-min read

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

UFC Fight Night 235 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

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

Charlie Radtke vs. Gilbert Urbina

Records: Radtke (8-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Urbina (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Urbina -200, Radtke +165
Junkie pick results: Urbina 9, Radtke 2

Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov

Records: Khizriev (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Muradov (26-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Khizriev -150, Muradov +125
Junkie pick results: Khizriev 7, Muradov 4

Viviane Araujo vs. Natalia Silva

Records: Araujo (12-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Silva (16-5-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Betting odds: Silva -350, Araujo +275
Junkie pick results: Silva 11, Araujo 0

Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov

Records: Brown (17-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC), Salikhov (19-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Brown -280, Salikhov +225
Junkie pick results: Brown 8, Salikhov 3

Drew Dober vs. Renato Moicano

Records: Dober (27-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC), Moicano (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Moicano -185, Dober +155
Junkie pick results: Dober 6, Moicano 5

Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Records: Dolidze (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Imavov -175, Dolidze +145
Junkie pick results: Imavov 6, Dolidze 5

UFC Fight Night 235 main card picks

	Dolidze vs. Imavov	Dober vs. Moicano	Brown vs. Salikhov	Araujo vs. Silva	Khizriev vs. Muradov	Radtke vs. Urbina
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 6-4	dolidze2024 Dolidze (67%)	dober2024 Dober (63%)	brown2024 Brown (72%)	silva2024 Silva (81%)	khizriev2024 Khizriev (76%)	urbina2024 Urbina (55%)
Matt Erickson @MattE 8-2	dolidze2024 Dolidze	dober2024 Dober	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	muradov2024 Muradov	urbina2024 Urbina
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 8-2	imavov2024 Imavov	dober2024 Dober	salikhov2024 Salikhov	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	radtke2024 Radtke
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 7-3 trophy copy 2014 Champion	imavov2024 Imavov	moicano2024 Moicano	salikhov2024 Salikhov	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	urbina2024 Urbina
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 7-3 trophy copy 2018, 2022 Champion	dolidze2024 Dolidze	dober2024 Dober	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	muradov2024 Muradov	urbina2024 Urbina
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 6-4	dolidze2024 Dolidze	moicano2024 Moicano	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	urbina2024 Urbina
Brian Garcia @thegoze 6-4 trophy copy 2017 Champion	dolidze2024 Dolidze	dober2024 Dober	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	urbina2024 Urbina
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 6-4	imavov2024 Imavov	moicano2024 Moicano	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	muradov2024 Muradov	urbina2024 Urbina
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 6-4	imavov2024 Imavov	moicano2024 Moicano	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	radtke2024 Radtke
Nolan King @mma_kings 5-5 trophy copy 2023 Champion	imavov2024 Imavov	moicano2024 Moicano	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	muradov2024 Muradov	urbina2024 Urbina
Simon Samano @SJSamano 5-5	imavov2024 Imavov	moicano2024 Moicano	salikhov2024 Salikhov	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	urbina2024 Urbina
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 4-6	dolidze2024 Dolidze	dober2024 Dober	brown2024 Brown	silva2024 Silva	khizriev2024 Khizriev	urbina2024 Urbina