The UFC has made its annual fall pilgrimage to the mecca of the combat sports world with a pair of title fights at the top of the card.
UFC 322 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Beneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint Denis
- Records: Dariush (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC), Saint Denis (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Dariush No. 8, Saint Denis No. 15
- Odds (as of 11.15.25): Dariush +155, Saint Denis -195
- Junkie pick results: Dariush 6, Saint Denis 5
Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates
- Records: Edwards (22-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC), Prates (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Edwards No. 5, Prates No. 10
- Odds (as of 11.15.25): Edwards +150, Prates -190
- Junkie pick results: Prates 10, Edwards 1
Sean Brady vs. Michael Morales
- Records: Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), Morales (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Brady No. 4, Morales No. 9
- Odds (as of 11.15.25): Brady -145, Morales +120
- Junkie pick results: Brady 7, Morales 4
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili
- Records: Shevchenko (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC), Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC)
- Division: Women’s flyweight
- Rankings: Shevchenko No. 1 women’s flyweight, No. 4 pound-for-pound; Weili No. 1 women’s strawweight, No. 3 pound-for-pound
- Odds (as of 11.15.25): Shevchenko -140, Weili +115
- Junkie pick results: Shevchenko 10, Weili 1
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev
- Records: Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC), Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Della Maddalena No. 1 welterweight, No. 9 pound-for-pound; Makhachev No. 2 lightweight, No. 2 pound-for-pound
- Odds (as of 11.15.25): Della Maddalena +225, Makhachev -290
- Junkie pick results: Makhachev 9, Della Maddalena 2
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 156-98: Makhachev (51%), Shevchenko (63%), Brady (62%), Prates (67%), Saint Denis (60%)
- Ken Hathaway 162-92: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Brady, Prates, Saint Denis
- Mike Bohn 160-94: Makhachev, Zhang, Brady, Prates, Dariush
- Nolan King 159-95: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Brady, Edwards, Saint Denis
- Farah Hannoun 157-97: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Brady, Prates, Dariush
- Abbey Subhan 155-99: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Brady, Prates, Dariush
- Matt Erickson 152-102: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Morales, Prates, Saint Denis
- Simon Samano 152-102: Maddalena, Shevchenko, Brady, Prates, Saint Denis
- Brian Garcia 150-104: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Brady, Prates, Dariush
- Danny Segura 150-104: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Morales, Prates, Dariush
- Matthew Wells 145-109: Makhachev, Shevchenko, Morales, Prates, Saint Denis
- George Garcia 137-117: Maddalena, Shevchenko, Morales, Prates, Dariush
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira: Nickal 7, Vieira 4
- Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues: Rodrigues 10, Kopylov 1
- Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez: Blanchfield 11, Cortez 0
- Ethyn Ewing vs. Malcolm Wellmaker: Wellmaker 10, Ewing 1
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Gerald Meerschaert: Daukaus 8, Meerschaert 3
- Angela Hill vs. Fatima Kline: Kline 10, Hill 1
- Chepe Mariscal vs. Pat Sabatini: Mariscal 10, Sabatini 1
- Eric McConico vs. Baisangur Susurkaev: Susurkaev 9, McConico 2
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Matheus Camilo: Camilo 6, Borschev 5
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