UFC on ESPN 66 predictions: Garry or Prates –\u00a0who will keep rising in mighty K.C.?

Get MMA Junkie staff member predictions for all 14 fights at UFC on ESPN 66

The UFC is back in one of America’s great Midwestern cities with welterweight rising stars at the top of the card.

UFC on ESPN 66 (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

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

Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz

• Records: Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Muniz (24-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
• Past five: Aliskerov 4-1, Muniz 3-2
• Division: Middleweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 04.26.25): Aliskerov -455, Muniz +350
• Junkie pick results: Aliskerov 9, Muniz 2

Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby

• Records: Brown (19-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC), Dalby (23-5-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC)
• Past five: Brown 3-2, Dalby 4-1
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 04.26.25): Brown -300, Dalby +240
• Junkie pick results: Brown 9, Dalby 2

Abus Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira

• Records: Magomedov (27-6-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Pereira (31-12 MMA, 9-3 UFC)
• Past five: Magomedov 3-2, Pereira 4-1
• Division: Middleweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 04.26.25): Magomedov +125, Pereira -150
• Junkie pick results: Pereira 6, Magomedov 5

Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama

• Records: Chikadze (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Onama (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
• Past five: Chikadze 3-2, Onama 4-1
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 04.26.25): Chikadze +165, Onama -200
• Junkie pick results: Chikadze 8, Onama 3

Zhang Mingyang vs. Anthony Smith

• Records: Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Smith (38-21 MMA, 13-11 UFC)
• Past five: Mingyang 5-0, Smith 2-3
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: Smith honorable mention
• Odds (as of 04.26.25): Mingyang -410, Smith +320
• Junkie pick results: Mingyang 10, Smith 1

Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates

• Records: Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
• Past five: Garry 4-1, Prates 5-0
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: Garry No. 9, Prates honorable mention
• Odds (as of 04.26.25): Garry -160, Prates +135
• Junkie pick results: Prates 6, Garry 5

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: 

• Jimmy Flick vs. Matt Schnell: Schnell 6, Flick 5
• Evan Elder vs. Gauge Young: Elder 9, Young 2
• John Castaneda vs. Chris Gutierrez: Gutierrez 11, Castaneda 0
• Heili Alateng vs. Da’Mon Blackshear: Blackshear 9, Alateng 2
• Cameron Saaiman vs. Malcolm Wellmaker: Wellmaker 9, Saaiman 2
• Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana: Amorim 11, Viana 0
• Timmy Cuamba vs. Roberto Romero: Romero 7, Cuamba 4
• Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards: Edwards 7, Chandler 4

Check out all the main card picks below.