UFC on ESPN 42 predictions: No unanimous picks in Orlando

	Thompson vs. Holland	Barberena vs. Dos Anjos	Nicolau vs. Schnell	Pavlovich vs. Tuivasa	Dolidze vs. Hermansson	Anders vs. Daukaus
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 190-112	Holland (52%)	Dos Anjos (72%)	Nicolau (72%)	Tuivasa (62%)	Hermansson (52%)	Daukaus (60%)
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 200-107 2018 Champion	Holland	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Pavlovich	Dolidze	Daukaus
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 191-116	Holland	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Pavlovich	Dolidze	Daukaus
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 189-118	Thompson	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Tuivasa	Hermansson	Anders
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 187-120	Thompson	Dos Anjos	Schnell	Tuivasa	Dolidze	Anders
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 187-120 2014 Champion	Holland	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Pavlovich	Dolidze	Daukaus
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 185-122	Thompson	Barberena	Nicolau	Tuivasa	Dolidze	Anders
Simon Samano @SJSamano 184-123	Thompson	Barberena	Schnell	Pavlovich	Dolidze	Anders
Brian Garcia @thegoze 177-130 2017 Champion	Thompson	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Tuivasa	Hermansson	Anders
Nolan King @mma_kings 177-130	Holland	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Pavlovich	Hermansson	Daukaus
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 168-139	Thompson	Dos Anjos	Schnell	Tuivasa	Dolidze	Anders
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 150-157	Thompson	Dos Anjos	Nicolau	Tuivasa	Dolidze	Daukaus

The UFC is back on the road this week in Florida with big-name welterweights atop the lineup.

UFC on ESPN 42 takes place Saturday at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (16-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC) takes on Kevin Holland (23-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC). Holland nearly is a 2-1 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Thompson is +160. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking Thompson, though, at a 7-4 clip.

In the co-feature, former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (31-14 MMA, 20-12 UFC) meets Bryan Barberena (18-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC) at welterweight. Dos Anjos is the biggest favorite on the card at -575, but he’s not unanimous. Two of our staff pickers have Barberena in an upset.

Also on the main card, Matheus Nicolau (18-3-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) meets Matt Schnell (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) in a key flyweight fight. Nicolau is a big favorite at -370 and has an 8-3 picks lead.

Sergei Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) takes on Tai Tuivasa (15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Pavlovich is a -230 favorite at the betting window, but Tuivasa has a slim 6-5 lead from our staff members.

Roman Dolidze (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is an underdog in his middleweight fight against -190 favorite Jack Hermansson (23-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC). But our staff members are thinking upset with Dolidze picked at a big 8-3 margin.

And to open the main card, Eryk Anders (14-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) takes on Kyle Daukaus (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at middleweight. Daukaus is more than a 2-1 favorite, but Anders is bucking the trend and has a 6-5 picks lead.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Holland (52 percent), Dos Anjos (72 percent), Nicolau (63 percent), Tuivasa (62 percent), Hermansson (52 percent) and Daukaus (60 percent) are the choices.

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