UFC Fight Night 218: Make your predictions for Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac

Matt Erickson

January 30, 2023 at 3:45 p.m.·5 min read

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 218 event in Las Vegas.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 218 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 218 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 218.

Jesus Santos Aguilar vs. Tatsuro Taira

Records: Jesus Santos Aguilar (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Tatsuro Taira (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Aguilar 5-0, Taira 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Aguilar +650, Taira -1000

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Junyong Park vs. Denis Tiuliulin

Records: Junyong Park (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Denis Tiuliulin (11-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Park 4-1, Tiuliulin 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Park -200, Tiuliulin +165

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Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim

Records: Mandy Bohm (7-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Ji Yeon Kim (9-6-2 MMA, 3-6 UFC)
Past five: Bohm 3-2, Kim 1-4
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Bohm +225, Kim -280

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Seung Guk Choi vs. Sung Hyun Park

Records: Seung Guk Choi (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Sung Hyun Park (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Choi 5-0, Park 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Choi +165, Park -200

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Toshiomi Kazama vs. Rinya Nakamura

Records: Toshiomi Kazama (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Rinya Nakamura (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Kazama 4-1, Nakamura 5-0
Division: Banatamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Kazama +325, Nakamura -425

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Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Yi Zha

Records: Jeong Yeong Lee (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Yi Zha (21-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Lee 5-0, Zha 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Lee -250, Zha +200

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Anshul Jubli vs. Jeka Saragih

Records: Anshul Jubli (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Jeka Saragih (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Jubli 5-0, Saragih 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Jubli -115, Saragih -105

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Adam Fugitt vs. Yusaku Kinoshita

Records: Adam Fugitt (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Yusaku Kinoshita (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Fugitt 4-1, Kinoshita 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Fugitt +225, Kinoshita -280

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Dooho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson

Records: Dooho Choi (14-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Kyle Nelson (13-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Past five: Choi 2-3, Nelson 1-4
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Choi -210, Nelson +170

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Blagoy Ivanov vs. Marcin Tybura

Records: Blagoy Ivanov (19-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Marcin Tybura (23-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC)
Past five: Ivanov 3-2, Tybura 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Tybura No. 10, Ivanov honorable mention
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Ivanov +130, Tybura -150

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Devin Clark vs. Da-un Jung

Records: Devin Clark (13-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC), Da-un Jung (15-3-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC)
Past five: Clark 2-3, Jung 3-1-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Clark +190, Jung -240

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Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac

Records: Derrick Lewis (26-10 MMA, 17-8 UFC), Serghei Spivac (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Lewis 2-3, Spivac 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Lewis No. 6, Spivac No. 14
Odds (as of 01.28.23): Lewis +180, Spivac -230

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UFC Fight Night 218 fight card (as of Jan. 28, 9 a.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 1 a.m. ET)

Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac
Devin Clark vs. Da-un Jung
Blagoy Ivanov vs. Marcin Tybura
Dooho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson
Adam Fugitt vs. Yusaku Kinoshita

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

Anshul Jubli vs. Jeka Saragih – Road to UFC lightweight tournament final
Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Yi Zha – Road to UFC featherweight tournament final
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Rinya Nakamura – Road to UFC bantamweight tournament final
Seung Guk Choi vs. Sung Hyun Park – Road to UFC flyweight tournament final
Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim
Junyong Park vs. Denis Tiuliulin
Jesus Santos Aguilar vs. Tatsuro Taira

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie

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