We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 257. 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 Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 257 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.

Make your picks below.

Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev

• Records: Nurgozhay (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Satybaldiev (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Nurgozhay +175, Satybaldiev -210

Xiao Long vs. SuYoung You

• Records: Long (27-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC), You (15-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Long +115, You -145

Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson

• Records: Zha (25-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Wilson (17-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Zha -1600, Wilson +750

Kyle Daukaus vs. Michel Pereira

• Records: Daukaus (15-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC), Pereira (31-13 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
• Division: Middleweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Daukaus +250, Pereira -340

Austin Hubbard vs. Rong Zhu

• Records: Hubbard (16-9 MMA, 4-7 UFC), Zhu (20-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
• Division: Lightweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Hubbard +255, Zhu -350

Charles Johnson vs. Lone'er Kavanagh

• Records: Johnson (17-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Kavanagh (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
• Division: Flyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Johnson +170, Kavanagh -220

Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Gauge Young

• Records: Maheshate (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Young (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
• Division: Lightweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Maheshate -105, Young -125

Kiefer Crosbie vs. Taiyilake Nueraji

• Records: Crosbie (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Nueraji (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Crosbie +255, Nueraji -350

Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji

• Records: Borjas (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Mudaerji (17-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
• Division: Flyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Borjas +125, Mudaerji -160

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich

• Records: Cortes-Acosta (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Pavlovich (19-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
• Division: Heavyweight
• Rankings: Pavlovich No. 5, Cortes-Acosta No. 8
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Cortes-Acosta +190, Pavlovich -250

Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling

• Records: Ortega (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Sterling (24-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC)
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: Ortega No. 5, Sterling No. 12
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Ortega +220, Sterling -295

Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang

• Records: Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: Mingyang No. 15, Walker honorable mention
• Odds (as of 08.18.25): Walker +340, Mingyang -500

UFC Fight Night 257 fight card (as of Aug. 18, 2 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET)

• Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
• Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich
• Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji
• Kiefer Crosbie vs. Taiyilake Nueraji

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)

• Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Gauge Young
• Charles Johnson vs. Lone'er Kavanagh
• Austin Hubbard vs. Rong Zhu
• Kyle Daukaus vs. Michel Pereira
• Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson
• Xiao Long vs. SuYoung You
• Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Shanghai: Make predictions for Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang

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