Almeida vs. Garbrandt Barao

vs.

Stephens Saffiedine

vs.

Story Camozzi

vs.

Miranda Larkin

vs.

Masvidal Burkman

vs.

Felder MMAjunkie readers’

consensus picks

2016 picks: 51-20

Almeida

(61%)

Barao

(68%)

Saffiedine

(51%)

Miranda

(54%)

Masvidal

(57%)

Felder

(75%) Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA

2016 picks: 50-21

Almeida

Barao

Story

Miranda

Masvidal

Felder Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven

2016 picks: 49-22

Almeida

Stephens

Saffiedine

Miranda

Masvidal

Felder Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt

2016 picks: 46-25

Garbrandt

Barao

Saffiedine

Miranda

Larkin

Felder Brian Garcia @thegoze

2016 picks: 45-26

Almeida

Stephens

Saffiedine

Miranda

Masvidal

Felder Brent Brookhouse @BrentBrookhouse

2016 picks: 45-26

Almeida

Stephens

Saffiedine

Miranda

Larkin

Felder Dann Stupp

@DannStupp

2016 picks: 44-27

2015 Champion

Almeida

Stephens

Story

Miranda

Masvidal

Felder Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA

2016 picks: 43-28

2014 Champion

Garbrandt

Stephens

Saffiedine

Miranda

Masvidal

Felder John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn

2016 picks: 41-30

Almeida

Barao

Story

Camozzi

Larkin

Felder George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge

2016 picks: 39-32

Garbrandt

Stephens

Story

Camozzi

Masvidal

Burkman

Unlike UFC 198, which saw our staff pickers mostly in consensus, tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 event doesn’t feature a single unanimous choice from our crew.

In the main event, a bantamweight is going to lose his perfect record. Unbeaten Thomas Almeida (20-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) takes on unbeaten Cody Garbrandt (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), and Brazil’s Almeida is about a 2-1 favorite. Six of our nine editors, writers and radio hosts are picking Almeida to come away with the win.

The co-main event features a former bantamweight champion in Renan Barao (33-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who will move up to featherweight to take on veteran slugger Jeremy Stephens (24-12 MMA, 11-11 UFC). But despite Barao’s 2-1 favored status from the oddsmakers, six of our nine staffers are going with the underdog.

Also on the main card, welterweight Tarec Saffiedine (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is the choice of six of our pickers against Rick Story (18-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC). Vitor Miranda (12-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is a 7-2 pick against Chris Camozzi (21-10 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in their middleweight bout. Jorge Masvidal (29-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has six of nine picking him to beat Lorenz Larkin (16-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) in their welterweight bout. And at lightweight, 3-1 favorite Paul Felder (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has the honor of being the most likely winner from our pickers with eight of nine taking him to top Josh Burkman (28-12 MMA, 6-7 UFC).

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Almeida, Barao, Saffiedine, Miranda, Masvidal and Felder are the choices.

UFC Fight Night 88 takes place Sunday at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The card airs on FOX Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Check out all the picks above. Additionally, leave your individual main-card picks below. As usual, MMAjunkie reader “IAMMA” is organizing the MMAjunkie Member Picks, where “Kyle Pineapple” and “Joseph Johnston” are our leaders.

For more on UFC Fight Night 88, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.