UFC on ESPN 19 predictions: Can Marvin Vettori top Jack Hermansson on short notice?
Check out our staff members' picks for the UFC on ESPN 19 main card, featuring Jack Hermansson vs. Marvin Vettori.
| Hermansson vs. Vettori |
Hill vs. Saint Preux |
De La Rosa vs. Santos |
Allan vs. Dolidze |
Evloev vs. Landwehr |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 149-91 |
 Hermansson (66%) |
 Saint Preux (66%) |
 Santos (58%) |
 Dolidze (66%) |
 Evloev (78%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 165-75 |
Hermansson |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 160-80 |
Hermansson |
 Hill |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 158-82 |
 Vettori |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
 Landwehr |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 157-83 |
Hermansson |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 156-84  2019 Champion* |
Hermansson |
Hill |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 155-85 2014 Champion |
Hermansson |
Hill |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 153-87 2017 Champion |
Vettori |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 152-88 |
Vettori |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
 Allan |
Evloev |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 151-89 |
Hermansson |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Landwehr |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 150-90 |
Vettori |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 150-90 2018 Champion |
Vettori |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 150-90 |
Vettori |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Landwehr |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 147-93 |
Hermansson |
Saint Preux |
Santos |
Dolidze |
Evloev |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 90-150 |
Hermansson |
Saint Preux |
 De La Rosa |
Allan |
Landwehr |
The UFC is back this week with another new main event after a previously scheduled headliner fell apart.
UFC on ESPN 19 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+.
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In the main event, Jack Hermansson (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) takes on Marvin Vettori (15-3-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) at middleweight. Vettori stepped in for Kevin Holland, who was pulled due to a COVID-19 infection. Vettori is a slight favorite at BetMGM at -145, but it’s Hermansson with a slight 8-6 picks lead from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, Jamahal Hill (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meets Ovince Saint Preux (25-14 MMA, 13-9 UFC) at light heavyweight. Hill is a -165 favorite at the sportsbook, but Saint Preux has a big 11-3 lead from our pickers.
Also on the main card, Montana De La Rosa (11-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) meets Taila Santos (16-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a women’s flyweight bout. Santos is a -225 favorite, and only one of our pickers is taking De La Rosa in an upset.
John Allan (13-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is a +180 underdog at light heavyweight against Roman Dolidze (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who has a hefty 12-2 lead in the picks.
And to open the main card, Movsar Evloev (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will try to keep his unbeaten record intact when he takes on Nate Landwehr (14-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at featherweight. Evloev is the biggest favorite on the card at -650, but four of our pickers are taking Landwehr in what would be one of the year’s biggest upsets.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Hermansson (66 percent), Saint Preux (66 percent), Santos (58 percent), Dolidze (66 percent) and Evloev (78 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.