{"id":193612,"date":"2025-10-06T18:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193612\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:40:07","slug":"ufc-fight-night-261-make-predictions-for-charles-oliveira-vs-mateusz-gamrot-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193612\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night 261: Make predictions for Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot in Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 261. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we&#8217;ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).<\/p>\n<p>Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 261 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Make your picks below.<\/p>\n<p>Luan Lacerda vs. Saimon Oliveira<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Lacerda (12-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Oliveira (18-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Lacerda -265, Oliveira +200<\/p>\n<p>Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Julia Polastri<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Kowalkiewicz (16-9 MMA, 9-9 UFC), Polastri (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s strawweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Kowalkiewicz +300, Polastri -400<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Usman vs. Valter Walker<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Usman (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Walker (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Walker honorable mention<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Usman +240, Walker -330<\/p>\n<p>Stewart Nicoll vs. Lucas Rocha<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Nicoll (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Rocha (17-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Nicoll +100, Rocha -130<\/p>\n<p>Irina Alekseeva vs. Bia Mesquita<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Alekseeva (5-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Mesquita (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s bantamweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Alekseeva +430, Mesquita -670<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Petersen vs. Vitor Petrino<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Petersen (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Petrino (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Petersen +220, Petrino -295<\/p>\n<p>Clayton Carpenter vs. Jafel Filho<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Carpenter (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Filho (16-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Carpenter -120, Filho -105<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Almeida (15-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Aswell (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Almeida +130, Aswell -165<\/p>\n<p>Kaan Ofli vs. Ricardo Ramos<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Ofli (12-4-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Ramos (17-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Ofli +165, Ramos -215<\/p>\n<p>Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Diniz (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Pinto (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Diniz +100, Pinto -130<\/p>\n<p>Joel Alvarez vs. Vicente Luque<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Alvarez (22-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Luque (23-11-1 MMA, 16-7 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Alvarez -520, Luque +350<\/p>\n<p>Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Figueiredo (24-5-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC), Jackson (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Figueiredo No. 10, Jackson No. 14<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Figueiredo +220, Jackson -295<\/p>\n<p>Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC), Gamrot (25-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Oliveira No. 4, Gamrot No. 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 10.06.25): Oliveira +100, Gamrot -130<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 261 fight card (as of Oct. 11, 11 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Joel Alvarez vs. Vicente Luque<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kaan Ofli vs. Ricardo Ramos<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell<\/p>\n<p>PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 4 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Clayton Carpenter vs. Jafel Filho<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Thomas Petersen vs. Vitor Petrino<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Irina Alekseeva vs. Bia Mesquita<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Stewart Nicoll vs. Lucas Rocha<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mohammed Usman vs. Valter Walker<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Julia Polastri<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Luan Lacerda vs. Saimon Oliveira<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/10\/06\/ufc-rio-charles-oliveira-vs-mateusz-gamrot-reader-predictions-picks\/86550170007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC Rio: Make predictions for Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC Rio: Make predictions for Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 261. 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