UFC Macau: Blowouts galore, but a few sneaky upset picks

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The UFC is on the other side of the world this week with a former champion topping the bill in Macau.

UFC Fight Night 277 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at Galaxy Macau.

Get pick results from our 10 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Su Mudaerji vs. Alex Perez​

• Records: Mudaerji (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Perez (26-10 MMA, 8-6 UFC)
• Division: Flyweight
• Rankings: Perez honorable mention
• Odds (as of 05.29.26): Mudaerji +110, Perez -130
• Junkie pick results: Perez 6, Mudaerji 4

Carlston Harris vs. Jake Matthews​

• Records: Harris (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Matthews (22-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC)
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.29.26): Harris +320, Matthews -420
• Junkie pick results: Matthews 10, Harris 0

Kai Asakura vs. Cameron Smotherman​

• Records: Asakura (21-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Smotherman (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.29.26): Asakura -270, Smotherman +220
• Junkie pick results: Asakura 10, Smotherman 0

Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira​

• Records: Pavlovich (20-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Teixeira (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
• Division: Heavyweight
• Rankings: Pavlovich No. 4
• Odds (as of 05.29.26): Pavlovich -650, Teixeira +460
• Junkie pick results: Pavlovich 9, Teixeira 1

Alonzo Menifield vs. Zhang Mingyang​

• Records: Menifield (17-6-1 MMA, 10-6-1 UFC), Mingyang (19-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
• Division: Light Heavyweight
• Rankings: Menifield honorable mention
• Odds (as of 05.29.26): Menifield +215, Mingyang -260
• Junkie pick results: Mingyang 9, Menifield 1

Yadong Song vs. Deiveson Figueiredo​

• Records: Song (22-9-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC), Figueiredo (25-6-1 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC)
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: Song No. 8, Figueiredo No. 9
• Odds (as of 05.29.26): Song -700, Figueiredo +500
• Junkie pick results: Song 10, Figueiredo 0

Individual staff member picks, main card​

Readers 84-42: Song (83%), Zhang (78%), Pavlovich (90%), Asakura (85%), Matthews (92%), Perez (68%)

• Danny Segura 91-35: Song, Menifield, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Perez
• Mike Bohn 82-44: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Perez
• Nolan King 82-44: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Perez
• Matt Erickson 81-45: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Sumudaerji
• Matthew Wells 80-46: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Perez
• Simon Samano 79-47: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Sumudaerji
• Ken Hathaway 78-48: Song, Menifield, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Sumudaerji
• Farah Hannoun 77-49: Song, Zhang, Teixeira, Asakura, Matthews, Perez
• Brian Garcia 74-52: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Sumudaerji
• George Garcia 74-52: Song, Zhang, Pavlovich, Asakura, Matthews, Perez

Preliminary card picks​

Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:

• Luis Felipe vs. Yi Sak Lee: Felipe 7, Lee 3
• Meng Ding vs. Jose Henrique: Ding 5, Henrique 5
• Cody Haddon vs. Aori Qileng: Haddon 8, Qileng 2
• Luis Gurule vs. Rei Tsuruya: Tsuruya 10, Gurule 0
• Angela Hill vs. Jingnan Xiong: Xiong 10, Hill 0
• Rodrigo Vera vs. Kangjie Zhu: Vera 8, Zhu 2
• Jaqueline Amorim vs. Loma Lookboonme: Amorim 6, Lookboonme 4

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Macau: Yadong Song vs. Deiveson Figueiredo predictions

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