UFC Fight Night 276: How are we picking Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa?

The UFC is back on its home turf this week with a pair of featherweight bouts at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 276 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

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

Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Khaos Williams

• Records: Veretennikov (14-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Williams (15-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.16.26): Veretennikov +100, Williams -120
• Junkie pick results: Veretennikov 5, Williams 5

Timmy Cuamba vs. Bernardo Sopaj

• Records: Cuamba (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Sopaj (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.16.26): Cuamba +105, Sopaj -125
• Junkie pick results: Cuamba 5, Sopaj 5

Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards

• Records: Bukauskas (19-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Edwards (8-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
• Division: 215-pound contract weight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.16.26): Bukauskas -340, Edwards +265
• Junkie pick results: Bukauskas 9, Edwards 1

Juan Diaz vs. Malcolm Wellmaker

• Records: Diaz (15-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Wellmaker (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.16.26): Diaz +210, Wellmaker -260
• Junkie pick results: Wellmaker 10, Diaz 0

Dooho Choi vs. Daniel Santos

• Records: Choi (16-4-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC), Santos (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.16.26): Choi +145, Santos -170
• Junkie pick results: Santos 8, Choi 2

Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa

• Records: Allen (20-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC), Costa (26-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 05.16.26): Allen -130, Costa +110
• Junkie pick results: Costa 7, Allen 3

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 72-38: Allen (54%), Santos (57%), Wellmaker (88%), Bukauskas (79%), Sopaj (67%), Williams (60%)

• Danny Segura 80-30: Allen, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Sopaj, Veretennikov
• Mike Bohn 71-39: Allen, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Cuamba, Veretennikov
• Nolan King 70-40: Costa, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Sopaj, Williams
• Matt Erickson 70-40: Costa, Choi, Wellmaker, Edwards, Cuamba, Veretennikov
• Ken Hathaway 69-41: Costa, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Cuamba, Veretennikov
• Simon Samano 69-41: Costa, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Sopaj, Veretennikov
• Matthew Wells 67-43: Costa, Choi, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Sopaj, Williams
• Brian Garcia 65-45: Costa, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Cuamba, Williams
• George Garcia 64-46: Allen, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Cuamba, Williams
• Farah Hannoun 64-46: Costa, Santos, Wellmaker, Bukauskas, Sopaj, Williams

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: 

• Ivan Erslan vs. Tuco Tokkos: Tokkos 7, Erslan 3’
• Thomas Gantt vs. Artur Minev: N/A
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Ketlen Vieira: Cavalcanti 8, Vieira 2
• Cody Brundage vs. Andre Petroski: Petroski 9, Brundage 1
• Alice Ardelean vs. Polyana Viana: Ardelean 6, Viana 4
• Daniel Barez vs. Luis Gurule: Barez 9, Gurule 1
• Shauna Bannon vs. Nicolle Caliari: Bannon 5, Caliari 5

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