UFC Qatar: Make predictions for Tsarukyan

(This story was updated to add new information.)

We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 265. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 265 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar..

Make your picks below.

Marek Bujlo vs. Denzel Freeman

• Records: Bujlo (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Freeman (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
• Division: Heavyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): TBA

Nicolas Dalby vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev

• Records: Dalby (23-6-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC), Izagakhmaev
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Dalby +280, Izagakhmaev -390

Nurullo Aliev vs. Shaqueme Rock

• Records: Aliev (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Rock (12-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)(22-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
• Division: Lightweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Aliev -340, Rock +250

Ryan Loder vs. Ismail Naurdiev

• Records: Loder (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Naurdiev (24-8
• Division: Middleweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Loder +145, Naurdiev -185

Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria

• Records: Almakhan (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Topuria (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)MMA, 3-3 UFC)
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Almakhan +100, Topuria -130

Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulanbekov

• Records: Horiguchi (34-5 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Ulanbekov (17-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
• Division: Flyweight
• Rankings: Ulanbekov No. 10
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Horiguchi +145, Ulanbekov -190

Rafael Cerqueira vs. Abdulrakhman Yakhyaev

• Records: Cerqueira (11-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC), Yakhyaev (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Cerqueira +560, Yakhyaev -1000

Bogdan Grad vs. Luke Riley

• Records: Grad (15-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Riley (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Grad +200, Riley -265

Asu Almabayev vs. Alex Perez

• Records: Almabayev (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Perez (25-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
• Division: Flyweight
• Rankings: Almabayev No. 13
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Almabayev -210, Perez +160

Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac

• Records: Cortes-Acosta (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Gaziev (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
• Division: Heavyweight
• Rankings: Cortes-Acosta No. 7
• Odds (as of 11.20.25): Cortes-Acosta -170, Gaziev +140

Jack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai

• Records: Hermansson (24-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC), Orolbai (14-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Hermansson +175, Orolbai -230

Alonzo Menifield vs. Volkan Oezdemir

• Records: Menifield (17-5-1 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC), Oezdemir (20-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC)
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: Oezdemir No. 13, Menifield honorable mention
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Menifield +190, Oezdemir -250

Ian Machado Garry vs. Belal Muhammad

• Records: Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC)
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: Muhammad No. 2, No. 11 pound-for-pound; Garry No. 6
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Garry -225, Muhammad +170

Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker

• Records: Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Hooker (24-12 MMA, 14-8 UFC)
• Division: Lightweight
• Rankings: Tsarukyan No. 3, No. 15 pound-for-pound; Hooker No. 10
• Odds (as of 11.17.25): Tsarukyan -440, Hooker +310

UFC Fight Night 265 fight card

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 2 p.m. ET)

• Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker
• Ian Machado Garry vs. Belal Muhammad
• Alonzo Menifield vs. Volkan Oezdemir
• Jack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Shamil Gaziev
• Asu Almabayev vs. Alex Perez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

• Bogdan Grad vs. Luke Riley
• Rafael Cerqueira vs. Abdulrakhman Yakhyaev
• Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
• Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria
• Ryan Loder vs. Ismail Naurdiev
• Nurullo Aliev vs. Shaqueme Rock
• Nicolas Dalby vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev
• Marek Bujlo vs. Denzel Freeman

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Qatar: Make predictions for Tsarukyan-Hooker, Garry-Muhammad

Reporting by Matt Erickson, MMA Junkie / MMA Junkie

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