UFC 287 community picks and predictions: Our readers don’t believe in Jorge Masvidal

See who Bloody Elbow's readers picked to win UFC 287.

By: Tim Bissell | 6 months ago
UFC 287 community picks and predictions: Our readers don’t believe in Jorge Masvidal
March 5, 2022, Las Vegas, NV, LAS VEGAS, NV, United States: LAS VEGAS, NV - March 5: Jorge Masvidal at T-Mobile Arena for UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal on March 5, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, United States. Las Vegas, NV United States - ZUMAp175 20220305_zsa_p175_238 Copyright: xLouisxGrassex

UFC 287 goes down tonight. And in the main event is a fascinating clash between two men who know each other very well. UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira will be defending his title, for the first time, against the man he took it from last November – Israel Adesanya. This is of course the fourth time these two have met, with Pereira having gotten the best of Adesanya both times they met in Glory kickboxing, too.

And BE’s readers think Pereira will go 4-0 after UFC 287 is all said and done. In our exclusive poll among paid subscribers to the BE Substack, 52% of respondents went with Poatan, narrowly making the Brazilian their official community pick.

It wasn’t close for UFC 287’s co-main event. Our readers are near unanimous in believing Jorge Masvidal is going to lose to Gilbert Burns. Only 8% of our readers think Gamebred has enough in the tank to win this fight on home soil. More people believe Christian Rodriguez will upset the apple cart and hand a loss to super prospect Raul Rosas Jr.

You can check out the rest of the Bloody Elbow Community Picks for UFC 287 below.

If you’d like to join in the fun (and stand a chance to win a special prize at the end of the year) pick up a paid subscription to our Substack today. For $50 a year you will also receive exclusive premium content directly in your inbox (and also have access to all our archives).

And if you want to see the Bloody Elbow staff picks for UFC 287 you can find them here.

How We Got To UFC 287

UFC 287 community picks

Alex Pereira (52%) vs. Israel Adesanya (48%)

UFC 287 community picks: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya

Community pick: Alex Pereira

Gilbert Burns (92%) vs. Jorge Masvidal (8%)

UFC 287 community picks: Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal

Community pick: Gilbert Burns

Rob Font (40%) vs. Adrian Yanez (60%)

UFC 287 community picks: Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez

Community pick: Adrian Yanez

Kevin Holland (64%) vs. Santiago Ponznibbio (38%)

UFC 287 community picks: Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

Community pick: Kevin Holland

Raul Rosas Jr. (88%) vs. Christian Rodriguez (12%)

UFC 287 community picks: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Christian Rodriguez

Community pick: Raul Rosas Jr.

Kelvin Gastelum (28%) vs. Chris Curtis (72%)

UFC 287 community picks: Chris Curtis vs. Kelvin Gastelum

Community pick: Chris Curtis

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (28%) vs. Luana Pinheiro (72%)

UFC 287 community picks: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Luana Punheiro

Community pick: Luana Pinheiro

Gerald Meerschaert (52%) vs. Joseph Pyfer (48%)

UFC 287 community picks: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joseph Pyfer

Community pick: Gerald Meerschaert

Karl Williams (76%) vs. Chase Sherman (24%)

UFC 287 community picks: Karl Williams vs. Chase Sherman

Community pick: Karl Williams

Cynthia Calvillo (32%) vs. Lupita Godinez (68%)

UFC 287 community picks: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lupita Godinez

Community pick: Lupita Godinez

Trey Ogden (16%) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (84%)

UFC 287 community picks: Trey Ogden vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

Community pick: Ignacio Bahamondes

Steve Garcia (24%) vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (76%)

UFC 287 community picks: Steve Garcia vs. Shayalin Neurdanbieke

Community pick: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Sam Hughes (40%) vs. Jaqueline Amorim (60%)

UFC 287 community picks: Sam Hughes vs. Jaqueline Amorim

Community pick: Jaqueline Amorim

Who will win a Performance of the Night award?

UFC 287 community picks: Who wins Performance of the night?

Community pick: Gilbert Burns (44%), Raul Rosas Jr. (40%)

What fight will win Fight of the Night?

UFC 287 community picks: Which fight wins Fight of the Night?

Community pick: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya (28%), Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (28%)

What fight are you looking forward to the most?

UFC 287 community picks: Which fight are you most excited for?

Community pick: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya (44%)

Community Leader Board

Right now Adam Law and Fishtown Simon are neck-and-neck above the leader board. Both have picks submitted for UFC 287, so we will have to see which of them can stay top after the weekend.

PositionCommunity MemberCorrectIncorrectTotal Picks%Picks BackWeek 3 RecordBonus Points
Adam Law2513380.6588-22
Fishtown Simon2513380.6588-22
3Christophe2216380.57937-32
Jeremy2216380.57937-32
lscottjose2216380.57935-52
6Luke G2117380.55345-53
7Beato Puente2018380.52656-42
8NickyBonz1919380.50066-41
9Benjamin Thornton1820380.47476-41
GirlCasual1820380.47476-42
Just Simon1820380.47476-42
12Khabib “The Seagull” Nurmagomedov178250.68087-33
13macnife1612280.57190-01
Sensei Scott1622380.42195-51
15cloacacarnage1510250.600106-41
Ms. H1510250.600108-21
17Dent1411250.560116-41
18BearHands1312250.520127-32
Keyon Talieh1312250.520127-31
Stanixx0071315280.464120-01
21Federico1216280.429130-01
The_Real_DeanD1215270.444134-61
Wyatt1216280.429130-01
24Arran D105150.667150-01
Mark S1028380.263152-81
Thomas Goncalves1015150.667154-61
Tito Orcheese105150.667150-01
28BigWarndog91100.9160-0
don’t care96150.600160-0
mklip200196150.600160-01
Pembo96150.600160-01
32Eric Marentette85130.615170-0
The Oatmeal Handtruck87150.533170-01
TotinosPizzaBoy85130.615170-0
35Indorfin76130.538180-0
Limitless_DinD76130.538180-0
Macknightio73100.7180-0
pinkfloyd78150.467180-01
WhiskeySmile73100.7180-0
Yes73100.7180-01
41Are Daneel69150.400190-01
Ayaan Khan69150.400190-01
High_light64100.6190-01
inspectordeckard67130.462190-0
pmck00364100.6190-0
Rich69150.400190-01
TheCheeseBurgerLocker64100.6190-0
48Aidan58130.385200-0
keyontalieh58130.385200-0
Martolord58130.385200-0
Mike58130.385200-0
Oatmeal Handtruck55100.5200-0
Pastor Rose58130.385200-0
SuperWizard58130.385200-0
55Brigsy411150.267210-01
Call Me Robert411150.267210-01
Dennis Donoghue49130.308210-0
Geo Thornton49130.308210-0
The Professor46100.4210-0
Theredman49130.308210-0
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Tim Bissell
Tim Bissell

Tim Bissell is a writer, editor and deputy site manager for Bloody Elbow. He has covered combat sports since 2015. Tim covers news and events and has also written longform and investigative pieces. Among Tim's specialties are the intersections between crime and combat sports. Tim has also covered head trauma, concussions and CTE in great detail.

Tim is also BE's lead (only) sumo reporter. He blogs about that sport here and on his own substack, Sumo Stomp!

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