Will Parnasse’s UFC debut be upset by Hooker in Paris?

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The UFC is back in the “City of Lights” on Saturday with French star Salahdine Parnasse in the main event for his promotional debut against longtime lightweight mainstay Dan Hooker.

UFC Fight Night 287 takes place Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris (Paramount+).

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov

Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

  • Records: Keita (16-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Naimov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
  • Division: Featherweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 09.04.26): Keita -340, Naimov +270
  • Junkie pick results: Keita 6, Naimov 4

Kurtis Campbell vs. Trevor Peek

Kurtis Campbell vs. Trevor Peek, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

  • Records: Campbell (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Peek (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
  • Division: Featherweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 09.04.26): Campbell -340, Peek +270
  • Junkie pick results: Campbell 7, Peek 3

Daniil Donchenko vs. Puna Soriano

Daniil Donchenko vs. Punahele Soriano, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

  • Records: Donchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Soriano (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
  • Division: Welterweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 09.04.26): Donchenko -220, Soriano +180
  • Junkie pick results: Donchenko 5, Soriano 5

Michael Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

Michael Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

  • Records: Page (25-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Ruziboev (37-9-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
  • Division: Middleweight
  • Rankings: Page honorable mention (welterweight)
  • Odds (as of 09.04.26): Page -170, Ruziboev +143
  • Junkie pick results: Page 6, Ruziboev 4

Axel Sola vs. Fares Ziam

Fares Ziam vs. Axel Sola, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

  • Records: Sola (12-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Ziam (18-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
  • Division: Lightweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 09.04.26): Sola +135, Ziam -160
  • Junkie pick results: Ziam 7, Sola 3

Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse

Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

  • Records: Hooker (24-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC), Parnasse (23-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
  • Division: Lightweight
  • Rankings: Hooker No. 13
  • Odds (as of 09.04.26): Hooker +430, Parnasse -600
  • Junkie pick results: Parnasse 8, Hooker 2

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 148-65: Hooker (51%), Ziam (55%), Page (74%), Donchenko (71%), Campbell (71%), Keita (66%)

  • Danny Segura 160-62: Parnasse, Sola, Page, Donchenko, Campbell, Keita
  • Matthew Wells 150-72: Parnasse, Ziam, Page, Donchenko, Campbell, Keita
  • Nolan King 148-74: Parnasse, Ziam, Ruziboev, Donchenko, Campbell, Keita
  • Simon Samano 148-74: Parnasse, Ziam, Page, Soriano, Peek, Naimov
  • Farah Hannoun 148-74: Parnasse, Ziam, Page, Soriano, Campbell, Naimov
  • Ken Hathaway 147-75: Parnasse, Sola, Ruziboev, Donchenko, Campbell, Keita
  • Mike Bohn 147-75: Parnasse, Ziam, Ruziboev, Soriano, Peek, Keita
  • Brian Garcia 143-79: Hooker, Sola, Ruziboev, Soriano, Campbell, Naimov
  • George Garcia 140-82: Hooker, Ziam, Page, Soriano, Peek, Naimov
  • Matt Erickson 137-85: Parnasse, Ziam, Page, Donchenko, Campbell, Keita
  • Jero Guerra 53-33: No picks

Nora Cornolle vs. Klaudia Sygula, UFC Fight Night 287 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

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: 

  • Morgan Charriere vs. Felipe Lima: Charriere 7, Lima 3
  • Mario Pinto vs. Ryan Spann: Pinto 7, Spann 3
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Oumar Sy: Bukauskas 6, Sy 4
  • Pavel Andrusca vs. Nathaniel Wood: Wood 8, Andrusca 2
  • Michael Aljarouj vs. Fabia Sintes: Aljarouj 7, Sintes 3
  • Nora Cornolle vs. Klaudia Sygula: Cornolle 6, Sygula 4
  • Matthieu Duclos vs. Luis Felipe: Duclos 5, Felipe 5
  • Delphine Benouaich vs. Sofia Montenegro: Benouaich 6, Montenegro 4

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