Prediction, pick for Max Griffin vs. Victor Valenzuela at UFC Vegas 116

10-year UFC veteran Max Griffin is again to tackle UFC debutant Victor Valenzuela on the Prelims of tonight’s UFC Fight Night. This is Griffin’s nineteenth look within the UFC, as he made his promotion debut at UFC 202 in August 2016 towards Colby Covington. Valenzuela enters this struggle with a 13-4 file with 9 wins by submission or knockout.

Check out my greatest guess for Max Griffin vs. Victor Valenzuela at UFC Vegas 116.

Valenzuela’s first look below the UFC was on Dana White’s Contender Series in October 2025. On DWCS, Valenzuela suffered a knockout loss to Michael Oliveira however now makes his UFC debut after choosing up a knockout victory in March. Valenzuela’s final 5 wins have come by knockout within the first or second spherical. Since December 2014, Valenzuela is 8-4 with 11 of the 12 fights in that span ending by KO/TKO/DQ or submission.

After dropping his final two fights, Griffin’s profession could possibly be coming to an finish within the close to future if he can’t get again within the win column. Griffin is 40 years outdated and is coming off back-to-back losses to Chris Curtis and Michael Chiesa. The UFC veteran has bodily benefits on this contest, as he’s taller (5’11” vs. 5’9″) and has an extended attain (76″ vs. 71″).

On DraftKings Sportsbook, Griffin is a slight +110 underdog whereas Valenzuela is a -130 favourite. The complete is about at 2.5 rounds, with the over being -180 and the below at +140. Valenzuela’s final seven fights have ended by submission or knockout, and he hasn’t been to a choice since June 2022. But he may battle towards somebody as skilled as Griffin, who has solely been completed twice in his profession. Six of Griffin’s final seven contests have gone the complete quarter-hour. I feel Griffin will make it troublesome for Valenzuela to exert his dominance on the toes, prolonging the struggle. Getting this bout at -145 to go the distance is my favorite play for this matchup.