UFC Stockholm – Gustafsson vs. Teixeira: Staff Picks

UFC Stockholm Glover Teixeira Alexander Gustafsson
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UFC Stockholm has fight fans waking up early on a Sunday to catch the return of Alexander Gustafsson, and Cageside Press has their picks set.

UFC Stockholm is headlined by a pair of top-10 light heavyweight bouts, with Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira in the main event, and Volkan Oezdemir vs. Misha Cirkunov co-headlining.

Check out our picks below and scroll to the right to view every pick. The writers are sorted by winning percentage.

Staff WritersHermansson vs. NicholsonEnkamp vs. TalebRazak Alhassan vs. AkhmedovSaunders vs. SobottaOezdemir vs. CirkunovGustafsson vs. Teixeira
Jay Anderson (4-1)UFC StockholmUFC Stockholm Nordine TalebUFC Stockholm Omari AkhmedovUFC Stockholm Ben SaundersUFC Stockholm Misha CirkunovUFC Stockholm Alexander Gustafsson
Heath Harshman (4-1)UFC Stockholm Jack HermanssonUFC Stockholm Nordine TalebUFC Stockholm Abdul Razak AlhassanUFC Stockholm Peter SobottaUFC Stockholm Misha CirkunovUFC Stockholm Alexander Gustafsson
Dan Doherty (3-2)UFC Stockholm Jack HermanssonUFC Stockholm Nordine TalebUFC Stockholm Abdul Razak AlhassanUFC Stockholm Peter SobottaUFC Stockholm Misha CirkunovUFC Stockholm Glover Teixeira
Harry Davies (3-2)UFC Stockholm Jack HermanssonUFC Stockholm Nordine TalebUFC Stockholm Omari AkhmedovUFC Stockholm Ben SaundersUFC Stockholm Misha CirkunovUFC Stockholm Alexander Gustafsson
Paarth Pande (3-2)UFC Stockholm Jack HermanssonUFC Stockholm Nordine TalebUFC Stockholm Omari AkhmedovUFC Stockholm Ben SaundersUFC Stockholm Misha CirkunovUFC Stockholm Alexander Gustafsson
Eddie Law (2-3)UFC Stockholm Jack HermanssonUFC Stockholm Nordine TalebUFC Stockholm Omari AkhmedovUFC Stockholm Ben SaundersUFC Stockholm Misha CirkunovUFC Stockholm Alexander Gustafsson

The final tally is as follows: Five writers picked Jack Hermansson to one supporting Alex Nicholson. Every writer picked Nordine Taleb and Misha Cirkunov against their respective opponents. Lastly, Omari Akhmedov, Alexander Gustafsson, and Ben Saunders each received four picks to their opponent’s two.