UFC 73: STACKED picks from MMATorch Prediction Champion Lindley Hardie, and MMATorch columnists John Taylor, Jerry Cattelane, Shawn Ennis, Mike Jarsulic, Matt Pelkey and Randy Rowles.

Lindley Hardie will be defending his title for the first time, against UFC THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 5 FINALE Prediction Contest winner John Taylor. Hardie and Taylor will be going head-to-head with their UFC 73 picks for the MMATorch Prediction Championship.

Mark Bocek (1) vs. Frank Edgar (6)

HARDIE - Edgar by TKO in Round 3

TAYLOR - Edgar by Decision

CATTELANE - Edgar by Unanimous Decision

ENNIS - Edgar by Unanimous Decision

JARSULIC - Edgar by Unanimous Decision

PELKEY - Edgar by Decision

ROWLES - Bocek by Submission in Round 2

Jason Gilliam (0) vs. Chris Lytle (7)

HARDIE - Lytle by Submission in Round 1

TAYLOR - Lytle by TKO in Round 2

CATTELANE - Lytle by Submission in Round 2

ENNIS - Lytle by TKO in Round 2

JARSULIC - Lytle by Submission in Round 2

PELKEY - Lytle by Submission in Round 3

ROWLES - Lytle by Submission in Round 1

Jorge Gurgel (7) vs. Diego Saraiva (0)

HARDIE - Gurgel by Unanimous Decision

TAYLOR - Gurgel by Submission in Round 2

CATTELANE - Gurgel by TKO in Round 3

ENNIS - Gurgel by Unanimous Decision

JARSULIC - Gurgel by Unanimous Decision

PELKEY - Gurgel by Decision

ROWLES - Gurgel by Unanimous Decision

Stephan Bonnar (7) vs. Mike Nickels (0)

HARDIE - Bonnar by Unanimous Decision

TAYLOR - Bonnar by TKO in Round 2

CATTELANE - Bonnar by Unanimous Decision

ENNIS - Bonnar by Unanimous Decision

JARSULIC - Bonnar by Unanimous Decision

PELKEY - Bonnar by TKO in Round 2

ROWLES - Bonnar by Submission in Round 1

Heath Herring (1) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (6)

HARDIE - Nogueira by Submission in Round 1

TAYLOR - Nogueira by Submission in Round 1

CATTELANE - Nogueira by Submission in Round 1

ENNIS - Nogueira by Submission in Round 2

JARSULIC - Nogueira by Submission in Round 2

PELKEY - Herring by Decision

ROWLES - Nogueira by Unanimous Decision

Kenny Florian (7) vs. Alvin Robinson (0)

HARDIE - Florian by Submission in Round 2

TAYLOR - Florian by Submission in Round 3

CATTELANE - Florian by Submission in Round 2

ENNIS - Florian by TKO (cut stoppage) in Round 2

JARSULIC - Florian by TKO in Round 3

PELKEY - Florian by Submission in Round 2

ROWLES - Florian by Unanimous Decision

Rashad Evans (5) vs. Tito Ortiz (2)

HARDIE - Evans by TKO in Round 2

TAYLOR - Ortiz by Decision

CATTELANE - Evans by Unanimous Decision

ENNIS - Evans by Unanimous Decision

JARSULIC - Evans by Unanimous Decision

PELKEY - Evans by Decision

ROWLES - Ortiz by TKO in Round 2

Sean Sherk (7) vs. Hermes Franca (0)

HARDIE - Sherk by Unanimous Decision

TAYLOR - Sherk by TKO in Round 4

CATTELANE - Sherk by TKO in Round 4

ENNIS - Sherk by TKO in Round 3

JARSULIC - Sherk by Unanimous Decision

PELKEY - Sherk by Decision

ROWLES - Sherk by Unanimous Decision

Anderson Silva (3) vs. Nate Marquardt (4)

HARDIE - Marquardt by Submission in Round 2

TAYLOR - Marquardt by Decision

CATTELANE - Marquardt by Submission in Round 2

ENNIS - Silva by TKO in Round 3

JARSULIC - Marquardt by Submission in Round 4

PELKEY - Silva by TKO in Round 3

ROWLES - Silva by TKO in Round 1

There were 14 MMATorch readers who sent in picks for the MMATorch Prediction Contest. That means, with the 5 MMATorch writers, we'll have a battle royale of 19 people competing for the number one contender spot. Here's a breakdown of the MMATorch reader predictions.

Mark Bocek (1) vs. Frank Edgar (13)

Jason Gilliam (2) vs. Chris Lytle (12)

Jorge Gurgel (12) vs. Diego Saraiva (2)

Stephan Bonnar (14) vs. Mike Nickels (0)

Heath Herring (1) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (13)

Kenny Florian (12) vs. Alvin Robinson (2)

Rashad Evans (9) vs. Tito Ortiz (5)

Sean Sherk (10) vs. Hermes Franca (4)

Anderson Silva (10) vs. Nate Marquardt (4)