UFC Shanghai odds, picks: Seasoned MMA analyst reveals selections for Walker vs. Zhang and other matchups on Aug. 23

SportsLine MMA expert Kyle Marley has released his predictions for Saturday's UFC Shanghai card at Shanghai Indoor Stadium at Xuhui District China

Daniel Kohn
Published: Aug 23, 2025 1:30am . 3 min read

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang headlines a loaded card on Saturday at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium at Xuhui District China. Walker, 33, who is 21-9-1 in 31 career matches, is coming off a knockout loss to Volkan Oezdemir in June 2024. Zhang, 27, who is 19-6 overall, is on a 12-match winning streak, including a TKO of Anthony Smith this past April. The prelims for this 12-fight event start at 3 a.m. ET on Saturday while the main card begins at 6 a.m. ET. 

Zhang is the -380 favorite while Walker is a +300 underdog in the main event according to the latest UFC odds. In a battle between featherweights in the preliminary, Yizha is the -1050 favorite over Westin Wilson. Before locking in your UFC Shanghai picks, you NEED to see the latest MMA predictions from SportsLine MMA analyst Kyle Marley.

Over the past three-plus years, $100 bettors who have followed Marley's picks are up nearly $10,000, and since May 2018, he has returned nearly $21,000!

The accomplished MMA analyst has provided consistent winners for SportsLine members for the past five years. His accomplishments include hitting five consecutive main-event underdog winners in 2020 following the UFC's brief pause in action because of the pandemic. He also finished up 1.1 units on the last UFC card. Anyone who has followed Marley could be way up.

This week at UFC Shanghai: Zhang vs. Walker, Marley is backing Charles Johnson (+170) in his flyweight bout against Lone'er Kavanagh (-205). "Kavanagh is a solid prospect with good striking and KO power," Marley said. "He also showed off some wrestling in his last fight. However, he isn't a high-volume striker, and Johnson has never been knocked out. Johnson can strike at high volume, but I'd like to see him put it together for a full 15 minutes. I think this is dog or pass at this line, so I'm going to take Johnson by split in a fun fight."

Marley also has strong picks for Zhang vs. Walker and other bouts on the UFC Shanghai card. He's also backing an underdog who has "better hands and more power.You MUST see his UFC Shanghai picks before making any of your own.

Who wins Zhang vs. Walker, and which other fighters do you need to back with UFC Shanghai predictions? ... Join SportsLine now to see which fighters you need to be all over Saturday, all from the expert who's up nearly $10,000 on MMA picks over the last three-plus years and was up profitable on his picks Aug. 9!