Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs Loik Radzhabov Pick, 3/2/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 87 Odds

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs Loik Radzhabov

UFC Vegas 87

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady will battle Loik Radzhabov at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The opening moneyline has Al-Selwady priced at -175 while Radzhabov is coming in at +145.

Abdul-Kareem "Pride of Palestine" Al-Selwady walks into the cage holding a mark of 15-3-0. The 28-year-old weighs 155 lbs and stands 5'8". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 69". Loik "The Tajik Tank" Radzhabov stands in at 5'11" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 17-5-1. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 69". In terms of significant strikes, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady is landing 4.60 per min while Loik Radzhabov is connecting on 2.61 significant strikes per minute. Al-Selwady is landing 28% of the significant strikes he tries while Radzhabov is connecting on 42%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "Pride of Palestine" absorbs 3.60 significant strikes per min while "The Tajik Tank" takes 5.31. Al-Selwady also prevents 61% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Radzhabov prevents 46% of the shots thrown.

Concerning wrestling, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady is not as effective of a grappler as he takes his opponents down 1.00 times per 15 min. Al-Selwady is scoring a takedown on 16% of his tries and is stuffing 15% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Radzhabov is finishing his takedown tries on 52% of the takedowns he tries and is stuffing 50% of the tries against him. In terms of going for the submission, Al-Selwady is the more skilled fighter by trying 0.6 finishes per 15 minutes while Radzhabov goes for 0.3 finishes per 3 rds.

In his previous fight, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady squared up with George Hardwick and ended up winning this fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Hardwick landed 63 of 148 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Al-Selwady ended the night having landed 90 of 264 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Hardwick landed 54 of 139, which gave him a rate of 38%. He landed 39 of 117 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Al-Selwady landed 28% of his significant strikes by sticking 69 of 241. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he was 45 of 210 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes connected on by Hardwick and 98% of them landed by Al-Selwady were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Loik Radzhabov, he battled Mateusz Rebecki and walked away in defeat via a punch to the head in round 2. Rebecki connected on 100% of his significant strikes at distance and Radzhabov ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Radzhabov landed 35% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 19 of 54. He ended up connecting on 16 of 50 significant strikes to the head. Rebecki landed 54 of 95 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 24 of 58 to the head. Relating to total strikes thrown, Rebecki landed 64 of 110 while Radzhabov ended up landing 19 of 54 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Jairzinho Rozenstruik meets Shamil Gaziev. Rozenstruik comes into this fight holding a mark of 13-5-0. The 35-year-old is fighting at 242 lbs and measures in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter reaches 78". Gaziev comes in at 6'4" and records a weight of 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 12-0-0. The 34-year-old has an arm span of 78". Concerning takedowns, Jairzinho Rozenstruik is able to score a takedown 1.44 times per 15 minutes and Shamil Gaziev is averaging a takedown 0.63 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Rozenstruik tags his opponents 2.81 strikes/min and lands 45% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Shamil Gaziev, who tags the opposition on 51% of the strikes that he throws and is connecting on 6.19 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Tyson Pedro is set to battle Vitor Petrino. Petrino looks to add a victory to his record of 10-0-0. The 26-year-old records a weight of 205 lbs and measures 6'2". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 77". Pedro comes in at 6'3" and tips the scales at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 10-4-0. The 32-year-old has an arm span of 79". In terms of wrestling, Vitor Petrino is stopping 68% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is taking his opponents to the mat on 70% of his attempts. Pedro is taking his opponents to the mat on 36% of his attempts and is able to thwart 52% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Petrino is taking 2.65 strikes/min and he is dealing 3.07 strikes per minute. Pedro, in contrast, is absorbing 2.53 strikes per min and lands 3.11 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (-175)

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