Ashley Yoder vs Emily Ducote Pick, 10/14/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 81 Odds

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Ashley Yoder will face off with Emily Ducote at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The opening line has Yoder at +260 while Ducote is at -325.

Ashley "SpiderMonkey" Yoder comes into this fight holding a mark of 8-8-0. The 35-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and stands in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter reaches 69". Emily "Gordinha" Ducote stands in at 5'2" and is weighing in at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 12-8-0. The 29-year-old stretches 63". In terms of significant strikes, Ashley Yoder is connecting on 3.08 per minute and Emily Ducote connects on 6.64 significant strikes per min. Yoder connects on 39% of the significant strikes she attempts and Ducote is landing 46%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "SpiderMonkey" allows 3.76 significant strikes per minute and "Gordinha" allows 8.38. Yoder also prevents 47% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her and Ducote defends against 54% of the strikes thrown her way.

In the grappling category, Ashley Yoder is the more apt wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 1.20 times per 3 rds. Yoder is getting her opponent to the mat on 30% of her tries and stuffing 69% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. Ducote is taking her opponents to the canvas on 15% of the takedowns she tries and defending 90% of the attempts against her. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Yoder is the more skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.6 subs per 15 min while Ducote attempts 0.3 subs per 3 rounds.

The last time she fought, Ashley Yoder faced Jinh Yu Frey and ended up taking the loss by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Frey landed 89 of 186 total strikes that she let go. Yoder walked away from this fight having landed 96 of 241 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Frey landed 88 of 185, which gave her a rate of 47%. She landed 46 of 129 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Yoder landed 38% of her significant strikes by connecting on 91 of 236. Of all the significant strikes, she connected on 59 of 188 pointed at the head. 87% of the significant strikes connected on by Frey and 98% of them landed by Yoder were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Emily Ducote, she went up against Loopy Godinez and ended up walking away in defeat by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Godinez ended up landing 91% of her significant strikes at distance and Ducote landed 94% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Ducote ended up connecting on 41% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 112 of 270. She ended up connecting on 71 of 214 significant strikes to the head. Godinez landed 132 of 246 significant strikes in that battle. Out of those significant strikes, she connected on 106 of 214 aimed at the head. When discussing the total strikes thrown in this fight, Godinez ended up landing 133 of 248 and Ducote connected on 117 of 275 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Jonathan Martinez squares up against Adrian Yanez. Martinez holds a record of 18-4-0. The 29-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter reaches 70". Yanez stands 5'7" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 16-4-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 70". In the grappling category, Jonathan Martinez takes his opponents to the mat 0.46 times per 15 minutes while Adrian Yanez is averaging a takedown 0.30 times per 3 rounds. When talking about striking, Martinez tags his opponents 4.63 strikes per min and connects on 49% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Adrian Yanez, who is connecting on 40% of the strikes that he throws and is landing 6.75 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Daniel Lacerda is set to encounter Edgar Chairez. Chairez will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 10-5-0 (1 NC). The 27-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 71". Lacerda measures in at 5'6" and is fighting at 125 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 11-5-0 (1 NC). The 27-year-old extends his reach 70". When it comes to takedowns, Edgar Chairez prevents 45% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his tries. Lacerda is finishing his takedown tries on 42% of his attempts and is able to thwart 15% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Chairez takes 4.26 strikes/minute while he dishes out 2.60 per min. Lacerda, notwithstanding, is taking 8.70 strikes/min and is connecting on 4.16 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Emily Ducote (-325)

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