Bo Nickal vs Jamie Pickett Pick, 3/4/2023 Predictions UFC 285 Odds

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Bo Nickal will take on Jamie Pickett at UFC 285 on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The opener has Nickal at -1400 while Pickett is at +850.

Bo Nickal will be looking to add a win to his career total of 3-0-0. The 27-year-old is weighing in at 185 lbs and stands 6'1". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 76". Jamie "The Night Wolf" Pickett stands 6'2" and weighs 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a record of 13-8-0. The 34-year-old extends his reach 80". In terms of significant strikes, Bo Nickal is landing 3.68 per min and Jamie Pickett lands 3.25 significant strikes per min. Nickal lands 70% of the significant strikes he throws while Pickett is connecting on 50%. Concerning the fighter's defense, Nickal takes 0.00 significant strikes per minute and "The Night Wolf" takes 4.36. Nickal also curbs 100% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Pickett is able to defend against 47% of the shots thrown in his direction.

When it comes to grappling, Bo Nickal is the more effective wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 23.68 times per 15 minutes. Nickal is getting his opponent to the mat on 85% of the times he tries and is stuffing 15% of the takedowns his opponents try. Pickett is taking his opponents down on 36% of his takedown attempts and defending 65% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding submission attempts, Nickal is the more experienced of the two fighters by trying 23.7 finishes per 15 minutes while Pickett attempts 0.2 finishes per 15 minutes.

In his previous bout, Bo Nickal faced Donovan Beard and wound up taking home the win via a triangle choke in round 1. Beard ended up landing 0 of 1 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Nickal finished this fight landing 5 of 7 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Beard ended up landing 0 of 1, which means his percentage was 0%. He finished the fight landing 0 of 0 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Nickal landed 71% of his significant strikes by sticking 5 of 7. Of all the significant strikes, he connected on 5 of 7 aimed at the head. 0% of the significant strikes connected on by Beard and 20% of them connected on by Nickal were done at distance.

In the last bout for Jamie Pickett, he battled Denis Tiuliulin and walked away in defeat by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Tiuliulin ended up connecting on 71% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Pickett ended up landing 93% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Pickett connected on 54% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 60 of 111. He landed 44 of 90 significant strikes to the head. Tiuliulin ended up connecting on 73 of 161 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, he landed 53 of 131 to the head. In regard to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Tiuliulin connected on 87 of 178 and Pickett ended up connecting on 63 of 114 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Cody Garbrandt takes on Trevin Jones. Garbrandt comes into this fight with a record of 12-5-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 65". Jones comes in at 5'7" and tips the scales at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 13-9-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old has a reach of 70". In terms of takedowns, Cody Garbrandt takes his opponents to the mat 1.02 times per 15 minutes while Trevin Jones is able to score a takedown 0.52 times per 15 min. Regarding striking, Garbrandt is landing 3.16 strikes per min and landing 38% of the strikes that he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Trevin Jones, who is landing 38% of the strikes he has attempted and is connecting on 2.33 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Dricus Du Plessis is set to square up with Derek Brunson. Brunson comes into this fight with a mark of 23-8-0. The 39-year-old tips the scales at 185 lbs and stands 6'1". The southpaw fighter stretches 77". Du Plessis measures 6'1" and records a weight of 185 lbs. The switch fighter will be looking to add a victory to his record of 18-2-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 76". When it comes to takedowns, Derek Brunson is able to thwart 89% of the takedowns his opponents try and is getting his opponent to the mat on 33% of the times he tries. Du Plessis is finishing his takedown tries on 47% of the tries he takes and is able to curb 50% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the matter of striking, Brunson absorbs 2.84 strikes/minute and he connects on 3.50 strikes per minute. Du Plessis, on the contrary, absorbs 3.73 strikes/minute and lands 6.62 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Jamie Pickett (+850)

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