Bryan Battle vs AJ Fletcher Pick, 9/23/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 79 Odds

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Bryan Battle will enter the Octagon against AJ Fletcher at UFC Vegas 79 on Saturday, September 23, 2023. The moneyline has Battle priced at -180 while Fletcher is coming in at +150.

Bryan "Pooh Bear" Battle holds a career mark of 10-2-0. The 28-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and measures in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 77". AJ "The Ghost" Fletcher measures 5'10" and will fight at 170 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the cage holding a mark of 10-2-0. The 26-year-old extends his reach 67". Regarding significant strikes, Bryan Battle is landing 4.47 per min while AJ Fletcher is landing 3.54 significant strikes per min. Battle is connecting on 54% of the significant strikes he tries and Fletcher lands 49%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "Pooh Bear" allows 4.00 significant strikes per min and "The Ghost" allows 4.59. Battle also stops 40% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Fletcher stops 47% of the shots thrown his way.

Concerning wrestling, Bryan Battle is not as efficient of a wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 0.79 times per 15 minutes. Battle is taking his opponents to the canvas on 20% of the times he tries and defending 38% of all takedown attempts. Fletcher is taking his opponents to the mat on 41% of the takedowns he tries and thwarting 28% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of subbing the opposition, Battle is not as skilled of a technician by attempting 0.4 subs per 3 rds while Fletcher tries 1.1 subs per 3 rds.

In his last fight, Bryan Battle squared up with Gabe Green and ended up getting the victory via a punch to the head in round 1. Green ended up landing 6 of 12 total strikes that he let go. Battle ended the night having landed 3 of 9 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Green ended up landing 6 of 12, which gave him a percentage of 50%. He ended up landing 2 of 8 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Battle ended up landing 33% of his significant strikes by landing 3 of 9. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 3 of 9 pointed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Green and 66% of them connected on by Battle were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for AJ Fletcher, he fought Themba Gorimbo and wound up taking home the win by way of guillotine choke in round 2. Gorimbo connected on 83% of his significant strikes at distance and Fletcher connected on 14% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Fletcher ended up landing 41% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 7 of 17. He landed 6 of 13 significant strikes directed at the head. Gorimbo ended up connecting on 6 of 10 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 2 of 6 directed at the head. In regard to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Gorimbo ended up connecting on 15 of 26 and Fletcher ended up connecting on 23 of 35 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Ricardo Ramos squares up in the Octagon against Charles Jourdain. Ramos comes into this fight with a mark of 16-4-0. The 28-year-old is fighting at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter reaches 72". Jourdain stands in at 5'9" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight with a record of 14-6-1. The 27-year-old reaches 69". In terms of takedowns, Ricardo Ramos is averaging a takedown 2.58 times per 3 rds and Charles Jourdain scores a takedown 0.10 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Ramos lands an average of 3.32 strikes/min and connects on 38% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Charles Jourdain, who is landing 49% of the strikes he has tried and connects for an average of 5.78 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Miles Johns is set to square up with Dan Argueta. Argueta steps into the cage with a mark of 9-1-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 68". Johns stands in at 5'7" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 13-2-0. The 29-year-old has an arm span of 66". In terms of wrestling, Dan Argueta deflects 50% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is finishing his takedowns on 60% of the times he tries. Johns is finishing his takedowns on 19% of his attempts and thwarts 92% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With regard to striking, Argueta is taking 1.45 strikes/min and he deals 2.41 per min. Johns, on the other hand, is taking 2.85 strikes per minute and deals 3.63 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bryan Battle (-180)

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