Bryan Battle vs Ange Loosa Pick, 3/16/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 88 Odds

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Bryan Battle will enter the Octagon against Ange Loosa at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The odds have Battle priced at -162 while Loosa is priced at +136.

Bryan "The Butcher" Battle holds a career record of 11-2-0. The 29-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 77". Ange "The Last Ninja" Loosa stands in at 5'10" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 10-3-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 74". When talking about significant strikes, Bryan Battle is connecting on 4.52 per min while Ange Loosa is landing 6.32 significant strikes per minute. Battle lands 54% of the significant strikes he throws while Loosa is landing 46%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "The Butcher" allows 3.73 significant strikes per minute while "The Last Ninja" allows 6.88. Battle also stops 42% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Loosa is able to stop 51% of the shots thrown.

Regarding takedowns, Bryan Battle is not as effective of a wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 0.94 times per 3 rounds. Battle is scoring a takedown on 25% of the times he tries and thwarting 45% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Loosa is taking his opponents to the mat on 45% of his takedown tries and stopping 100% of the attempts against him. In terms of subbing the opposition, Battle is the more skilled fighter by attempting 0.6 subs per 3 rounds while Loosa tries 0.2 subs per 3 rds.

The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Bryan Battle squared up with AJ Fletcher and ended up getting the victory in the fight by rear naked choke in round 2. Fletcher landed 29 of 57 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Battle walked away from this fight having landed 63 of 105 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Fletcher ended up landing 25 of 51, which gave him a percentage of 49%. He landed 6 of 26 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Battle ended up landing 56% of his significant strikes by sticking 45 of 80. Of all the significant strikes, he was 9 of 25 pointed at the head. 80% of the significant strikes landed by Fletcher and 64% of them landed by Battle were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Ange Loosa, he squared up with Rhys McKee and ended up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. McKee connected on 90% of his significant strikes at distance while Loosa ended up connecting on 45% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Loosa landed 53% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 98 of 182. He connected on 71 of 144 significant strikes aimed at the head. McKee ended up connecting on 77 of 183 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 48 of 145 directed at the head. In terms of the total strikes thrown in this fight, McKee ended up connecting on 90 of 198 and Loosa was 124 of 220 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Ovince Saint Preux squares up against Kennedy Nzechukwu. Saint Preux has a career mark of 26-17-0. The 40-year-old tips the scales at 205 lbs and measures 6'3". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 80". Nzechukwu stands 6'5" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 12-4-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 83". When it comes to grappling, Ovince Saint Preux is able to score a takedown 1.15 times per 15 minutes while Kennedy Nzechukwu takes his opponents to the canvas 0.68 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Saint Preux connects for an average of 2.71 strikes per minute and lands 47% of the strikes that he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Kennedy Nzechukwu, who connects on 46% of his attempted strikes and connects on 4.86 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Isaac Dulgarian is set to face off with Christian Rodriguez. Rodriguez will be looking to add a victory to his record of 10-1-0. The 26-year-old weighs in at 145 lbs and stands in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 71". Dulgarian stands in at 5'7" and is fighting at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 6-0-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 71". In terms of grappling, Christian Rodriguez is able to thwart 70% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is finishing his takedown attempts on 54% of his tries. Dulgarian is finishing his takedown tries on 100% of his tries and prevents 0% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With regard to striking, Rodriguez takes 2.46 strikes per min and he is dealing 3.51 strikes per minute. Dulgarian, on the other side, is taking 0.42 strikes/minute and deals 7.29 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ange Loosa (+136)

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