Christian Leroy Duncan vs Claudio Ribeiro Pick, 3/2/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 87 Odds

Christian Leroy Duncan vs Claudio Ribeiro

UFC Vegas 87

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Christian Leroy Duncan will take on Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The opener has Duncan priced at -300 while Ribeiro is priced at +250.

Christian "CLD" Leroy Duncan comes into this bout with a mark of 9-1-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 185 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The switch fighter stretches 79". Claudio Ribeiro measures in at 6'1" and is fighting at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 11-4-0. The 31-year-old stretches 77". Concerning significant strikes, Christian Leroy Duncan is connecting on 5.06 per min while Claudio Ribeiro lands 4.65 significant strikes per minute. Leroy Duncan is landing 59% of the significant strikes he attempts while Ribeiro lands 57%. Concerning the fighter's defense, "CLD" takes 4.68 significant strikes per min and Ribeiro takes 3.34. Leroy Duncan also defends against 47% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Ribeiro curbs 31% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Regarding grappling, Christian Leroy Duncan is the not as competent as a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.25 times per 3 rounds. Leroy Duncan is scoring a takedown on 15% of his attempts and stuffing 50% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Ribeiro is taking his opponents down on 50% of the takedowns he tries and stuffing 75% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Leroy Duncan is less apt at going for the finish by trying 0.3 finishes per 15 min while Ribeiro goes for 0.9 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his last fight, Christian Leroy Duncan went up against Denis Tiuliulin and wound up taking home the win by way of punches to the head in round 2. Tiuliulin ended up landing 37 of 81 total strikes attempted in that contest. Duncan finished this fight landing 90 of 123 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Tiuliulin landed 30 of 71, which gave him a rate of 42%. He finished the fight landing 19 of 57 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Duncan ended up landing 74% of his significant strikes by connecting on 65 of 87. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 44 of 65 aimed at the head. 86% of the significant strikes landed by Tiuliulin and 70% of them connected on by Duncan were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Claudio Ribeiro, he went up against Roman Kopylov and ended up walking away in defeat by way of a kick to the head in round 2. Kopylov ended up connecting on 90% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Ribeiro landed 90% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Ribeiro ended up landing 54% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 32 of 59. He landed 18 of 45 significant strikes to the head. Kopylov landed 32 of 42 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 20 of 29 aimed at the head. Discussing total strikes that he let go in that fight, Kopylov landed 32 of 42 while Ribeiro connected on 33 of 60 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Ludovit Klein faces off against AJ Cunningham. Klein looks to add a victory to his record of 20-4-1. The 29-year-old weighs 155 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 72". Cunningham comes in at 5'10" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 11-3-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 71". In terms of takedowns, Ludovit Klein gets his opposition to the mat 1.52 times per 3 rounds and AJ Cunningham is able to score a takedown 0.94 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, Klein connects for an average of 3.49 strikes per minute and connects on 54% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage you've got AJ Cunningham, who connects on 24% of the strikes he has attempted and is landing 7.58 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Loik Radzhabov is set to battle Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady. 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". 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". When it comes to takedowns, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady prevents 15% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is taking his opponents down on 16% of his tries. Radzhabov is finishing his takedown tries on 52% of the tries he takes and stops 50% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the matter of striking, Al-Selwady is absorbing 3.60 strikes per minute while he is dishing out 4.60 strikes/min. Radzhabov, in contrast, is absorbing 5.31 strikes/min and is dishing out 2.61 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Christian Leroy Duncan (-300)

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