CJ Vergara vs Daniel da Silva Pick, 3/25/2023 Predictions UFC San Antonio Odds

Saturday, March 25, 2023

CJ Vergara will enter the Octagon against Daniel da Silva at UFC San Antonio on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The moneyline has Vergara at -275 while Silva is coming in at +210.

CJ Vergara steps into the Octagon holding a record of 10-4-1. The 31-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and stands in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 68". Daniel "Miojo" da Silva stands in at 5'6" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The switch fighter holds a career mark of 11-4-0. The 26-year-old stretches 70". In terms of significant strikes, CJ Vergara lands 4.83 per min and Daniel da Silva lands 4.29 significant strikes per min. Vergara is landing 56% of the significant strikes he attempts and da Silva is connecting on 60%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, Vergara absorbs 4.63 significant strikes per minute and "Miojo" takes 10.26. Vergara also stops 51% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and da Silva stops 26% of the shots thrown in his direction.

When it comes to wrestling, CJ Vergara is the lesser skilled grappler as he is averaging a takedown 0.70 times per 15 minutes. Vergara is scoring a takedown on 15% of his attempts and is stuffing 73% of takedowns his opponents have tried. da Silva is finishing his takedowns on 33% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 15% of the attempts against him. When it comes to going for the submission, Vergara is the lesser skilled fighter by going for 0.3 submissions per 3 rds while da Silva goes for 0.7 submissions per 3 rds.

The last time he fought, CJ Vergara faced Tatsuro Taira and wound up walking away in defeat by way of an armbar in round 2. Taira landed 31 of 46 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Vergara walked away from this fight having landed 29 of 40 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Taira landed 22 of 36, which gave him a rate of 61%. He finished the fight landing 14 of 28 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Vergara landed 63% of his significant strikes by sticking 19 of 30. Of those significant strikes, he landed 13 of 23 pointed at the head. 68% of the significant strikes landed by Taira and 63% of them connected on by Vergara were done at distance.

In the last fight for Daniel da Silva, he squared up with Victor Altamirano and ended up walking away in defeat by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Altamirano ended up connecting on 25% of his significant strikes at distance and Silva connected on 72% of his significant strikes at distance. Silva landed 48% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 22 of 45. He ended up landing 14 of 36 significant strikes directed at the head. Altamirano ended up connecting on 58 of 83 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 48 of 71 directed at the head. Relating to total strikes thrown in that contest, Altamirano was 94 of 123 and Silva was 27 of 51 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Manuel Torres faces off with Trey Ogden. Torres has a career mark of 13-2-0. The 27-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and comes in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 73". Ogden comes in at 5'11" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 16-5-0. The 33-year-old stretches 72". When it comes to grappling, Manuel Torres scores a takedown 0.60 times per 15 minutes while Trey Ogden takes his opponents down 1.00 times per 15 min. Regarding striking, Torres is connecting on 10.50 strikes/min and is connecting on 55% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Trey Ogden, who tags the opposition on 43% of the strikes he has tried and lands an average of 3.73 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Vinicius Salvador is set to take on Victor Altamirano. Altamirano looks to add a victory to his record of 11-2-0. The 32-year-old weighs in at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The switch fighter has an arm span of 70". Salvador stands in at 5'7" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 14-4-0. The 26-year-old reaches 70". Concerning grappling, Victor Altamirano defends against 72% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedown tries on 41% of his tries. Salvador is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his tries and is able to stop 80% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With regard to striking, Altamirano is taking 5.32 strikes/minute while he is landing 7.04 per minute. Salvador, notwithstanding, takes 7.15 strikes per min and is connecting on 8.43 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Daniel da Silva (+210)

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