Eryk Anders vs Jamie Pickett Pick, 3/2/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 87 Odds

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Eryk Anders will take on Jamie Pickett at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The odds have Anders priced at -500 while Pickett is at +360.

Eryk "Ya Boi" Anders holds a career record of 15-8-0 (1 NC). The 36-year-old tips the scales at 185 lbs and measures in at 6'1". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 75". Jamie "The Night Wolf" Pickett stands in at 6'2" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 13-10-0. The 35-year-old stretches 80". In terms of significant strikes, Eryk Anders connects on 3.56 per minute while Jamie Pickett is connecting on 2.84 significant strikes per minute. Anders lands 47% of the significant strikes he attempts and Pickett is connecting on 48%. Concerning the fighter's defense, "Ya Boi" allows 4.39 significant strikes per min and "The Night Wolf" allows 3.92. Anders also defends against 50% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Pickett prevents 49% of the strikes thrown his way.

In terms of wrestling, Eryk Anders is the more apt grappler as he gets a takedown 1.54 times per 3 rounds. Anders is scoring a takedown on 24% of his attempts and is stopping 79% of all takedown tries against him. Pickett is finishing his takedown tries on 40% of the takedowns he tries and is defending 69% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Anders is the more able fighter by trying 0.3 finishes per 15 min while Pickett tries 0.1 finishes per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Eryk Anders fought Marc-Andre Barriault and wound up losing the fight by unanimous decision in round 3. Barriault ended up landing 103 of 200 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Anders finished this fight landing 87 of 173 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Barriault landed 95 of 192, giving him a percentage of 49%. He finished the fight landing 62 of 148 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Anders ended up landing 49% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 83 of 169. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 42 of 122 pointed at the head. 70% of the significant strikes connected on by Barriault and 49% of them connected on by Anders were done at a distance.

In the last fight for Jamie Pickett, he squared up with Josh Fremd and ended up losing the fight via unanimous decision in round 3. Fremd ended up landing 70% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Pickett ended up connecting on 78% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Pickett landed 26% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 14 of 52. He ended up landing 4 of 31 significant strikes to the head. Fremd connected on 31 of 80 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 11 of 49 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes that he threw in that fight, Fremd connected on 59 of 109 and Pickett landed 26 of 67 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Aiemann Zahabi squares up in the Octagon against Javid Basharat. Zahabi looks to add a victory to his career record of 10-2-0. The 36-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Basharat stands in at 5'9" and is fighting at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 14-0-0 (1 NC). The 28-year-old stretches 69". In terms of takedowns, Aiemann Zahabi gets a takedown 0.25 times per 3 rds and Javid Basharat scores a takedown 2.09 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, Zahabi lands an average of 3.04 strikes per min and is landing 43% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Javid Basharat, who tags the opposition on 61% of the strikes he has attempted and connects for an average of 5.65 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Claudio Ribeiro is set to take on Christian Leroy Duncan. 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". 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". Regarding takedowns, Christian Leroy Duncan is able to stop 50% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of the times he tries. Ribeiro is taking his opponents down on 50% of the attempts he tries and is able to thwart 75% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Leroy Duncan is taking 4.68 strikes/minute while he connects on 5.06 strikes per min. Ribeiro, at the same time, absorbs 3.34 strikes per min and is dealing 4.65 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eryk Anders (-500)

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