Geoff Neal vs Ian Garry Pick, 2/17/2024 Predictions UFC 298 Odds

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Geoff Neal will take on Ian Garry at UFC 298 on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The moneyline has Neal at +185 while Garry is at -225.

Geoff "Handz of Steel" Neal comes into this fight holding a mark of 15-5-0. The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and measures 5'11". The southpaw fighter reaches 75". Ian "The Future" Garry stands 6'3" and weighs 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a record of 13-0-0. The 26-year-old has an arm span of 74". Regarding significant strikes, Geoff Neal lands 5.22 per minute and Ian Garry connects on 6.67 significant strikes per min. Neal is connecting on 50% of the significant strikes he tries while Garry is connecting on 56%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "Handz of Steel" absorbs 5.60 significant strikes per minute while "The Future" absorbs 3.58. Neal also defends 58% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Garry is able to curb 53% of the shots thrown his way.

Regarding grappling, Geoff Neal is not as efficient of a grappler as he is able to score a takedown 0.51 times per 3 rds. Neal is taking his opponents to the canvas on 44% of his tries and is stopping 87% of all takedown tries against him. Garry is finishing his takedowns on 75% of the takedowns he tries and stuffing 69% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Neal is less apt at going for the finish by going for 0.1 finishes per 3 rounds while Garry tries 0.6 finishes per 3 rds.

In his previous fight, Geoff Neal fought Shavkat Rakhmonov and took a loss on the night by rear naked choke in round 3. Rakhmonov landed 120 of 186 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Neal ended the night having landed 69 of 145 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Rakhmonov ended up landing 113 of 179, giving him a percentage of 63%. He landed 69 of 130 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Neal ended up landing 47% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 69 of 145. Of those significant strikes, he was 63 of 136 to the head. 65% of the significant strikes connected on by Rakhmonov and 82% of them connected on by Neal were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Ian Garry, he faced off with Neil Magny and took home the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Magny connected on 92% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Garry landed 92% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Garry ended up landing 60% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 91 of 150. He ended up connecting on 32 of 90 significant strikes aimed at the head. Magny ended up landing 27 of 66 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 10 of 41 to the head. In relation to total strikes thrown, Magny ended up landing 51 of 93 and Garry connected on 111 of 171 total strikes.

Other fights to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Merab Dvalishvili squares up in the Octagon against Henry Cejudo. Dvalishvili looks to add a win to his total of 16-4-0. The 33-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 68". Cejudo comes in at 5'4" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 16-3-0. The 37-year-old has an arm span of 64". When it comes to grappling, Merab Dvalishvili scores a takedown 6.55 times per 3 rds while Henry Cejudo takes his opponents down 2.07 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Dvalishvili lands an average of 4.46 strikes per minute and landing 41% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Henry Cejudo, who lands 47% of his attempted strikes and is connecting on 3.93 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Roman Kopylov is set to encounter Anthony Hernandez. Hernandez looks to add a win to his career total of 11-2-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old weighs 185 lbs and measures in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 75". Kopylov stands 6'0" and records a weight of 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 12-2-0. The 32-year-old has a wingspan of 75". Regarding takedowns, Anthony Hernandez is able to thwart 63% of his opponents' takedown tries and is scoring a takedown on 57% of the times he tries. Kopylov is taking his opponents down on 50% of his attempts and defends against 92% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With reference to striking, Hernandez takes 3.36 strikes/min and he is landing 4.33 strikes/min. Kopylov, notwithstanding, is absorbing 4.11 strikes/min and is landing 4.72 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Geoff Neal (+185)

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