Giga Chikadze vs Alex Caceres Pick, 8/26/2023 Predictions UFC Singapore Odds

Singapore Indoor Stadium in Malaysia

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Giga Chikadze will battle Alex Caceres at UFC Singapore on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The opener has Chikadze at -230 while Caceres is coming in at +190.

Giga "Ninja" Chikadze steps into the cage holding a mark of 14-3-0. The 34-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and stands 6'0". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 74". Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres stands in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a win to his record of 21-13-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old has a reach of 73". When talking about significant strikes, Giga Chikadze connects on 4.05 per min and Alex Caceres is connecting on 4.16 significant strikes per minute. Chikadze connects on 42% of the significant strikes he throws and Caceres is connecting on 51%. When it comes to defending themselves, "Ninja" takes 3.35 significant strikes per minute and "Bruce Leeroy" absorbs 2.87. Chikadze also deflects 62% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Caceres defends against 63% of the shots thrown his way.

Concerning takedowns, Giga Chikadze is not as efficient of a wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 0.26 times per 3 rounds. Chikadze is scoring a takedown on 33% of his attempts and stuffing 69% of all takedown attempts. Caceres is taking his opponents down on 68% of his takedown attempts and defending 64% of the attempts against him. Regarding subbing the opposition, Chikadze is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.3 submissions per 15 min while Caceres looks to get 0.7 submissions per 15 min.

The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Giga Chikadze went up against Calvin Kattar and was defeated by way of unanimous decision in round 5. Kattar ended up landing 157 of 418 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Chikadze ended the night having landed 129 of 348 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Kattar ended up landing 144 of 402, which means his percentage was 35%. He landed 127 of 369 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Chikadze ended up landing 36% of his significant strikes by sticking 128 of 347. Out of those significant strikes, he was 94 of 297 to the head. 93% of the significant strikes connected on by Kattar and 99% of them landed by Chikadze were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Alex Caceres, he went up against Daniel Pineda and wound up taking home the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Pineda ended up connecting on 81% of his significant strikes at distance while Caceres ended up connecting on 75% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Caceres landed 60% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 60 of 99. He connected on 32 of 69 significant strikes aimed at the head. Pineda landed 27 of 56 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 15 of 42 aimed at the head. Regarding the strikes he fired off in this contest, Pineda ended up landing 43 of 74 while Caceres was 86 of 128 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Rinya Nakamura opposes Fernie Garcia. Nakamura will be looking to add a win to his career total of 7-0-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 68". Garcia measures in at 5'7" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a record of 10-3-0. The 31-year-old stretches 67". In terms of takedowns, Rinya Nakamura takes his opponents to the mat 4.76 times per 3 rds while Fernie Garcia is averaging a takedown 0.47 times per 15 min. In terms of striking, Nakamura tags his opponents 8.57 strikes/minute and is connecting on 50% of the strikes that he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Fernie Garcia, who tags the opposition on 39% of the strikes he has thrown and is connecting on 2.18 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Parker Porter is set to square up with Junior Tafa. Tafa comes into this bout with a record of 4-1-0. The 26-year-old is fighting at 240 lbs and stands 6'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 72". Porter measures 6'0" and is weighing in at 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his total of 14-8-0. The 38-year-old has a reach of 75". In terms of wrestling, Junior Tafa is able to thwart 83% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of the times he tries. Porter is taking his opponents to the mat on 27% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 66% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Tafa absorbs 0.47 strikes/minute while he dishes out 1.47 strikes per min. Porter, on the other side, is taking 6.34 strikes per min and is dealing 6.66 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Giga Chikadze (-230)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access

Get all of Today's Free UFC Picks

Get all of Today's Expert UFC Picks