HyunSung Park vs Shannon Ross Pick, 12/9/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 83 Odds

Saturday, December 9, 2023

HyunSung Park will face off with Shannon Ross at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday, December 9, 2023. The line has Park coming in at -425 while Ross is coming in at +330.

HyunSung "Peace of Mind" Park will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 8-0-0. The 28-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 66". Shannon "The Turkish Delight" Ross stands in at 5'6" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 13-8-0. The 34-year-old stretches 66". In the category of significant strikes, HyunSung Park is landing 3.51 per minute and Shannon Ross lands 6.58 significant strikes per min. Park connects on 48% of the significant strikes he tries while Ross is connecting on 38%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Peace of Mind" absorbs 2.62 significant strikes per minute and "The Turkish Delight" takes 8.93. Park also curbs 59% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Ross deflects 52% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Concerning takedowns, HyunSung Park is the more apt grappler as he scores a takedown 2.23 times per 3 rds. Park is getting his opponent to the mat on 30% of his tries and thwarting 85% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Ross is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of his takedown tries and thwarting 85% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, Park is the more skilled of the two fighters by going for 3.7 finishes per 3 rounds while Ross attempts 0.5 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his previous bout, HyunSung Park faced SeungGuk Choi and took home the win by way of rear naked choke in round 3. Choi ended up landing 30 of 83 total strikes attempted in that contest. Park finished this fight landing 59 of 125 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Choi ended up landing 20 of 69, giving him a percentage of 28%. He landed 12 of 54 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Park landed 41% of his significant strikes by landing 38 of 91. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he connected on 20 of 61 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Choi and 97% of them connected on by Park were done at distance.

In the last bout for Shannon Ross, he battled Jesus Aguilar and ended up losing the fight by a punch to the head in round 1. Aguilar ended up connecting on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Ross ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Ross ended up connecting on 66% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 2 of 3. He connected on 1 of 2 significant strikes to the head. Aguilar ended up connecting on 2 of 3 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up landing 1 of 1 directed at the head. Discussing total strikes that he let go in that contest, Aguilar connected on 2 of 3 while Ross ended up connecting on 2 of 3 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Tatsuro Taira takes on Carlos Hernandez. Taira will be looking to add a win to his career total of 14-0-0. The 23-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 70". Hernandez measures in at 5'8" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 9-2-0. The 30-year-old has a wingspan of 67". When it comes to grappling, Tatsuro Taira is able to score a takedown 2.41 times per 3 rounds and Carlos Hernandez takes his opponents to the canvas 1.24 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Taira tags his opponents 3.23 strikes per min and landing 69% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Carlos Hernandez, who is connecting on 46% of the strikes he attempts and lands 5.51 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Melquizael Costa is set to go up against Steve Garcia. Garcia steps into the cage with a mark of 14-5-0. The 31-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 75". Costa measures 5'10" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 20-6-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 71". When it comes to takedowns, Steve Garcia stops 94% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is scoring a takedown on 44% of his attempts. Costa is taking his opponents to the mat on 37% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 42% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Garcia takes 2.61 strikes per min while he connects on 4.85 strikes per min. Costa, on the other hand, is taking 2.53 strikes/min and lands 5.11 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take HyunSung Park (-425)

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