Jalin Turner vs Bobby Green Pick, 12/2/2023 Predictions UFC Austin Odds

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Jalin Turner will take on Bobby Green at UFC Austin on Saturday, December 2, 2023. The opening odds have Turner coming in at -245 while Green is priced at +145.

Jalin "The Tarantula" Turner has a career mark of 13-7-0. The 28-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and stands 6'3". The southpaw fighter stretches 77". Bobby "King" Green comes in at 5'10" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 31-14-1 (1 NC). The 37-year-old has a reach of 71". Regarding significant strikes, Jalin Turner lands 5.82 per min and Bobby Green lands 6.15 significant strikes per minute. Turner connects on 48% of the significant strikes he tries while Green is connecting on 52%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "The Tarantula" takes 4.61 significant strikes per min while "King" absorbs 3.66. Turner also prevents 41% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Green is able to curb 62% of the shots thrown.

In the category of takedowns, Jalin Turner is not as effective of a grappler as he gets a takedown 0.91 times per 3 rounds. Turner is taking his opponents to the canvas on 55% of his tries and thwarting 75% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Green is getting his opponent to the mat on 37% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 74% of the attempts against him. When it comes to subbing opponents, Turner is the more skilled technician by attempting 1.3 subs per 3 rds while Green tries 0.3 subs per 3 rds.

In his previous fight, Jalin Turner went up against Dan Hooker and wound up losing the fight by way of split decision in round 3. Hooker landed 172 of 247 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Turner walked away from this fight having landed 113 of 191 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Hooker landed 125 of 197, which gave him a rate of 63%. He ended up landing 77 of 139 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Turner landed 56% of his significant strikes by connecting on 100 of 177. Of all the significant strikes, he was 63 of 128 pointed at the head. 80% of the significant strikes connected on by Hooker and 78% of them landed by Turner were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Bobby Green, he faced off with Grant Dawson and ended up getting the victory in the fight by a punch to the head in round 1. Dawson connected on 33% of his significant strikes at distance while Green ended up connecting on 14% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Green landed 63% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 7 of 11. He landed 7 of 10 significant strikes directed at the head. Dawson ended up landing 0 of 6 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up connecting on 0 of 6 directed at the head. Regarding total strikes thrown in that contest, Dawson ended up landing 0 of 6 and Green was 7 of 11 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Rob Font goes up against Deiveson Figueiredo. Font has a record of 20-7-0. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 135 lbs and stands 5'8". The orthodox fighter reaches 71". Figueiredo measures in at 5'5" and tips the scales at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 21-3-1. The 35-year-old has a reach of 68". Regarding grappling, Rob Font gets a takedown 0.96 times per 3 rds while Deiveson Figueiredo is averaging a takedown 1.44 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Font is connecting on 5.71 strikes/min and is landing 45% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Deiveson Figueiredo, who lands 55% of the strikes that he throws and lands an average of 3.09 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Kelvin Gastelum is set to square up with Sean Brady. Brady steps into the Octagon with a mark of 15-1-0. The 31-year-old weighs 170 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter stretches 72". Gastelum stands 5'9" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 18-8-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old reaches 71". Concerning wrestling, Sean Brady is able to stop 87% of the takedowns his opponents try and is scoring a takedown on 50% of the times he tries. Gastelum is finishing his takedown tries on 30% of his tries and is able to curb 62% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Brady takes 3.86 strikes per min while he connects on 4.17 per min. Gastelum, on the other hand, is absorbing 3.31 strikes per minute and deals 3.63 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bobby Green (+145)

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