Jonny Parsons vs Uros Medic Pick, 11/18/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 82 Odds

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Jonny Parsons will battle Uros Medic at UFC Vegas 82 on Saturday, November 18, 2023. The moneyline has Parsons priced at +190 while Medic is coming in at -230.

Jonny "The Sluggernaut" Parsons steps into the cage holding a record of 9-3-0. The 32-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 69". Uros "The Doctor" Medic measures in at 6'1" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 9-1-0. The 30-year-old has a reach of 71". Regarding significant strikes, Jonny Parsons is connecting on 4.65 per minute and Uros Medic connects on 6.97 significant strikes per min. Parsons is landing 44% of the significant strikes he throws and Medic is connecting on 61%. Concerning the fighter's defense, "The Sluggernaut" takes 4.89 significant strikes per min while "The Doctor" absorbs 3.92. Parsons also curbs 60% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Medic deflects 58% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Concerning grappling, Jonny Parsons is the not as competent as a wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.50 times per 3 rds. Parsons is finishing his takedown attempts on 15% of the times he tries and is defending 66% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Medic is scoring a takedown on 85% of the takedowns he tries and is defending 80% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Parsons is the more capable of the two fighters by attempting 0.9 submissions per 15 minutes while Medic goes for 0.6 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In his previous bout, Jonny Parsons faced Danny Roberts and ended up getting the victory by a punch to the head in round 2. Roberts ended up landing 44 of 134 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Parsons walked away from this fight having landed 69 of 133 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Roberts landed 44 of 133, which means his percentage was 33%. He landed 27 of 111 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Parsons ended up landing 50% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 63 of 124. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 42 of 95 pointed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Roberts and 80% of them landed by Parsons were tallied at a distance.

In the last bout for Uros Medic, he went up against Matthew Semelsberger and got a win for the night by a spinning back elbow to the head in round 3. Semelsberger landed 80% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Medic connected on 72% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Medic landed 53% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 69 of 128. He ended up landing 49 of 98 significant strikes aimed at the head. Semelsberger connected on 52 of 120 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 31 of 91 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes that he let go in that fight, Semelsberger ended up connecting on 53 of 121 while Medic was 76 of 135 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights on the card to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Jonathan Pearce meets Joanderson Brito. Pearce will be looking to add a win to his career record of 14-4-0. The 31-year-old weighs 145 lbs and comes in at 6'0". The switch fighter extends his reach 71". Brito measures in at 5'8" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 15-3-1. The 28-year-old has an arm span of 72". When it comes to grappling, Jonathan Pearce gets his opposition to the mat 5.74 times per 3 rds and Joanderson Brito takes his opponents to the canvas 3.89 times per 3 rounds. When talking about striking, Pearce is landing 6.11 strikes/min and lands 55% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Joanderson Brito, who lands 52% of his attempted strikes and connects on 4.02 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Jose Johnson is set to square up against Chad Anheliger. Anheliger looks to add a victory to his total of 12-6-0. The 36-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 64". Johnson stands 6'0" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 15-8-0. The 28-year-old extends his reach 71". In the category of takedowns, Chad Anheliger prevents 47% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his attempts. Johnson is finishing his takedowns on 50% of his attempts and prevents 33% of all takedown tries against him. Concerning striking, Anheliger is taking 3.31 strikes per minute while he is dealing 3.51 strikes per minute. Johnson, at the same time, absorbs 1.72 strikes per min and connects on 2.16 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Jonny Parsons (+190)

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