Josh Culibao vs Danny Silva Pick, 3/16/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 88 Odds
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Josh Culibao will enter the Octagon with Danny Silva at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The opening line has Culibao coming in at -162 while Silva is priced at +136.
Josh "Kuya" Culibao will be looking to add a win to his career record of 11-2-1. The 29-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and stands 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 73". Danny "El Puma" Silva stands in at 5'11" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this bout with a record of 8-1-0. The 27-year-old extends his reach 70". Regarding significant strikes, Josh Culibao lands 2.68 per minute and Danny Silva is connecting on 13.60 significant strikes per minute. Culibao connects on 42% of the significant strikes he throws and Silva lands 64%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Kuya" takes 3.29 significant strikes per min while "El Puma" takes 13.13. Culibao also thwarts 56% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Silva is able to thwart 59% of the strikes thrown in his direction.
Concerning grappling, Josh Culibao is the not as competent as a wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.00 times per 15 minutes. Culibao is scoring a takedown on 0% of his attempts and stuffing 72% of all takedown tries against him. Silva is finishing his takedown attempts on 66% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 100% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Culibao is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 0.4 subs per 3 rounds while Silva tries 0.2 subs per 15 min.
The last time he fought, Josh Culibao squared up with Lerone Murphy and took a loss on the night via unanimous decision in round 3. Murphy landed 87 of 144 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Culibao ended the night having landed 40 of 77 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Murphy landed 59 of 109, which gave him a rate of 54%. He landed 37 of 81 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Culibao ended up landing 38% of his significant strikes by sticking 23 of 59. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 16 of 48 to the head. 40% of the significant strikes connected on by Murphy and 82% of them connected on by Culibao were tallied at a distance.
In the last Octagon appearance for Danny Silva, he went up against Angel Pacheco and wound up getting the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Pacheco landed 82% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Silva ended up connecting on 75% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Silva ended up connecting on 64% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 204 of 317. He ended up connecting on 148 of 241 significant strikes directed at the head. Pacheco ended up connecting on 197 of 491 significant strikes in that fight. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 135 of 385 to the head. In relation to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Pacheco connected on 204 of 502 while Silva connected on 213 of 328 total strikes.
Other fights to watch out for
An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Charalampos Grigoriou faces off with Chad Anheliger. Grigoriou walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 8-3-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 67". Anheliger stands in at 5'6" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 12-7-0. The 37-year-old has an arm span of 64". When it comes to grappling, Charalampos Grigoriou is able to score a takedown 0.00 times per 3 rounds while Chad Anheliger scores a takedown 1.03 times per 15 min. In the striking category, Grigoriou lands 13.00 strikes per min and is landing 65% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Chad Anheliger, who tags the opposition on 42% of his attempted strikes and is landing 3.07 per min.
Another must see fight on the night is when Macy Chiasson is set to enter the Octagon against Pannie Kianzad. Kianzad comes into this bout holding a record of 17-7-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 66". Chiasson measures 5'11" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her record of 9-3-0. The 32-year-old extends her reach 72". Regarding wrestling, Pannie Kianzad is preventing 71% of the takedowns her opponents try and is taking her opponents to the canvas on 30% of the times she tries. Chiasson is finishing her takedown tries on 34% of the attempts she tries and is able to stop 64% of all takedown tries against her. With reference to striking, Kianzad absorbs 3.75 strikes/min while she is dealing 4.87 strikes per minute. Chiasson, on the contrary, is taking 2.61 strikes/minute and connects on 3.64 per minute.
Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Danny Silva (+136)
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