Junior Tafa vs Parker Porter Pick, 8/26/2023 Predictions UFC Singapore Odds

Singapore Indoor Stadium in Malaysia

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Junior Tafa will enter the Octagon with Parker Porter at UFC Singapore on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The opening odds have Tafa at -162 while Porter is priced at +136.

Junior "The Juggernaut" 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". Parker 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". Regarding significant strikes, Junior Tafa is connecting on 1.47 per min and Parker Porter lands 6.66 significant strikes per min. Tafa connects on 36% of the significant strikes he attempts and Porter is landing 50%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Juggernaut" absorbs 0.47 significant strikes per minute and Porter absorbs 6.34. Tafa also curbs 75% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Porter curbs 51% of the shots thrown in his direction.

In the wrestling category, Junior Tafa is the not as competent as a grappler as he takes his opponents down 0.50 times per 15 minutes. Tafa is scoring a takedown on 15% of his attempts and is stopping 83% of all takedown tries against him. Porter is finishing his takedown tries on 27% of the takedowns he tries and thwarting 66% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. When it comes to sub attempts, Tafa is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.2 subs per 3 rounds while Porter tries 0.5 subs per 15 minutes.

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In his last fight, Junior Tafa fought Mohammed Usman and wound up losing the fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Usman ended up landing 79 of 133 total strikes attempted in that fight. Tafa finished this fight landing 37 of 78 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Usman ended up landing 7 of 29, which gave him a rate of 24%. He landed 6 of 28 significant strikes aimed at the head. Statistically, Tafa ended up landing 36% of his significant strikes by landing 22 of 61. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 17 of 55 aimed at the head. 28% of the significant strikes landed by Usman and 54% of them connected on by Tafa were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Parker Porter, he battled Braxton Smith and ended up getting the win by way of punches to the head from the mount position in round 1. Smith ended up landing 100% of his significant strikes at distance and Porter landed 48% of his significant strikes at distance. Porter ended up landing 67% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 25 of 37. He landed 24 of 36 significant strikes to the head. Smith landed 14 of 29 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 13 of 28 directed at the head. Regarding total strikes thrown, Smith was 14 of 29 while Porter landed 37 of 62 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Waldo Cortes-Acosta squares up with Lukasz Brzeski. Cortes-Acosta walks into the cage holding a mark of 9-1-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 260 lbs and measures in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 78". Brzeski measures 6'4" and tips the scales at 236 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 8-3-1 (1 NC). The 31-year-old reaches 78". In the grappling category, Waldo Cortes-Acosta gets a takedown 0.30 times per 15 minutes while Lukasz Brzeski takes his opponents to the canvas 0.68 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Cortes-Acosta connects for an average of 7.09 strikes per minute and landing 51% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Lukasz Brzeski, who lands 47% of the strikes he has tried and is landing 5.11 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Garrett Armfield is set to enter the Octagon against Toshiomi Kazama. Kazama walks into the cage holding a mark of 10-3-0. The 26-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 69". Armfield measures in at 5'6" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 8-3-0. The 26-year-old reaches 70". In terms of grappling, Toshiomi Kazama is able to defend against 66% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of his attempts. Armfield is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his tries and is able to defend against 66% of all takedown attempts. In the matter of striking, Kazama is absorbing 2.12 strikes per minute while he is dishing out 1.87 strikes per minute. Armfield, on the contrary, is taking 3.53 strikes/min and connects on 2.56 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Junior Tafa (-162)

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