JunYong Park vs Andre Muniz Pick, 12/9/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 83 Odds

Saturday, December 9, 2023

JunYong Park will battle Andre Muniz at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday, December 9, 2023. The odds have Park at -192 while Muniz is at +160.

JunYong "The Iron Turtle" Park steps into the cage with a record of 17-5-0. The 32-year-old tips the scales at 185 lbs and measures 5'10". The orthodox fighter stretches 73". Andre "Sergipano" Muniz stands in at 6'1" and weighs 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 23-6-0. The 33-year-old stretches 78". With respect to significant strikes, JunYong Park is connecting on 4.94 per minute and Andre Muniz connects on 2.17 significant strikes per minute. Park connects on 51% of the significant strikes he tries and Muniz connects on 50%. When it comes to defending themselves, "The Iron Turtle" takes 3.66 significant strikes per minute and "Sergipano" takes 2.03. Park also defends 53% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Muniz is able to deflect 53% of the shots thrown in his direction.

Regarding wrestling, JunYong Park is not as efficient of a grappler as he is able to score a takedown 2.10 times per 3 rds. Park is taking his opponents to the canvas on 50% of his attempts and thwarting 69% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Muniz is taking his opponents to the mat on 40% of his takedown attempts and stopping 35% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, Park is not as skilled of a technician by going for 1.2 finishes per 3 rds while Muniz looks to get 1.5 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last fight, JunYong Park faced Albert Duraev and wound up taking home the victory by rear naked choke in round 2. Duraev ended up landing 35 of 83 total strikes attempted in that fight. Park finished this fight landing 77 of 138 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Duraev ended up landing 31 of 77, which means his percentage was 40%. He ended up landing 18 of 57 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Park ended up landing 52% of his significant strikes by landing 50 of 96. Of those significant strikes, he landed 41 of 85 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Duraev and 94% of them connected on by Park were thrown at distance.

In the last fight for Andre Muniz, he battled Paul Craig and wound up walking away in defeat by an elbow to the head in round 2. Craig landed 25% of his significant strikes at distance while Muniz ended up landing 62% of his significant strikes at distance. Muniz connected on 60% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 24 of 40. He ended up connecting on 15 of 30 significant strikes directed at the head. Craig ended up connecting on 40 of 82 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 31 of 66 directed at the head. In regard to total strikes that he let go, Craig ended up landing 54 of 101 while Muniz ended up connecting on 31 of 47 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Song Kenan encounters Kevin Jousset. Kenan will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 20-7-0. The 33-year-old records a weight of 170 lbs and comes in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 71". Jousset stands 6'2" and weighs in at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 9-2-0. The 30-year-old reaches 75". When it comes to grappling, Song Kenan gets his opposition to the mat 0.41 times per 3 rds and Kevin Jousset takes his opponents down 3.11 times per 15 min. Regarding striking, Kenan tags his opponents 4.40 strikes per min and connecting on 47% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Kevin Jousset, who connects on 50% of the strikes he has attempted and connects for an average of 6.02 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Shannon Ross is set to clash with HyunSung Park. 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". 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". Concerning wrestling, HyunSung Park defends against 85% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents down on 30% of the times he tries. Ross is taking his opponents to the mat on 15% of the tries he takes and is able to curb 85% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Concerning striking, Park takes 2.62 strikes per min while he is dealing 3.51 per min. Ross, on the contrary, is absorbing 8.93 strikes/minute and is connecting on 6.58 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take JunYong Park (-192)

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