Luana Santos vs Stephanie Egger Pick, 12/9/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 83 Odds
Luana Santos vs Stephanie Egger
UFC Vegas 83
UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Luana Santos will face off against Stephanie Egger at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday, December 9, 2023. The line has Santos at -185 while Egger is coming in at +150.
Luana Santos comes into this fight with a record of 6-1-0. The 23-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 67". Stephanie Egger comes in at 5'6" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a mark of 8-4-0. The 35-year-old extends her reach 68". Concerning significant strikes, Luana Santos connects on 17.10 per minute while Stephanie Egger connects on 1.93 significant strikes per min. Santos is connecting on 60% of the significant strikes she attempts while Egger lands 53%. Regarding defending in the cage, Santos takes 6.52 significant strikes per min while Egger takes 2.08. Santos also prevents 68% of the significant strikes her opponents throw her way and Egger is able to curb 53% of the shots thrown.
When it comes to grappling, Luana Santos is not as efficient of a wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.60 times per 3 rounds. Santos is scoring a takedown on 15% of her tries and thwarting 85% of the takedowns her opponents try. Egger is scoring a takedown on 40% of the takedowns she attempts and is defending 50% of the attempts against her. In terms of subbing opponents, Santos is not as skilled of a technician by going for 0.3 subs per 3 rds while Egger tries 0.8 subs per 15 minutes.
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In her last appearance in the Octagon, Luana Santos faced Juliana Miller and got a win for the night via a punch to the head in round 1. Miller ended up landing 25 of 77 total strikes that she let go in that fight. Santos ended the night having landed 64 of 106 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Miller ended up landing 24 of 75, which gave her a percentage of 32%. She finished the fight landing 15 of 61 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Santos landed 60% of her significant strikes by landing 63 of 105. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she connected on 44 of 82 pointed at the head. 75% of the significant strikes landed by Miller and 84% of them connected on by Santos were done at distance.
In the last bout for Stephanie Egger, she faced off with Irina Alekseeva and wound up losing the fight via a kneebar in round 1. Alekseeva ended up connecting on 94% of her significant strikes at distance while Egger landed 100% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Egger ended up landing 37% of the significant strikes she attempted by landing 9 of 24. She landed 3 of 17 significant strikes directed at the head. Alekseeva ended up connecting on 18 of 44 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, she landed 7 of 31 aimed at the head. In terms of total strikes thrown, Alekseeva landed 18 of 44 and Egger ended up connecting on 9 of 24 total strikes.
Other bouts to watch
An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Rayanne dos Santos enters the Octagon against Talita Alencar. dos Santos steps into the Octagon with a mark of 14-6-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and measures 5'2". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 62". Alencar measures 5'1" and records a weight of 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 4-0-1. The 33-year-old extends her reach 58". When it comes to grappling, Rayanne dos Santos is able to score a takedown 1.00 times per 3 rds and Talita Alencar is able to score a takedown 4.00 times per 15 min. In the striking category, dos Santos is landing 3.67 strikes/min and landing 31% out of all the strikes she attempts. On the other side we have Talita Alencar, who lands 38% of the strikes she has attempted and lands 2.33 per minute.
An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Chris Gutierrez is set to clash with Song Yadong. Yadong comes into this bout with a mark of 20-7-1 (1 NC). The 26-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and stands 5'8". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 67". Gutierrez stands in at 5'9" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 20-5-2. The 32-year-old extends his reach 67". Concerning grappling, Song Yadong is thwarting 72% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is taking his opponents down on 55% of the times he tries. Gutierrez is finishing his takedowns on 37% of his attempts and stops 71% of all takedown attempts. In the matter of striking, Yadong absorbs 3.77 strikes/min while he lands 4.61 per min. Gutierrez, on the contrary, is taking 2.73 strikes per minute and dishes out 5.04 per min.
Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Luana Santos (-185)
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