Max Holloway vs Chan Sung Jung Pick, 8/26/2023 Predictions UFC Singapore Odds

Singapore Indoor Stadium in Malaysia

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Max Holloway will battle Chan Sung Jung at UFC Singapore on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The moneyline has Holloway priced at -850 while Jung is at +520.

Max "Blessed" Holloway steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 24-7-0. The 31-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter reaches 69". Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" "Blessed" Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway comes in at 5'7" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 17-7-0. The 36-year-old has an arm span of 72". In terms of significant strikes, Max Holloway is landing 7.16 per min and Chan Sung Jung lands 3.97 significant strikes per min. Holloway lands 47% of the significant strikes he attempts and "Blessed" Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway connects on 42%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "Blessed" absorbs 4.79 significant strikes per min while "The Korean Zombie" allows 4.35. Holloway also curbs 59% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and "Blessed" Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway is able to thwart 52% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

When it comes to wrestling, Max Holloway is the not as competent as a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.28 times per 3 rounds. Holloway is taking his opponents to the canvas on 53% of the times he tries and stuffing 84% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. "Blessed" Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway is taking his opponents to the canvas on 47% of the takedowns he attempts and is defending 72% of the attempts against him. In terms of going for the sub, Holloway is less likely to go for the finish by trying 0.3 finishes per 3 rounds while "Blessed" Holloway Max "Blessed" Holloway "Blessed" Max "Blessed" Holloway tries 0.7 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Max Holloway faced Arnold Allen and wound up taking home the victory by unanimous decision in round 5. Allen landed 80 of 229 total strikes attempted in that fight. Holloway finished this fight landing 149 of 264 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Allen landed 76 of 225, which means his percentage was 33%. He landed 48 of 173 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Holloway ended up landing 56% of his significant strikes by landing 147 of 262. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 77 of 180 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Allen and 99% of them landed by Holloway were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Chan Sung Jung, he faced off with Alexander Volkanovski and took a loss on the night by a punch to the head in round 4. Volkanovski ended up landing 84% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Jung landed 91% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Jung ended up landing 38% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 48 of 125. He ended up connecting on 31 of 103 significant strikes directed at the head. Volkanovski ended up landing 138 of 213 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 102 of 171 aimed at the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go in that fight, Volkanovski landed 152 of 228 and Jung landed 51 of 128 total strikes.

Other fights to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Anthony Smith enters the Octagon with Ryan Spann. Smith has a career record of 36-18-0. The 35-year-old records a weight of 205 lbs and stands 6'4". The orthodox fighter reaches 76". Spann comes in at 6'5" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career mark of 21-8-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 79". In terms of takedowns, Anthony Smith takes his opponents to the mat 0.48 times per 3 rds while Ryan Spann takes his opponents to the canvas 1.64 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Smith is connecting on 2.96 strikes per minute and is landing 47% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Ryan Spann, who tags his opponent on 44% of the strikes he attempts and is connecting on 3.28 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Alex Caceres is set to battle Giga Chikadze. Chikadze steps into the cage holding a mark of 14-3-0. The 34-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and stands 6'0". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 74". Caceres stands in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a win to his record of 21-13-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old has a reach of 73". In the category of takedowns, Giga Chikadze is thwarting 69% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is scoring a takedown on 33% of his tries. Caceres is taking his opponents down on 68% of his attempts and prevents 64% of all takedown attempts. In the category of striking, Chikadze is taking 3.35 strikes/minute and he is dishing out 4.05 strikes per minute. Caceres, in contrast, takes 2.87 strikes per minute and deals 4.16 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Max Holloway (-850)

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