Michael Johnson vs Darrius Flowers Pick, 2/10/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 86 Odds

Michael Johnson vs Darrius Flowers

UFC Vegas 86

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Michael Johnson will take on Darrius Flowers at UFC Vegas 86 on Saturday, February 10, 2024. The moneyline has Johnson priced at -125 while Flowers is coming in at +105.

Michael "The Menace" Johnson looks to add a win to his career record of 22-19-0. The 37-year-old weighs in at 155 lbs and stands 5'10". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 73". Darrius "Beast Mode" Flowers stands 5'9" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 12-6-1. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 71". With respect to significant strikes, Michael Johnson lands 4.28 per min while Darrius Flowers lands 4.19 significant strikes per min. Johnson lands 39% of the significant strikes he tries while Flowers lands 56%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Menace" allows 3.91 significant strikes per minute and "Beast Mode" takes 7.02. Johnson also defends 58% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Flowers stops 40% of the shots thrown.

Regarding grappling, Michael Johnson is not as efficient of a grappler as he scores a takedown 0.46 times per 3 rds. Johnson is scoring a takedown on 38% of his attempts and defending 80% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Flowers is taking his opponents down on 33% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 85% of the tries against him. When it comes to going for the sub, Johnson is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by going for 0.1 submissions per 15 min while Flowers looks to get 0.3 submissions per 3 rds.

In his previous fight, Michael Johnson faced Diego Ferreira and wound up taking the loss by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Ferreira ended up landing 30 of 71 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Johnson walked away from this fight having landed 32 of 58 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Ferreira ended up landing 30 of 71, which gave him a percentage of 42%. He ended up landing 17 of 46 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Johnson landed 55% of his significant strikes by connecting on 32 of 58. Of all the significant strikes, he connected on 13 of 34 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes connected on by Ferreira and 100% of them connected on by Johnson were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Darrius Flowers, he squared up with Jake Matthews and ended up losing the fight by way of rear naked choke in round 2. Matthews connected on 78% of his significant strikes at distance and Flowers ended up landing 86% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Flowers landed 56% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 36 of 64. He ended up landing 21 of 48 significant strikes directed at the head. Matthews ended up landing 60 of 101 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, he landed 40 of 78 directed at the head. Discussing the total strikes thrown in this fight, Matthews ended up connecting on 71 of 113 while Flowers was 41 of 69 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Rodolfo Vieira opposes Armen Petrosyan. Vieira steps into the cage holding a mark of 9-2-0. The 34-year-old weighs 185 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 73". Petrosyan comes in at 6'3" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 9-2-0. The 33-year-old reaches 71". In terms of takedowns, Rodolfo Vieira takes his opponents to the canvas 3.70 times per 15 min while Armen Petrosyan scores a takedown 0.23 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Vieira lands 3.36 strikes per min and connects on 54% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have Armen Petrosyan, who is connecting on 52% of the strikes he attempts and connects on 5.97 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Carlos Prates is set to take on Trevin Giles. Giles will be looking to add a win to his record of 16-5-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 74". Prates comes in at 6'1" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The switch fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 17-6-0. The 30-year-old has an arm span of 78". Regarding wrestling, Trevin Giles curbs 71% of his opponents' takedown tries and is scoring a takedown on 55% of his attempts. Prates is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his attempts and is able to curb 15% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the category of striking, Giles takes 2.09 strikes per minute while he lands 2.97 strikes per min. Prates, on the other hand, absorbs 3.69 strikes per min and is connecting on 4.81 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Darrius Flowers (+105)

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