Miles Johns vs Cody Gibson Pick, 3/23/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 89 Odds

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Miles Johns will take on Cody Gibson at UFC Vegas 89 on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The opening moneyline has Johns priced at -148 while Gibson is priced at +110.

Miles "Chapo" Johns walks into the cage holding a record of 13-2-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 66". Cody "The Renegade" Gibson measures in at 5'10" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 20-9-0. The 36-year-old has a wingspan of 71". With respect to significant strikes, Miles Johns connects on 3.51 per minute and Cody Gibson is landing 4.75 significant strikes per min. Johns lands 48% of the significant strikes he tries while Gibson is connecting on 45%. When it comes to the fighter's defense, "Chapo" allows 2.75 significant strikes per min while "The Renegade" allows 4.73. Johns also stops 68% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Gibson defends against 55% of them.

Concerning takedowns, Miles Johns is the lesser skilled wrestler as he scores a takedown 1.03 times per 3 rounds. Johns is finishing his takedown attempts on 21% of his tries and is stuffing 85% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Gibson is taking his opponents to the mat on 35% of his takedown tries and is stopping 64% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of going for the submission, Johns is the more capable fighter by attempting 0.9 submissions per 3 rounds while Gibson tries 0.3 submissions per 15 minutes.

In his previous bout, Miles Johns went up against Dan Argueta and the fight ended in a no contest by way of a failed drug test by Johns in round 3. Argueta landed 38 of 95 total strikes attempted in that fight. Johns walked away from this fight having landed 52 of 104 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Argueta landed 33 of 85, which gave him a rate of 38%. He ended up landing 20 of 67 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Johns ended up landing 46% of his significant strikes by sticking 43 of 92. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 32 of 77 to the head. 66% of the significant strikes connected on by Argueta and 93% of them connected on by Johns were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Cody Gibson, he battled Brad Katona and walked away with a loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Katona ended up landing 79% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Gibson ended up landing 81% of his significant strikes at distance. Gibson landed 61% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 164 of 268. He landed 130 of 228 significant strikes to the head. Katona ended up connecting on 160 of 311 significant strikes in that fight. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 116 of 254 directed at the head. Relating to the total strikes thrown in this fight, Katona connected on 173 of 327 and Gibson landed 169 of 273 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Jarno Errens goes up against Steven Nguyen. Errens looks to add a victory to his career total of 13-5-1. The 29-year-old is fighting at 145 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter reaches 73". Nguyen measures in at 5'11" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 9-1-0. The 30-year-old reaches 73". In terms of takedowns, Jarno Errens gets his opposition to the mat 0.50 times per 3 rds and Steven Nguyen gets a takedown 0.90 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Errens lands an average of 1.67 strikes per min and landing 38% out of all the strikes he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Steven Nguyen, who is connecting on 43% of the strikes he attempts and is connecting on 8.29 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Andre Lima is set to enter the Octagon with Igor Da Silva. Da Silva looks to add a victory to his record of 8-0-0. The 20-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 69". Lima stands 5'7" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 7-0-0. The 25-year-old reaches 67". In terms of grappling, Igor Da Silva thwarts 15% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown tries on 85% of his tries. Lima is taking his opponents down on 85% of the tries he takes and thwarts 85% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Concerning striking, Da Silva absorbs 4.86 strikes per minute and he dishes out 9.85 strikes per minute. Lima, moreover, absorbs 1.67 strikes/minute and is connecting on 4.07 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cody Gibson (+110)

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