Nasrat Haqparast vs Jamie Mullarkey Pick, 12/9/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 83 Odds

Nasrat Haqparast vs Jamie Mullarkey

UFC Vegas 83

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Nasrat Haqparast will battle Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday, December 9, 2023. The opening moneyline has Haqparast coming in at -218 while Mullarkey is at +180.

Nasrat Haqparast will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 15-5-0. The 28-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 72". Jamie Mullarkey stands 6'0" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 17-6-0. The 29-year-old extends his reach 74". In terms of significant strikes, Nasrat Haqparast connects on 5.73 per min and Jamie Mullarkey lands 4.46 significant strikes per min. Haqparast connects on 44% of the significant strikes he tries while Mullarkey is landing 47%. Concerning the fighter's defense, Haqparast absorbs 5.26 significant strikes per min while Mullarkey takes 4.41. Haqparast also stops 64% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Mullarkey is able to thwart 54% of the shots thrown.

Regarding wrestling, Nasrat Haqparast is not as effective of a wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 0.32 times per 3 rounds. Haqparast is taking his opponents to the canvas on 20% of his attempts and stopping 78% of the takedowns his opponents try. Mullarkey is taking his opponents to the canvas on 34% of his takedown attempts and thwarting 76% of the attempts against him. Regarding submissions, Haqparast is the more experienced submission fighter by going for 0.5 subs per 3 rds while Mullarkey attempts 0.1 subs per 3 rounds.

In his previous bout, Nasrat Haqparast faced Landon Quinones and wound up getting the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Quinones landed 152 of 359 total strikes attempted in that contest. Haqparast ended the night having landed 172 of 378 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Quinones landed 148 of 354, which gave him a percentage of 41%. He ended up landing 79 of 273 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Haqparast landed 45% of his significant strikes by sticking 171 of 377. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 114 of 304 to the head. 92% of the significant strikes landed by Quinones and 94% of them landed by Haqparast were done at a distance.

In the last fight for Jamie Mullarkey, he fought John Makdessi and ended up getting the victory in the fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Makdessi landed 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Mullarkey ended up connecting on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Mullarkey ended up connecting on 49% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 88 of 179. He ended up connecting on 38 of 120 significant strikes to the head. Makdessi landed 83 of 188 significant strikes in that battle. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up connecting on 37 of 119 aimed at the head. Regarding the strikes he fired off in this contest, Makdessi ended up connecting on 85 of 190 while Mullarkey connected on 88 of 179 total strikes.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when JunYong Park squares up against Andre Muniz. 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". 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". In terms of takedowns, JunYong Park takes his opponents to the mat 2.10 times per 15 minutes and Andre Muniz takes his opponents to the canvas 2.97 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Park connects for an average of 4.94 strikes/min and connecting on 51% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage you've got Andre Muniz, who tags his opponent on 50% of the strikes he has tried and is connecting on 2.17 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Kevin Jousset is set to encounter Song Kenan. 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". In the category of takedowns, Song Kenan curbs 62% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is finishing his takedown tries on 66% of the times he tries. Jousset is finishing his takedown tries on 85% of his tries and is able to deflect 15% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Concerning striking, Kenan is absorbing 5.86 strikes per minute and he is landing 4.40 strikes per minute. Jousset, on the other side, absorbs 8.10 strikes/min and is landing 6.02 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Jamie Mullarkey (+180)

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