Oban Elliott vs Val Woodburn Pick, 2/17/2024 Predictions UFC 298 Odds

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Oban Elliott will take on Val Woodburn at UFC 298 on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The line has Elliott at -290 while Woodburn is coming in at +235.

Oban "The Welsh Gangster" Elliott will be looking to add a victory to his record of 9-2-0. The 26-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter stretches 72". Val "The Animal" Woodburn stands in at 5'8" and records a weight of 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 7-1-0. The 30-year-old has an arm span of 74". With respect to significant strikes, Oban Elliott lands 3.87 per min and Val Woodburn is connecting on 3.16 significant strikes per min. Elliott is connecting on 44% of the significant strikes he attempts and Woodburn lands 22%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "The Welsh Gangster" allows 2.80 significant strikes per minute while "The Animal" takes 11.05. Elliott also prevents 61% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Woodburn is able to stop 30% of the shots thrown.

In the wrestling category, Oban Elliott is the more efficient grappler as he gets a takedown 4.00 times per 3 rds. Elliott is getting his opponent to the mat on 44% of his tries and stopping 15% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Woodburn is taking his opponents to the canvas on 15% of his takedown tries and thwarting 85% of the tries against him. When it comes to submission attempts, Elliott is the lesser skilled fighter by going for 0.2 submissions per 15 min while Woodburn goes for 0.6 submissions per 3 rounds.

In his previous bout, Oban Elliott went up against Kaik Brito and took home the win via majority decision in round 3. Brito ended up landing 54 of 122 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Elliott ended the night having landed 71 of 145 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Brito landed 42 of 110, which gave him a percentage of 38%. He landed 29 of 94 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Elliott ended up landing 44% of his significant strikes by landing 58 of 129. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he was 44 of 111 aimed at the head. 73% of the significant strikes landed by Brito and 62% of them connected on by Elliott were done at distance.

In the last bout for Val Woodburn, he faced off with Bo Nickal and was defeated by a punch to the head in round 1. Nickal ended up connecting on 85% of his significant strikes at distance while Woodburn connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Woodburn connected on 22% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 2 of 9. He ended up landing 2 of 9 significant strikes directed at the head. Nickal connected on 7 of 10 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 7 of 10 directed at the head. In relation to total strikes attempted in that fight, Nickal ended up landing 7 of 10 and Woodburn connected on 2 of 9 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Amanda Lemos faces off with Mackenzie Dern. Lemos comes into this bout holding a record of 13-3-1. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and stands 5'4". The southpaw fighter reaches 65". Dern stands 5'4" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 13-4-0. The 30-year-old extends her reach 63". Regarding grappling, Amanda Lemos gets a takedown 0.82 times per 15 min and Mackenzie Dern takes her opponents to the canvas 0.77 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Lemos tags his opponents 3.54 strikes/minute and is connecting on 55% of her attempted strikes. On the other side we have Mackenzie Dern, who connects on 40% of the strikes she has thrown and connects on 3.49 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Miranda Maverick is set to fight Andrea Lee. Lee walks into the cage with a record of 13-8-0. The 35-year-old weighs in at 125 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 69". Maverick stands 5'3" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 14-5-0. The 26-year-old extends her reach 65". In the category of takedowns, Andrea Lee thwarts 54% of the takedowns her opponents go for and is scoring a takedown on 57% of the times she tries. Maverick is taking her opponents to the mat on 48% of the tries she takes and stops 42% of all takedown attempts. With reference to striking, Lee absorbs 3.69 strikes/min while she lands 4.91 strikes/min. Maverick, at the same time, takes 2.62 strikes per min and is connecting on 3.71 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oban Elliott (-290)

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