Qileng Aori vs Johnny Munoz Pick, 10/7/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 80 Odds

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Qileng Aori will enter the Octagon with Johnny Munoz at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The opening moneyline has Aori priced at -112 while Munoz is priced at -108.

Qileng "The Mongolian Murderer" Aori will be looking to add a win to his record of 24-10-0. The 30-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 69". Johnny "Kid Kvenbo" Munoz comes in at 5'9" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 12-3-0. The 30-year-old reaches 71". With respect to significant strikes, Qileng Aori connects on 6.04 per min while Johnny Munoz connects on 3.00 significant strikes per minute. Aori connects on 49% of the significant strikes he attempts and Munoz is connecting on 38%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "The Mongolian Murderer" absorbs 7.12 significant strikes per min while "Kid Kvenbo" allows 2.59. Aori also prevents 48% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Munoz thwarts 59% of the shots thrown his way.

In terms of grappling, Qileng Aori is the lesser skilled grappler as he is able to score a takedown 1.53 times per 15 minutes. Aori is taking his opponents to the canvas on 45% of his tries and defending 55% of the takedowns his opponents try. Munoz is finishing his takedown attempts on 21% of his takedown attempts and defending 42% of the attempts against him. In terms of submissions, Aori is not as skilled of a technician by trying 0.7 subs per 3 rds while Munoz attempts 1.4 subs per 3 rounds.

In his last fight, Qileng Aori faced Aiemann Zahabi and took a loss on the night by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Zahabi ended up landing 5 of 8 total strikes attempted in that fight. Aori finished this fight landing 5 of 5 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Zahabi landed 5 of 8, which gave him a rate of 62%. He finished the fight landing 5 of 8 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Aori landed 100% of his significant strikes by sticking 5 of 5. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 0 of 0 pointed at the head. 60% of the significant strikes connected on by Zahabi and 100% of them landed by Aori were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Johnny Munoz, he faced off with Daniel Santos and was on the losing end of this fight by unanimous decision in round 3. Santos ended up landing 20% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Munoz connected on 83% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Munoz ended up connecting on 46% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 18 of 39. He ended up connecting on 8 of 26 significant strikes directed at the head. Santos ended up connecting on 50 of 91 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 30 of 62 aimed at the head. In relation to total strikes that he threw in that fight, Santos ended up connecting on 134 of 198 and Munoz landed 64 of 101 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

One more match to look forward to is when Nate Maness squares up against Mateus Mendonca. Maness walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-3-0. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and stands 5'10". The orthodox fighter stretches 72". Mendonca stands in at 5'6" and weighs 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 10-1-0. The 24-year-old has a wingspan of 71". In terms of takedowns, Nate Maness takes his opponents down 0.96 times per 15 min and Mateus Mendonca takes his opponents to the canvas 1.90 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Maness connects for an average of 1.94 strikes/min and landing 42% out of all the strikes he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Mateus Mendonca, who tags the opposition on 38% of the strikes he has attempted and lands 2.41 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Diana Belbita is set to face off with Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Kowalkiewicz looks to add a victory to her career total of 15-7-0. The 37-year-old tips the scales at 115 lbs and comes in at 5'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 64". Belbita stands 5'7" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to her career record of 15-7-0. The 27-year-old stretches 68". Concerning grappling, Karolina Kowalkiewicz curbs 76% of her opponents takedown tries and is taking her opponents to the canvas on 30% of her tries. Belbita is taking her opponents to the mat on 50% of her tries and is able to deflect 66% of all takedown tries against her. Concerning striking, Kowalkiewicz is absorbing 5.47 strikes/min while she lands 5.65 strikes/minute. Belbita, notwithstanding, takes 5.72 strikes per minute and deals 6.59 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Johnny Munoz (-108)

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