Shane Young vs Gabriel Miranda Pick, 9/9/2023 Predictions UFC 293 Odds

Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Shane Young will battle Gabriel Miranda at UFC 293 on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The opening odds have Young priced at -170 while Miranda is priced at +142.

Shane "Smokin'" Young walks into the Octagon with a record of 13-7-0. The 30-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 72". Gabriel "Fly" Miranda measures 5'11" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 16-6-0. The 33-year-old stretches 71". Regarding significant strikes, Shane Young is landing 5.24 per minute while Gabriel Miranda lands 3.80 significant strikes per min. Young is connecting on 40% of the significant strikes he tries while Miranda lands 54%. When it comes to defending themselves, "Smokin'" absorbs 5.51 significant strikes per min while "Fly" takes 7.97. Young also defends 52% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Miranda is able to deflect 37% of the shots thrown his way.

Concerning takedowns, Shane Young is the lesser skilled grappler as he gets a takedown 0.63 times per 3 rds. Young is scoring a takedown on 18% of the times he tries and stuffing 65% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Miranda is taking his opponents to the canvas on 33% of the takedowns he attempts and thwarting 15% of all takedowns attempted on him. When it comes to going for the sub, Young is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.4 subs per 15 min while Miranda goes for 0.6 subs per 15 min.

In his last bout, Shane Young squared up with Blake Bilder and walked away with a loss by unanimous decision in round 3. Bilder landed 126 of 206 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Young finished this fight landing 81 of 197 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Bilder landed 111 of 190, which gave him a percentage of 58%. He landed 62 of 134 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side, Young landed 40% of his significant strikes by sticking 80 of 196. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 42 of 151 aimed at the head. 96% of the significant strikes landed by Bilder and 98% of them connected on by Young were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Gabriel Miranda, he fought Benoit Saint Denis and was on the losing end of this fight by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Denis ended up connecting on 57% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Miranda ended up landing 85% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Miranda landed 54% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 20 of 37. He ended up connecting on 13 of 30 significant strikes to the head. Denis ended up landing 42 of 67 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 35 of 59 directed at the head. In relation to total strikes that he let go, Denis ended up connecting on 81 of 110 while Miranda landed 33 of 53 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Israel Adesanya squares up with Sean Strickland. Adesanya steps into the cage with a mark of 24-2-0. The 34-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and stands 6'4". The switch fighter reaches 80". Strickland measures in at 6'1" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 27-5-0. The 32-year-old has an arm span of 76". In the grappling category, Israel Adesanya takes his opponents to the mat 0.06 times per 3 rds and Sean Strickland takes his opponents down 1.00 times per 15 min. In terms of striking, Adesanya lands an average of 3.94 strikes/minute and is connecting on 49% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Sean Strickland, who lands 41% of the strikes he has tried and is landing 5.86 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Alexander Volkov is set to take on Tai Tuivasa. Tuivasa will be looking to add a victory to his record of 15-5-0. The 30-year-old will fight at 264 lbs and measures 6'2". The southpaw fighter stretches 75". Volkov stands 6'7" and is fighting at 250 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 36-10-0. The 34-year-old stretches 80". Concerning wrestling, Tai Tuivasa is able to defend against 52% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 15% of his tries. Volkov is taking his opponents down on 70% of the tries he takes and thwarts 73% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Tuivasa is taking 4.46 strikes per min and he deals 4.10 strikes/min. Volkov, on the contrary, takes 3.00 strikes/minute and dishes out 4.89 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Gabriel Miranda (+142)

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