Tim Elliott vs Muhammad Mokaev Pick, 10/21/2023 Predictions UFC 294 Odds

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Tim Elliott will face off with Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 on Saturday, October 21, 2023. The moneyline has Elliott coming in at +370 while Mokaev is at -485.

Tim Elliott walks into the cage with a mark of 20-12-1. The 36-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 66". Muhammad "The Punisher" Mokaev comes in at 5'7" and will fight at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a record of 10-0-0 (1 NC). The 23-year-old has a wingspan of 70". Regarding significant strikes, Tim Elliott is connecting on 3.47 per min and Muhammad Mokaev is connecting on 1.14 significant strikes per minute. Elliott is connecting on 44% of the significant strikes he attempts while Mokaev is landing 54%. Regarding defense, Elliott allows 2.76 significant strikes per minute while "The Punisher" takes 0.87. Elliott also thwarts 56% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Mokaev defends against 61% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Concerning wrestling, Tim Elliott is the lesser skilled wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 3.88 times per 15 min. Elliott is taking his opponents to the canvas on 47% of the times he tries and stuffing 60% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Mokaev is scoring a takedown on 53% of his takedown tries and is stopping 15% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Elliott is less likely to go for the finish by trying 0.9 finishes per 3 rds while Mokaev tries 1.3 finishes per 15 min.

In his last bout, Tim Elliott went up against Victor Altamirano and wound up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Altamirano landed 102 of 142 total strikes attempted in that contest. Elliott walked away from this fight having landed 153 of 237 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Altamirano landed 19 of 39, which gave him a percentage of 48%. He finished the fight landing 10 of 28 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Elliott landed 49% of his significant strikes by sticking 28 of 57. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 22 of 48 pointed at the head. 78% of the significant strikes connected on by Altamirano and 21% of them connected on by Elliott were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Muhammad Mokaev, he fought Jafel Filho and ended up getting the victory in the fight by way of a neck crank in round 3. Filho ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Mokaev ended up connecting on 75% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Mokaev landed 53% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 16 of 30. He ended up landing 4 of 15 significant strikes aimed at the head. Filho connected on 9 of 37 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 1 of 23 aimed at the head. In terms of total strikes that he let go in that fight, Filho landed 54 of 87 while Mokaev was 79 of 104 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Javid Basharat goes up against Victor Henry. Basharat will be looking to add a win to his career total of 14-0-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 69". Henry measures in at 5'7" and weighs 135 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 23-6-0. The 36-year-old has a wingspan of 68". Regarding grappling, Javid Basharat takes his opponents to the canvas 2.03 times per 15 minutes while Victor Henry scores a takedown 0.60 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Basharat lands 5.64 strikes/min and connecting on 60% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Victor Henry, who tags the opposition on 54% of his attempted strikes and lands 8.67 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Sedriques Dumas is set to face off with Abu Azaitar. Azaitar has a record of 14-3-1. The 37-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and comes in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 76". Dumas stands 6'2" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career mark of 8-1-0. The 28-year-old has a wingspan of 79". In the category of takedowns, Abu Azaitar is able to stop 40% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedowns on 25% of his attempts. Dumas is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of his attempts and is able to stop 33% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Azaitar is absorbing 5.35 strikes/min while he dishes out 5.21 strikes per minute. Dumas, at the same time, is taking 1.56 strikes per minute and dishes out 1.64 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Muhammad Mokaev (-485)

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