Vanessa Demopoulos vs Kanako Murata Pick, 10/7/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 80 Odds
Vanessa Demopoulos vs Kanako Murata
UFC Vegas 80
UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Vanessa Demopoulos will enter the Octagon against Kanako Murata at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The moneyline has Demopoulos at +270 while Murata is priced at -340.
Vanessa "Lil Monster" Demopoulos looks to add a win to her record of 9-5-0. The 35-year-old weighs in at 115 lbs and stands in at 5'2". The orthodox fighter reaches 59". Kanako Murata comes in at 5'1" and weighs in at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a mark of 12-2-0. The 30-year-old extends her reach 62". Concerning significant strikes, Vanessa Demopoulos is landing 3.71 per min and Kanako Murata is connecting on 2.08 significant strikes per minute. Demopoulos is landing 42% of the significant strikes she attempts while Murata is landing 59%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Lil Monster" allows 5.61 significant strikes per minute while Murata takes 2.60. Demopoulos also prevents 43% of the significant strikes her opponents throw her way while Murata is able to deflect 53% of the strikes thrown her way.
In the grappling category, Vanessa Demopoulos is not as effective of a grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.58 times per 15 min. Demopoulos is scoring a takedown on 13% of her tries and stuffing 50% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. Murata is getting her opponent to the mat on 40% of her takedown tries and thwarting 0% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Demopoulos is not as skilled of a technician by attempting 0.8 finishes per 15 min while Murata tries 1.2 finishes per 3 rds.
In her previous fight, Vanessa Demopoulos faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz and wound up taking the loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Kowalkiewicz landed 148 of 249 total strikes that she let go. Demopoulos ended the night having landed 83 of 237 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Kowalkiewicz landed 139 of 237, which gave her a percentage of 58%. She ended up landing 94 of 187 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Demopoulos landed 30% of the significant strikes she threw by landing 68 of 221. Out of those significant strikes, she was 49 of 190 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes connected on by Kowalkiewicz and 95% of them landed by Demopoulos were thrown at a distance.
In the last bout for Kanako Murata, she went up against Virna Jandiroba and was on the losing end of this fight via TKO via a doctor's stoppage in round 2. Jandiroba ended up connecting on 97% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance while Murata connected on 52% of her significant strikes at distance. Murata connected on 52% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 23 of 44. She ended up landing 15 of 33 significant strikes aimed at the head. Jandiroba connected on 36 of 80 significant strikes in that fight. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 32 of 73 directed at the head. Relating to total strikes that she let go in that fight, Jandiroba ended up landing 39 of 83 and Murata was 26 of 48 total strikes.
Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on
An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Montana De La Rosa enters the Octagon against JJ Aldrich. De La Rosa comes into this fight with a mark of 12-8-1. The 28-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Aldrich stands in at 5'5" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this fight with a record of 12-6-0. The 31-year-old extends her reach 67". When it comes to grappling, Montana De La Rosa is able to score a takedown 1.94 times per 3 rds and JJ Aldrich takes her opponents to the canvas 0.77 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, De La Rosa connects for an average of 2.47 strikes per minute and connecting on 37% out of all the strikes she attempts. On the other side we have JJ Aldrich, who is landing 46% of the strikes she has thrown and connects for an average of 4.02 per min.
One more can't miss bout is when Bobby Green is set to enter the Octagon with Grant Dawson. Dawson steps into the cage with a record of 20-1-1. The 29-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The switch fighter has a reach of 72". Green measures in at 5'10" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a record of 30-14-1 (1 NC). The 37-year-old has an arm span of 71". In terms of grappling, Grant Dawson prevents 40% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is finishing his takedown tries on 36% of his attempts. Green is taking his opponents to the mat on 37% of the tries he takes and curbs 74% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Dawson is absorbing 2.22 strikes/minute and he is landing 2.99 per minute. Green, on the contrary, is absorbing 3.67 strikes per min and is dishing out 6.14 per minute.
Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kanako Murata (-340)
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