Victor Hugo vs Daniel Marcos Pick, 11/4/2023 Predictions UFC Sao Paulo Odds
Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Victor Hugo will face off with Daniel Marcos at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The opening odds have Hugo priced at +205 while Marcos is priced at -250.
Victor "Striker" Hugo has a career record of 24-4-0. The 30-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 71". Daniel "Soncora" Marcos comes in at 5'7" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 15-0-0. The 30-year-old reaches 69". In terms of significant strikes, Victor Hugo lands 1.24 per minute and Daniel Marcos lands 4.88 significant strikes per minute. Hugo connects on 34% of the significant strikes he throws while Marcos is landing 46%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Striker" allows 1.10 significant strikes per min while "Soncora" absorbs 3.70. Hugo also stops 65% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Marcos deflects 69% of the shots thrown in his direction.
Concerning takedowns, Victor Hugo is the more skilled grappler as he takes his opponents down 2.06 times per 3 rounds. Hugo is finishing his takedown attempts on 50% of his attempts and stopping 66% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Marcos is finishing his takedowns on 50% of his takedown tries and is defending 89% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Hugo is the more experienced of the two fighters by going for 4.1 finishes per 3 rounds while Marcos attempts 0.6 finishes per 3 rds.
In his last appearance in the Octagon, Victor Hugo faced Eduardo Torres Caut and got a win for the night by way of a kneebar from bottom guard in round 2. Caut ended up landing 18 of 34 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Hugo finished this fight landing 13 of 30 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Caut landed 8 of 23, which gave him a rate of 34%. He landed 5 of 17 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Hugo landed 34% of his significant strikes by connecting on 9 of 26. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 3 of 14 to the head. 75% of the significant strikes landed by Caut and 77% of them landed by Hugo were thrown at a distance.
In the last Octagon appearance for Daniel Marcos, he fought Davey Grant and took home the win by way of split decision in round 3. Grant ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Marcos landed 97% of his significant strikes at distance. Marcos ended up connecting on 34% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 48 of 140. He ended up landing 21 of 90 significant strikes aimed at the head. Grant ended up connecting on 70 of 215 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up connecting on 17 of 127 directed at the head. Relating to total strikes attempted in that contest, Grant connected on 70 of 215 and Marcos was 49 of 141 of the strikes he threw in total.
Other bouts to watch
One more match to look forward to is when Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos enters the Octagon against Rinat Fakhretdinov. Zaleski dos Santos steps into the cage holding a record of 24-7-0. The 36-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 73". Fakhretdinov measures in at 6'0" and weighs in at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 21-1-0. The 32-year-old extends his reach 74". In the grappling category, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos gets a takedown 0.47 times per 3 rounds while Rinat Fakhretdinov scores a takedown 5.82 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Zaleski dos Santos tags his opponents 4.48 strikes per min and connects on 41% of the strikes that he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Rinat Fakhretdinov, who connects on 67% of the strikes he attempts and is landing 3.20 per minute.
If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Modestas Bukauskas is set to battle Vitor Petrino. Petrino steps into the cage holding a mark of 9-0-0. The 26-year-old steps on the scale at 205 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 77". Bukauskas comes in at 6'3" and will fight at 205 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight holding a mark of 15-5-0. The 29-year-old stretches 78". In terms of wrestling, Vitor Petrino is preventing 68% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 73% of his attempts. Bukauskas is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his tries and is able to stop 75% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Petrino absorbs 2.84 strikes/minute and he is landing 3.35 strikes per minute. Bukauskas, notwithstanding, absorbs 4.13 strikes/minute and connects on 3.46 per minute.
Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Daniel Marcos (-250)
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