Viktoriia Dudakova vs Istela Nunes Pick, 7/15/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 77 Odds

Viktoriia Dudakova vs Istela Nunes

UFC Vegas 77

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Viktoriia Dudakova will battle Istela Nunes at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday, July 15, 2023. The opening odds have Dudakova at -250 while Nunes is at +200.

Viktoriia Dudakova will be looking to add a victory to her total of 6-0-0. The 24-year-old tips the scales at 115 lbs and measures in at 5'5". The orthodox fighter reaches 67". Istela Nunes stands 5'4" and will fight at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a record of 6-4-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old extends her reach 66". Regarding significant strikes, Viktoriia Dudakova is landing 1.27 per min while Istela Nunes is connecting on 5.05 significant strikes per min. Dudakova is landing 73% of the significant strikes she tries and Nunes lands 45%. Concerning the fighter's defense, Dudakova allows 1.73 significant strikes per min while Nunes allows 4.83. Dudakova also defends against 39% of the significant strikes her opponents throw her way while Nunes stops 59% of the shots thrown in her direction.

Concerning wrestling, Viktoriia Dudakova is the more apt grappler as she takes her opponents to the mat 4.00 times per 15 min. Dudakova is finishing her takedown attempts on 50% of the times she tries and thwarting 15% of the takedowns her opponents try. Nunes is getting her opponent to the mat on 15% of her takedown tries and stuffing 53% of all takedowns attempted on her. Regarding going for the sub, Dudakova is less likely to go for the finish by trying 0.3 finishes per 3 rds while Nunes attempts 0.5 finishes per 3 rds.

The last time she fought, Viktoriia Dudakova went up against Maria Silva and ended up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Silva landed 129 of 158 of the strikes she threw in total in this fight. Dudakova finished this fight landing 117 of 152 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Silva ended up landing 26 of 43, which gave her a percentage of 60%. She ended up landing 10 of 24 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Dudakova ended up landing 73% of her significant strikes by sticking 19 of 26. Of those significant strikes, she was 13 of 18 pointed at the head. 34% of the significant strikes landed by Silva and 47% of them connected on by Dudakova were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Istela Nunes, she battled Yazmin Jauregui and wound up walking away in defeat by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Jauregui ended up connecting on 56% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance and Nunes landed 77% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Nunes ended up connecting on 60% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 36 of 60. She ended up landing 20 of 41 significant strikes to the head. Jauregui ended up connecting on 67 of 154 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she connected on 54 of 135 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Jauregui connected on 103 of 200 and Nunes was 39 of 63 of all the strikes she attempted.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Albert Duraev enters the Octagon with JunYong Park. Duraev steps into the cage with a mark of 16-4-0. The 34-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and measures 5'11". The orthodox fighter reaches 75". Park measures in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 16-5-0. The 32-year-old extends his reach 73". Concerning takedowns, Albert Duraev takes his opponents down 2.07 times per 3 rounds while JunYong Park is averaging a takedown 2.33 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Duraev tags his opponents 2.94 strikes/min and connects on 40% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have JunYong Park, who tags the opposition on 51% of the strikes he has tried and is landing 4.92 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Josh Parisian is set to face off against Walt Harris. Harris steps into the cage with a mark of 13-10-0 (1 NC). The 40-year-old is fighting at 250 lbs and stands in at 6'5". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 77". Parisian comes in at 6'4" and tips the scales at 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 15-6-0. The 34-year-old has an arm span of 79". In terms of wrestling, Walt Harris curbs 70% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedowns on 28% of the times he tries. Parisian is finishing his takedowns on 33% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 48% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Harris takes 3.33 strikes per minute while he deals 3.05 per min. Parisian, in contrast, is taking 4.50 strikes/minute and connects on 4.45 per minute.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction? UFC match against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Istela Nunes (+200)

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