Charles Oliveira vs Jared Gordon Predictions, Picks, UFC Fight Night 164 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/8/2019

Charles Oliveira vs Jared Gordon

UFC Fight Night 164

Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Paraiso Brazil

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Charles Oliveira will enter the Octagon against Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night 164 in Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Paraiso Brazil on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The opener has Oliveira coming in at -322 while Gordon is coming in at +258.

Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira will be looking to add a win to his total of 27-8-0. The 30-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands 5' 10". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 74". Jared "Flash" Gordon stands 5' 9" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 15-3-0. The 31-year-old has an arm span of 68". In terms of significant strikes, Charles Oliveira lands 3.18 per min while Jared Gordon is connecting on 6.29 significant strikes per minute. Oliveira connects on 50% of the significant strikes he tries while Gordon connects on 54%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Do Bronx" absorbs 3.01 significant strikes per minute and "Flash" takes 3.81. Oliveira also stops 54% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Gordon stops 59% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Concerning takedowns, Charles Oliveira is not as effective of a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 2.80 times per 3 rounds. Oliveira is scoring a takedown on 43% of his tries and is stuffing 58% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Gordon is finishing his takedown tries on 39% of his takedown tries and stopping 50% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, Oliveira is the more skilled fighter by going for 2.8 subs per 3 rounds while Gordon goes for 0.7 subs per 3 rounds.

In his last appearance in the Octagon, Charles Oliveira fought Nik Lentz and wound up taking home the win by a punch to the head in round 2. Lentz landed 21 of 53 total strikes attempted in that contest. Oliveira finished this fight landing 43 of 64 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Lentz ended up landing 18 of 49, which gave him a rate of 36%. He landed 10 of 36 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Oliveira ended up landing 64% of his significant strikes by connecting on 38 of 59. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 23 of 38 aimed at the head. 55% of the significant strikes connected on by Lentz and 52% of them connected on by Oliveira were done at distance.

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In the last bout for Jared Gordon, he fought Dan Moret and wound up taking home the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Moret ended up landing 61% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Gordon landed 35% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Gordon connected on 60% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 48 of 79. He landed 43 of 72 significant strikes to the head. Moret ended up connecting on 34 of 73 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 11 of 45 aimed at the head. Regarding total strikes thrown in that contest, Moret connected on 37 of 78 and Gordon ended up landing 171 of 218 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Markus Perez will enter the Octagon against Wellington Turman. Perez walks into the cage with a mark of 11-2-0. The 31-year-old weighs 185 lbs and measures in at 6' 1". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 73". Turman stands in at 6' 0" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 15-3-0. The 23-year-old has a wingspan of 72". In the grappling category, Markus Perez gets his opposition to the mat 1.48 times per 15 min and Wellington Turman gets a takedown 4.00 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Perez lands an average of 2.56 strikes/min and lands 47% out of all the strikes he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Wellington Turman, who tags his opponent on 49% of the strikes that he throws and connects for an average of 1.67 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when James Krause is set to meet Sergio Moraes. Moraes will be looking to add a victory to his total of 14-6-1. The 37-year-old records a weight of 170 lbs and measures in at 6' 0". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 72". Krause comes in at 6' 2" and weighs 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 25-8-0. The 33-year-old reaches 73". In the category of takedowns, Sergio Moraes deflects 75% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedown attempts on 40% of the times he tries. Krause is taking his opponents down on 18% of his attempts and curbs 46% of all takedown tries against him. Concerning striking, Moraes takes 3.43 strikes/minute and he is connecting on 2.38 per minute. Krause, notwithstanding, absorbs 4.15 strikes per minute and deals 4.57 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Charles Oliveira (-322)

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