Ricardo Ramos vs Eduardo Garagorri UFC Point Spread Picks - 11/16/2019

Ricardo Ramos vs Luiz Eduardo Garagorri

UFC Fight Night 164

Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Paraiso Brazil

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Ricardo Ramos will take on Luiz Eduardo Garagorri at UFC Fight Night 164 in Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Paraiso Brazil on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The opening moneyline has Ramos at -165 while Garagorri is coming in at +135.

Ricardo Ramos walks into the cage with a mark of 13-2-0. The 24-year-old weighs 135 lbs and stands in at 5' 6". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 69". Luiz Eduardo Garagorri stands in at 5' 9" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a record of 13-0-0. The 30-year-old has a wingspan of 70". In terms of significant strikes, Ricardo Ramos is connecting on 3.08 per minute and Luiz Eduardo Garagorri is landing 4.33 significant strikes per min. Ramos is connecting on 40% of the significant strikes he throws while Eduardo Garagorri is connecting on 56%. Regarding defending, Ramos allows 3.26 significant strikes per minute and Garagorri allows 2.13. Ramos also stops 59% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Eduardo Garagorri is able to deflect 54% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

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When it comes to grappling, Ricardo Ramos is the more productive wrestler as he scores a takedown 1.77 times per 15 min. Ramos is scoring a takedown on 63% of the times he tries and is stuffing 75% of all takedowns attempted on him. Eduardo Garagorri is taking his opponents to the mat on 100% of the takedowns he attempts and is stopping 60% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Ramos is the more skilled fighter by attempting 0.5 submissions per 15 min while Eduardo Garagorri tries 0.2 submissions per 15 min.

In his last bout, Ricardo Ramos went up against Journey Newson and wound up getting the win by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Newson landed 41 of 127 total strikes that he let go. Ramos ended the night having landed 48 of 129 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Newson landed 38 of 123, which means his percentage was 30%. He landed 9 of 80 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Ramos landed 33% of his significant strikes by sticking 40 of 120. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 23 of 90 pointed at the head. 97% of the significant strikes connected on by Newson and 92% of them connected on by Ramos were tallied at distance.

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In the last fight for Luiz Eduardo Garagorri, he went up against Humberto Bandenay and wound up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Bandenay landed 81% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Garagorri landed 78% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Garagorri ended up connecting on 56% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 65 of 115. He connected on 46 of 84 significant strikes aimed at the head. Bandenay landed 32 of 71 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up connecting on 23 of 62 to the head. When discussing the strikes he fired off in this contest, Bandenay was 59 of 98 and Garagorri ended up connecting on 69 of 120 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Francisco Trinaldo will face off against Bobby Green. Trinaldo has a mark of 23-7-0. The 41-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands 5' 9". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 70". Green measures 5' 10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 24-9-1. The 33-year-old extends his reach 71". Regarding grappling, Francisco Trinaldo takes his opponents to the canvas 1.09 times per 3 rds while Bobby Green gets a takedown 1.03 times per 3 rds. When talking about striking, Trinaldo connects for an average of 3.16 strikes/minute and is connecting on 45% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Bobby Green, who is connecting on 49% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 5.11 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Randy Brown is set to clash with Warlley Alves. Alves walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-3-0. The 28-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and stands in at 5' 11". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Brown stands in at 6' 3" and will fight at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 11-3-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 78". In terms of grappling, Warlley Alves is able to curb 80% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is scoring a takedown on 44% of the times he tries. Brown is taking his opponents down on 41% of the attempts he tries and prevents 77% of all takedown tries against him. Concerning striking, Alves is absorbing 3.75 strikes per min while he is landing 3.16 strikes/minute. Brown, notwithstanding, absorbs 2.56 strikes per minute and is dishing out 3.48 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Luiz Eduardo Garagorri (+135)

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