Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya Predictions, Picks, UFC 243 Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/25/2019

Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya

UFC 243

Marvel Stadium in Australia

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Robert Whittaker will take on Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 in Marvel Stadium in Australia on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The odds have Whittaker coming in at -138 while Adesanya is coming in at +118.

Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker has a career mark of 21-4-0. The 28-year-old is fighting at 185 lbs and stands 6' 0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 73". Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya measures in at 6' 4" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The switch fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 17-0-0. The 30-year-old reaches 80". In the category of significant strikes, Robert Whittaker is connecting on 4.82 per min while Israel Adesanya is connecting on 4.44 significant strikes per min. Whittaker lands 40% of the significant strikes he tries while Adesanya lands 51%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "The Reaper" absorbs 3.65 significant strikes per minute while "The Last Stylebender" absorbs 2.49. Whittaker also curbs 61% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Adesanya prevents 65% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

In terms of grappling, Robert Whittaker is the more skilled wrestler as he gets a takedown 0.37 times per 3 rds. Whittaker is scoring a takedown on 57% of his attempts and defending 84% of the attempts against him. Adesanya is stopping 85% of takedowns his opponents have attempted.

In his last fight, Robert Whittaker went up against Yoel Romero and ended up getting the victory in the fight via split decision in round 5. "Soldier of God" landed 149 of 287 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Romero walked away from this contest going 3 of 10 in takedowns and made no submission attempts on his opposition. "The Reaper" ended the night having landed 129 of 328 total strikes. He ended the contest 0 of 1 in taking his opponent down and notched no submission attempts. Concerning significant strikes, Romero ended up landing 111 of 240, giving him a percentage of 46%. He landed 76 of 194 significant strikes to the head, 19 of 27 directed at the body and 16 of 19 directed at the legs. On the other side of the cage, Whittaker ended up landing 39% of his significant strikes by landing 128 of 326. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 57 of 225 to the head. He also connected on 23 of 39 to the trunk and 48 of 62 directed at the legs in this fight. 59% of the significant strikes connected on by Romero and 92% of them landed by Whittaker were done at distance.

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In the last bout for Israel Adesanya, he squared up with Kelvin Gastelum and got a win for the night by way of unanimous decision in round 5. Gastelum ended up connecting on 100% of his significant strikes at distance while Adesanya connected on 91% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Adesanya landed 45% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 109 of 237. He ended up connecting on 70 of 186 significant strikes aimed at the head, 16 of 23 to the body and 23 of 28 to the legs. Gastelum connected on 91 of 220 significant strikes in that battle. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 11 of 13 to the legs, 12 of 16 to the body and 68 of 191 to the head. Relating to total strikes attempted in that fight, Gastelum landed 92 of 222 and Adesanya connected on 119 of 247 of the strikes he threw in total. Gastelum walked away from this fight going 1 of 9 in getting the takedown and made no submission attempts on his opposition in this contest. On the other hand, "The Last Stylebender" notched 2 sub attempts.

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Al Iaquinta will oppose Dan Hooker. Iaquinta looks to add a win to his career total of 14-5-1. The 32-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and measures in at 5' 10". The orthodox fighter reaches 70". Hooker comes in at 6' 0" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a win to his record of 19-8-0. The 29-year-old stretches 75". Regarding grappling, Al Iaquinta scores a takedown 0.69 times per 3 rounds and Dan Hooker gets a takedown 0.46 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Iaquinta is landing 4.20 strikes/min and is landing 41% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage we have Dan Hooker, who tags his opponent on 43% of the strikes he has attempted and is connecting on 4.46 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Rostem Akman is set to take on Jake Matthews. Matthews walks into the cage with a mark of 14-4-0. The 25-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and stands in at 5' 11". The orthodox fighter stretches 73". Akman comes in at 5' 10" and weighs 170 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 6-1-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 72". In terms of wrestling, Jake Matthews is stopping 66% of the takedowns his opponents try and is taking his opponents down on 40% of his tries. Akman is taking his opponents down on 40% of his tries and is able to thwart 83% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Matthews takes 2.16 strikes/minute while he dishes out 2.96 strikes per minute. Akman, in contrast, is taking 4.00 strikes/min and lands 2.60 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Robert Whittaker (-138)

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