Danaa Batgerel vs Guido Cannetti UFC Point Spread Picks - 3/7/2020

Danaa Batgerel vs Guido Cannetti

UFC 248

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Danaa Batgerel will battle Guido Cannetti at UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 7, 2020. The line has Batgerel at -145 while Cannetti is at +125.

Danaa "Storm" Batgerel has a career mark of 6-2-0. The 30-year-old weighs 135 lbs and measures in at 5' 7". The orthodox fighter reaches 70". Guido "Ninja" Cannetti comes in at 5' 6" and tips the scales at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 8-5-0. The 40-year-old stretches 68". When talking about significant strikes, Danaa Batgerel is landing 5.67 per minute while Guido Cannetti is connecting on 2.80 significant strikes per min. Batgerel lands 36% of the significant strikes he throws and Cannetti is landing 52%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "Storm" takes 2.40 significant strikes per min and "Ninja" takes 1.95. Batgerel also stops 59% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Cannetti is able to deflect 51% of them.

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In terms of wrestling, Danaa Batgerel is not as effective of a wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.70 times per 3 rounds. Batgerel is scoring a takedown on 10% of his tries and stopping 57% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Cannetti is getting his opponent to the mat on 50% of his takedown attempts and is defending 75% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Batgerel is not as skilled of a technician by attempting 0.2 finishes per 15 min while Cannetti tries 0.3 finishes per 15 minutes.

In his last bout, Danaa Batgerel squared up with Heili Alateng and wound up taking the loss by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Alateng ended up landing 63 of 133 total strikes attempted in that fight. Batgerel walked away from this fight having landed 119 of 269 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Alateng landed 36 of 89, which gave him a rate of 40%. He ended up landing 35 of 88 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Batgerel ended up landing 36% of his significant strikes by connecting on 85 of 230. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 74 of 202 to the head. 91% of the significant strikes landed by Alateng and 80% of them landed by Batgerel were thrown at distance.

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In the last Octagon appearance for Guido Cannetti, he battled Marlon Vera and was defeated by rear naked choke in round 2. Vera landed 12% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Cannetti ended up connecting on 33% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Cannetti ended up connecting on 57% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 24 of 42. He landed 11 of 25 significant strikes aimed at the head. Vera ended up connecting on 24 of 35 significant strikes in that fight. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 13 of 18 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Vera landed 36 of 48 while Cannetti ended up landing 37 of 56 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Beneil Dariush battles Drakkar Klose. Dariush looks to add a win to his career record of 17-4-1. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and stands in at 5' 10". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 72". Klose stands in at 5' 9" and records a weight of 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 11-1-1. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 70". Regarding grappling, Beneil Dariush takes his opponents down 1.77 times per 3 rds while Drakkar Klose is averaging a takedown 1.67 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Dariush connects on 3.95 strikes per min and lands 49% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Drakkar Klose, who tags his opponent on 52% of the strikes he has thrown and lands an average of 3.98 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Jingliang Li is set to face off against Neil Magny. Magny comes into this bout holding a record of 21-8-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and stands in at 6' 3". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 80". Li comes in at 6' 0" and will fight at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 17-5-0. The 31-year-old stretches 71". When it comes to takedowns, Neil Magny is preventing 60% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is getting his opponent to the mat on 46% of his attempts. Li is finishing his takedowns on 36% of the tries he takes and is able to curb 63% of all takedown attempts. With reference to striking, Magny absorbs 2.22 strikes/minute and he is dealing 3.86 per min. Li, at the same time, is taking 3.55 strikes/minute and connects on 4.90 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Guido Cannetti (+125)

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