Lando Vannata vs Bobby Green Picks and Predictions 8-1-2020 UFC Fight Night 173 Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/31/2020

Lando Vannata vs Bobby Green

UFC Fight Night 173

UFC Apex

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Lando Vannata will enter the Octagon against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 173 at UFC Apex on Saturday, August 1, 2020. The line has Vannata priced at -150 while Green is at +130.

Lando "Groovy" Vannata looks to add a victory to his record of 11-4-2. The 28-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 71". Bobby "King" Green comes in at 5'10" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 25-10-1. The 33-year-old reaches 71". In the category of significant strikes, Lando Vannata is connecting on 4.72 per min and Bobby Green is landing 5.01 significant strikes per minute. Vannata lands 44% of the significant strikes he throws and Green is connecting on 49%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "Groovy" takes 4.73 significant strikes per minute and "King" takes 3.52. Vannata also defends 56% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Green prevents 63% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

In the wrestling category, Lando Vannata is the not as competent as a wrestler as he takes his opponents down 1.15 times per 3 rounds. Vannata is scoring a takedown on 36% of his attempts and defending 64% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Green is scoring a takedown on 31% of his takedown tries and stopping 74% of the attempts against him.

In his last fight, Lando Vannata fought Yancy Medeiros and wound up getting the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Medeiros ended up landing 68 of 193 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Vannata finished this fight landing 100 of 189 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Medeiros ended up landing 68 of 193, which means his percentage was 35%. He landed 42 of 163 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Vannata ended up landing 52% of his significant strikes by connecting on 99 of 188. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 36 of 107 pointed at the head. 97% of the significant strikes landed by Medeiros and 98% of them connected on by Vannata were tallied at distance.

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In the last bout for Bobby Green, he battled Clay Guida and ended up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Guida ended up landing 90% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Green connected on 64% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Green ended up connecting on 56% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 85 of 150. He landed 38 of 95 significant strikes to the head. Guida landed 23 of 65 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 10 of 46 to the head. Regarding total strikes thrown, Guida connected on 27 of 69 while Green was 90 of 158 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Kevin Holland clashes with Trevin Giles. Holland looks to add a win to his career total of 17-5-0. The 27-year-old is weighing in at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 81". Giles measures in at 6'0" and is weighing in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 12-2-0. The 27-year-old stretches 74". When it comes to grappling, Kevin Holland takes his opponents to the canvas 1.26 times per 15 min while Trevin Giles takes his opponents to the mat 1.47 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Holland tags his opponents 4.29 strikes/minute and is landing 55% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Trevin Giles, who tags his opponent on 56% of the strikes he has tried and connects for an average of 3.61 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Jonathan Martinez is set to square up against Frankie Saenz. Saenz comes into this bout with a record of 13-6-0. The 39-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and measures in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 66". Martinez measures in at 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 11-3-0. The 26-year-old has a reach of 70". When it comes to takedowns, Frankie Saenz is able to thwart 62% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents down on 32% of his tries. Martinez is finishing his takedown tries on 28% of his attempts and is able to curb 33% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Saenz takes 3.15 strikes/min and he deals 3.97 per min. Martinez, notwithstanding, absorbs 3.45 strikes/min and is connecting on 3.67 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Bobby Green (+130)

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