Khama Worthy vs Jai Herbert Pick, 10/23/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 41 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/19/2021

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Khama Worthy vs Jai Herbert

UFC Vegas 41

UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Khama Worthy will take on Jai Herbert at UFC Vegas 41 on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The line has Worthy priced at +140 while Herbert is coming in at -172.

Khama "The Death Star" Worthy steps into the cage with a mark of 16-8-0. The 35-year-old will fight at 155 lbs. and stands 5' 11". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 74". Jai "Black Country Banger" Herbert stands in at 6' 1" and is fighting at 155 lbs.. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 10-3-0. The 33-year-old stretches 77". When talking about significant strikes, Khama Worthy lands 4.22 per min and Jai Herbert lands 1.33 significant strikes per minute. Worthy is landing 47% of the significant strikes he throws and Herbert is landing 29%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "The Death Star" allows 3.86 significant strikes per minute while "Black Country Banger" takes 2.66. Worthy also defends against 46% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Herbert prevents 43% of the shots thrown in his direction.

UFC Vegas 41	Khama Worthy	Jai Herbert
Opening Odds	+140	-172
Record	16-8-0	10-3-0
Average Fight Time	4:52	10:32
Height	5' 11"	6' 1"
Weight	155 lbs.	155 lbs.
Reach	74"	77"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.22	1.33
Striking Accuracy	47%	29%

Concerning grappling, Khama Worthy is the not as competent as a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.20 times per 3 rounds. Worthy is finishing his takedown attempts on 10% of his attempts and stopping 57% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Herbert is taking his opponents down on 10% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 30% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Worthy is the more capable fighter by attempting 0.8 finishes per 3 rounds while Herbert goes for 0.4 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his previous bout, Khama Worthy fought Jamie Mullarkey and wound up taking the loss via a punch to the head in round 1. Mullarkey landed 6 of 13 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Worthy ended the night having landed 5 of 10 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Mullarkey ended up landing 6 of 13, which gave him a rate of 46%. He finished the fight landing 5 of 11 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Worthy ended up landing 50% of his significant strikes by landing 5 of 10. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 3 of 8 to the head. 50% of the significant strikes connected on by Mullarkey and 100% of them connected on by Worthy were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Jai Herbert, he went up against Renato Moicano and was defeated by way of rear naked choke in round 2. Moicano ended up connecting on 11% of his significant strikes at distance and Herbert connected on 100% of his significant strikes at distance. Herbert ended up landing 28% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 7 of 25. He ended up connecting on 4 of 21 significant strikes to the head. Moicano ended up landing 26 of 41 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 24 of 39 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes attempted in that fight, Moicano ended up landing 61 of 83 while Herbert connected on 18 of 38 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Aaron Phillips battles Jonathan Martinez. Phillips walks into the Octagon with a record of 12-4-0. The 32-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs. and stands 5' 9". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 71". Martinez comes in at 5' 8" and tips the scales at 135 lbs.. The southpaw fighter looks to add a win to his career total of 13-4-0. The 27-year-old reaches 70". In terms of takedowns, Aaron Phillips scores a takedown 0.20 times per 3 rounds and Jonathan Martinez is able to score a takedown 0.48 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Phillips connects on 1.65 strikes per minute and landing 56% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Jonathan Martinez, who is connecting on 46% of the strikes he attempts and is connecting on 4.27 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Joselyne Edwards is set to square up against Jessica-Rose Clark. Clark looks to add a victory to her total of 10-6-0. The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs. and stands in at 5' 5". The orthodox fighter reaches 64". Edwards measures in at 5' 8" and will fight at 135 lbs.. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her record of 10-3-0. The 26-year-old extends her reach 70". Regarding takedowns, Jessica-Rose Clark curbs 73% of the takedowns her opponents go for and is scoring a takedown on 55% of her tries. Edwards is taking her opponents to the mat on 16% of the tries she takes and stops 37% of all takedown tries against her. Concerning striking, Clark absorbs 3.98 strikes/minute while she is dealing 4.68 per minute. Edwards, in contrast, absorbs 3.83 strikes/min and is dishing out 4.20 per min.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Khama Worthy (+140)

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