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Loma Lookboonmee vs Sam Hughes Pick, 5/1/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 25 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/27/2021

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Loma Lookboonmee vs Sam Hughes

UFC Vegas 25

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Loma Lookboonmee will take on Sam Hughes at UFC Vegas 25 on Saturday, May 1, 2021. The odds have Lookboonmee coming in at -370 while Hughes is coming in at +310.

Loma Lookboonmee has a mark of 5-2-0. The 25-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and stands in at 5'1". The orthodox fighter reaches 61". Sam "Sampage" Hughes measures 5'5" and is weighing in at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 5-2-0. The 28-year-old reaches 64". With respect to significant strikes, Loma Lookboonmee lands 5.16 per min and Sam Hughes connects on 4.00 significant strikes per min. Lookboonmee is connecting on 55% of the significant strikes she attempts while Hughes is connecting on 37%. Concerning the fighter's defense, Lookboonmee takes 3.09 significant strikes per min and "Sampage" allows 10.40. Lookboonmee also thwarts 59% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her and Hughes thwarts 49% of the strikes thrown her way.

 

UFC Vegas 25 Loma Lookboonmee Sam Hughes
Opening Odds -370 +310
Record 5-2-0 5-2-0
Average Fight Time 15:00 5:00
Height 5'1" 5'5"
Weight 115 lbs 115 lbs
Reach 61" 64"
Strikes Landed Per Minute 5.16 4.00
Striking Accuracy 55% 37%

 

In terms of wrestling, Loma Lookboonmee is the more apt wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.67 times per 15 minutes. Lookboonmee is scoring a takedown on 25% of the times she tries and stopping 72% of the takedowns her opponents try. Hughes is scoring a takedown on 20% of the takedowns she attempts and stuffing 40% of all takedowns attempted on her. Regarding submission attempts, Lookboonmee is the more skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.5 finishes per 15 min while Hughes attempts 0.3 finishes per 15 minutes.

In her previous bout, Loma Lookboonmee faced Jinh Yu Frey and wound up taking home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Frey landed 39 of 75 total strikes that she let go. Lookboonmee walked away from this fight having landed 85 of 142 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Frey ended up landing 26 of 61, which gave her a rate of 42%. She ended up landing 21 of 49 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Lookboonmee ended up landing 58% of the significant strikes she threw by landing 80 of 137. Of all the significant strikes, she connected on 27 of 61 aimed at the head. 50% of the significant strikes connected on by Frey and 52% of them landed by Lookboonmee were done at distance.

In the last bout for Sam Hughes, she faced off with Tecia Torres and ended up losing the fight by TKO because of an eye injury in round 1. Torres connected on 96% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance and Hughes ended up connecting on 95% of her significant strikes at distance. Hughes connected on 37% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 20 of 53. She landed 9 of 33 significant strikes directed at the head. Torres ended up landing 52 of 103 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 27 of 71 directed at the head. In relation to total strikes that she let go, Torres landed 52 of 103 and Hughes ended up connecting on 26 of 59 of all the strikes she attempted.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Dominick Reyes enters the Octagon against Jiri Prochazka. Reyes comes into this bout with a record of 12-2-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 205 lbs and stands 6'4". The southpaw fighter stretches 77". Prochazka comes in at 6'3" and weighs in at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 27-3-1. The 28-year-old has a wingspan of 80". In terms of takedowns, Dominick Reyes takes his opponents to the canvas 0.20 times per 3 rounds while Jiri Prochazka is averaging a takedown 0.10 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Reyes connects on 4.53 strikes per minute and lands 48% of his attempted strikes. On the other side we have Jiri Prochazka, who tags the opposition on 45% of his attempted strikes and connects on 5.67 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Cub Swanson is set to clash with Giga Chikadze. Chikadze has a career record of 12-2-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and measures in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter reaches 74". Swanson measures in at 5'8" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 27-11-0. The 37-year-old has a wingspan of 70". When it comes to takedowns, Giga Chikadze is able to stop 68% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of the times he tries. Swanson is finishing his takedown tries on 51% of the attempts he tries and is able to stop 60% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Chikadze is taking 2.65 strikes/min while he is dishing out 3.45 strikes/min. Swanson, notwithstanding, takes 3.64 strikes per minute and is landing 4.64 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Loma Lookboonmee (-370)

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