Nate Maness vs Tony Gravely Pick, 9/18/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 37 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/14/2021

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Nate Maness vs Tony Gravely

UFC Vegas 37

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Nate Maness will battle Tony Gravely at UFC Vegas 37 on Saturday, September 18, 2021. The line has Maness coming in at +152 while Gravely is at -188.

Nate "Mayhem" Maness looks to add a victory to his career record of 13-1-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and measures 5'10". The orthodox fighter reaches 72". Tony Gravely Gravely comes in at 5'5" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 21-6-0. The 29-year-old reaches 69". With respect to significant strikes, Nate Maness is connecting on 2.40 per min and Tony Gravely connects on 4.01 significant strikes per min. Maness is connecting on 45% of the significant strikes he tries while Gravely is connecting on 54%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Mayhem" absorbs 4.63 significant strikes per min and Gravely allows 3.11. Maness also prevents 45% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Gravely is able to curb 45% of the strikes thrown his way.

UFC Vegas 37	Nate Maness	Tony Gravely
Opening Odds	+152	-188
Record	13-1-0	21-6-0
Average Fight Time	11:15	11:40
Height	5'10"	5'5"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	72"	69"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.40	4.01
Striking Accuracy	45%	54%

In terms of wrestling, Nate Maness is the lesser skilled wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 1.33 times per 3 rds. Maness is taking his opponents to the canvas on 66% of the times he tries and thwarting 88% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Gravely is taking his opponents to the mat on 54% of his takedown attempts and thwarting 52% of the tries against him. Regarding submissions, Maness is the more experienced submission fighter by attempting 0.7 submissions per 15 min while Gravely looks to get 0.6 submissions per 3 rds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Nate Maness squared up with Luke Sanders and took home the victory by way of rear naked choke in round 2. Sanders landed 63 of 120 total strikes that he let go. Maness ended the night having landed 38 of 75 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Sanders landed 55 of 112, giving him a percentage of 49%. He landed 40 of 90 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Maness ended up landing 47% of his significant strikes by connecting on 33 of 70. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 27 of 62 pointed at the head. 85% of the significant strikes connected on by Sanders and 84% of them connected on by Maness were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Tony Gravely, he fought Anthony Birchak and wound up getting the win by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Birchak ended up connecting on 61% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance while Gravely connected on 43% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Gravely landed 52% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 39 of 75. He ended up landing 31 of 65 significant strikes aimed at the head. Birchak ended up connecting on 18 of 45 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 11 of 34 to the head. Discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Birchak ended up landing 30 of 59 while Gravely connected on 61 of 105 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Dakota Bush enters the Octagon with Rong Zhu. Bush walks into the Octagon holding a record of 8-3-0. The 27-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 73". Zhu comes in at 5'9" and is weighing in at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 17-4-0. The 21-year-old stretches 71". In terms of takedowns, Dakota Bush is averaging a takedown 1.00 times per 15 minutes while Rong Zhu scores a takedown 3.00 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Bush is landing 2.73 strikes/min and is connecting on 39% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have Rong Zhu, who connects on 40% of the strikes he has thrown and is connecting on 2.80 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when JP Buys is set to battle Montel Jackson. Jackson steps into the cage holding a record of 10-2-0. The 29-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter stretches 75". Buys comes in at 5'5" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 9-3-0. The 25-year-old reaches 67". When it comes to takedowns, Montel Jackson is able to defend against 66% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedown attempts on 77% of his tries. Buys is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of the tries he takes and deflects 33% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Jackson is taking 1.50 strikes per min while he is dealing 3.77 per minute. Buys, moreover, takes 3.05 strikes/min and is connecting on 2.66 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tony Gravely (-188)

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