Stephanie Egger vs Sarah Alpar Pick, 5/22/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 27 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/17/2021

Stephanie Egger vs Sarah Alpar

UFC Vegas 27

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Stephanie Egger will face off with Sarah Alpar at UFC Vegas 27 on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The odds have Egger coming in at -163 while Alpar is coming in at +135.

Stephanie Egger will be looking to add a win to her record of 5-2-0. The 32-year-old weighs 135 lbs and stands in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Sarah "Too Sweet" Alpar stands 5'4" and is fighting at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter holds a career record of 9-5-0. The 29-year-old stretches 63". In terms of significant strikes, Stephanie Egger is landing 0.67 per minute while Sarah Alpar connects on 2.11 significant strikes per minute. Egger is connecting on 31% of the significant strikes she tries and Alpar connects on 54%. When it comes to defending in the cage, Egger takes 1.33 significant strikes per min and "Too Sweet" absorbs 4.76. Egger also defends against 52% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Alpar deflects 32% of the strikes thrown her way.

UFC Vegas 27	Stephanie Egger	Sarah Alpar
Opening Odds	-163	+135
Record	5-2-0	9-5-0
Average Fight Time	15:00	11:08
Height	5'6"	5'4"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	68"	63"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	0.67	2.11
Striking Accuracy	31%	54%

In the category of takedowns, Stephanie Egger is not as efficient of a wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 1.00 time per 15 minutes. Egger is scoring a takedown on 16% of her tries and stopping 40% of the takedowns her opponents try. Alpar is getting her opponent to the mat on 28% of the takedowns she attempts and stopping 50% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Egger is the lesser skilled fighter by going for 0.5 subs per 3 rds while Alpar goes for 0.7 subs per 15 min.

The last time she fought, Stephanie Egger went up against Tracy Cortez and ended up walking away in defeat by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Cortez ended up landing 66 of 109 total strikes attempted in that contest. Egger finished this fight landing 27 of 70 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Cortez ended up landing 20 of 42, which means her percentage was 47%. She landed 11 of 28 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Egger landed 31% of her significant strikes by landing 10 of 32. Of those significant strikes, she landed 6 of 24 pointed at the head. 45% of the significant strikes connected on by Cortez and 80% of them connected on by Egger were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Sarah Alpar, she went up against Jessica-Rose Clark and ended up losing the fight by way of a knee to the head in round 3. Clark connected on 19% of her significant strikes at distance while Alpar ended up landing 80% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Alpar ended up connecting on 40% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 12 of 30. She ended up landing 3 of 15 significant strikes to the head. Clark landed 76 of 106 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 66 of 95 to the head. In terms of total strikes that she threw in that fight, Clark landed 124 of 175 and Alpar ended up landing 26 of 44 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Rob Font enters the Octagon with Cody Garbrandt. Font looks to add a win to his record of 18-4-0. The 33-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter stretches 71". Garbrandt stands in at 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight holding a mark of 12-3-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 65". When it comes to grappling, Rob Font gets a takedown 1.20 times per 3 rds and Cody Garbrandt takes his opponents down 0.84 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Font connects for an average of 5.21 strikes per minute and landing 42% of the strikes that he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Cody Garbrandt, who connects on 37% of the strikes he attempts and lands an average of 3.35 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Jared Vanderaa is set to encounter Justin Tafa. Tafa will be looking to add a win to his career total of 4-2-0. The 27-year-old weighs 264 lbs and measures 6'0". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 74". Vanderaa measures 6'4" and weighs in at 260 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career total of 11-5-0. The 29-year-old stretches 80". When it comes to takedowns, Justin Tafa defends against 80% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is getting his opponent to the mat on 40% of the times he tries. Vanderaa is taking his opponents to the mat on 80% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 70% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Concerning striking, Tafa absorbs 4.60 strikes per min and he is landing 5.33 strikes per minute. Vanderaa, in contrast, absorbs 5.19 strikes per minute and lands 2.75 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Stephanie Egger (-163)

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