AJ Fletcher vs Ange Loosa Pick, 8/20/2022 Predictions UFC 278 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/15/2022

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AJ Fletcher vs Ange Loosa

UFC 278

Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

Saturday, August 20, 2022

AJ Fletcher will enter the Octagon against Ange Loosa at UFC 278 on Saturday, August 20, 2022. The opening odds have Fletcher coming in at -150 while Loosa is priced at +130.

AJ "The Ghost" Fletcher will be looking to add a win to his career record of 9-1-0. The 25-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The switch fighter has a wingspan of 67". Ange "The Last Ninja" Loosa measures in at 5'10" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his total of 8-3-0. The 29-year-old stretches 74". Concerning significant strikes, AJ Fletcher lands 2.53 per min while Ange Loosa is connecting on 5.07 significant strikes per min. Fletcher is landing 55% of the significant strikes he throws while Loosa is connecting on 38%. In terms of defending in the cage, "The Ghost" allows 2.53 significant strikes per minute while "The Last Ninja" allows 8.30. Fletcher also prevents 55% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Loosa is able to defend against 48% of the shots thrown in his direction.

UFC 278	AJ Fletcher	Ange Loosa
Opening Odds	-150	+130
Record	9-1-0	8-3-0
Average Fight Time	8:42	15:00
Height	5'10"	5'10"
Weight	170 lbs	170 lbs
Reach	67"	74"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.53	5.07
Striking Accuracy	55%	38%

In the wrestling category, AJ Fletcher is the better wrestler as he gets a takedown 4.31 times per 3 rounds. Fletcher is scoring a takedown on 62% of his attempts and stopping 15% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Loosa is taking his opponents down on 16% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 85% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. When it comes to sub attempts, Fletcher is the more apt fighter by trying 1.7 finishes per 3 rounds while Loosa attempts 0.5 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, AJ Fletcher squared up with Matthew Semelsberger and walked away with a loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Semelsberger ended up landing 54 of 97 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Fletcher walked away from this fight having landed 87 of 124 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Semelsberger ended up landing 40 of 82, which gave him a percentage of 48%. He landed 32 of 67 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Fletcher ended up landing 53% of his significant strikes by connecting on 34 of 64. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 21 of 49 aimed at the head. 52% of the significant strikes connected on by Semelsberger and 88% of them connected on by Fletcher were done at distance.

In the last fight for Ange Loosa, he fought Mounir Lazzez and was defeated by unanimous decision in round 3. Lazzez connected on 97% of his significant strikes at distance and Loosa ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Loosa ended up landing 41% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 88 of 213. He ended up connecting on 34 of 141 significant strikes aimed at the head. Lazzez connected on 141 of 260 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 98 of 208 aimed at the head. Regarding total strikes thrown in that contest, Lazzez ended up landing 141 of 260 while Loosa ended up connecting on 91 of 216 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Amir Albazi opposes Francisco Figueiredo. Albazi has a mark of 14-1-0. The 28-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures 5'5". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 68". Figueiredo measures in at 5'6" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 13-4-1 (1 NC). The 32-year-old has a wingspan of 68". In the grappling category, Amir Albazi takes his opponents to the mat 2.28 times per 15 minutes while Francisco Figueiredo takes his opponents down 2.88 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Albazi is landing 4.06 strikes per minute and connecting on 40% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Francisco Figueiredo, who tags his opponent on 60% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 1.98 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Jay Perrin is set to go up against Aori Qileng. Qileng has a career mark of 22-9-0. The 29-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 69". Perrin measures in at 5'7" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a record of 10-5-0. The 29-year-old reaches 67". Concerning grappling, Aori Qileng prevents 54% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown tries on 62% of the times he tries. Perrin is taking his opponents to the mat on 60% of the attempts he tries and defends against 54% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Qileng is taking 7.77 strikes/min while he is landing 6.65 strikes/min. Perrin, moreover, is absorbing 3.70 strikes per minute and is landing 2.83 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ange Loosa (+130)

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