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Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva Pick, 3/12/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 50 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/8/2022

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Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva

UFC Vegas 50

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Alex Pereira will take on Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 50 on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The odds have Pereira at -180 while Silva is priced at +155.

Alex "Poatan" Pereira steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 4-1-0. The 34-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 79". Bruno "Blindado" Silva measures 6'0" and weighs 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 22-6-0. The 32-year-old reaches 74". Regarding significant strikes, Alex Pereira lands 2.08 per min while Bruno Silva lands 5.74 significant strikes per minute. Pereira connects on 61% of the significant strikes he attempts and Silva lands 60%. Regarding defense, "Poatan" allows 0.57 significant strikes per min while "Blindado" takes 2.87. Pereira also defends against 72% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Silva is able to deflect 32% of the strikes thrown his way.

 

UFC Vegas 50 Alex Pereira Bruno Silva
Opening Odds -180 +155
Record 4-1-0 22-6-0
Average Fight Time 5:18 6:16
Height 6'4" 6'0"
Weight 185 lbs 185 lbs
Reach 79" 74"
Strikes Landed Per Minute 2.08 5.74
Striking Accuracy 61% 60%

 

In terms of wrestling, Alex Pereira is the more apt wrestler as he gets a takedown 0.82 times per 15 minutes. Pereira is getting his opponent to the mat on 10% of his attempts and is defending 71% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Silva is taking his opponents down on 10% of his takedown attempts and is stopping 68% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Pereira is less apt at going for the finish by trying 0.2 submissions per 3 rds while Silva looks to get 0.4 submissions per 15 minutes.

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The last time he fought, Alex Pereira faced Andreas Michailidis and wound up taking home the win by way of a flying knee to the head in round 2. Michailidis landed 11 of 19 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Pereira finished this fight landing 25 of 33 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Michailidis ended up landing 3 of 11, which gave him a percentage of 27%. He finished the fight landing 3 of 6 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Pereira ended up landing 61% of his significant strikes by sticking 11 of 18. Out of those significant strikes, he was 4 of 10 pointed at the head. 0% of the significant strikes landed by Michailidis and 36% of them connected on by Pereira were tallied at a distance.

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In the last Octagon appearance for Bruno Silva, he squared up with Jordan Wright and took home the victory by a punch to the head in round 1. Wright ended up connecting on 55% of his significant strikes at distance while Silva ended up landing 42% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Silva ended up landing 65% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 19 of 29. He ended up landing 18 of 28 significant strikes to the head. Wright connected on 20 of 26 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up connecting on 9 of 15 aimed at the head. When discussing the strikes he fired off in this contest, Wright ended up connecting on 22 of 28 while Silva ended up landing 22 of 33 total strikes.

Other fights to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Matthew Semelsberger encounters AJ Fletcher. Semelsberger has a career mark of 9-3-0. The 29-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and comes in at 6'1". The switch fighter has a wingspan of 75". Fletcher comes in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this bout with a record of 9-0-0. The 25-year-old has an arm span of 67". Regarding grappling, Matthew Semelsberger scores a takedown 0.98 times per 3 rounds and AJ Fletcher scores a takedown 6.25 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Semelsberger lands 6.16 strikes/minute and is landing 48% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have AJ Fletcher, who lands 62% of his attempted strikes and connects on 4.17 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Javid Basharat is set to battle Trevin Jones. Jones steps into the Octagon holding a record of 13-7-0. The 31-year-old steps on the scale at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 70". Basharat measures 5'9" and is fighting at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 11-0-0. The 26-year-old has a wingspan of 69". Concerning wrestling, Trevin Jones curbs 71% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is scoring a takedown on 15% of the times he tries. Basharat is finishing his takedown tries on 60% of his attempts and deflects 10% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Concerning striking, Jones is taking 4.49 strikes/min while he is dishing out 2.22 strikes/min. Basharat, at the same time, is taking 0.85 strikes per minute and deals 4.93 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Bruno Silva (+155)

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