Amir Albazi vs Francisco Figueiredo Pick, 8/20/2022 Predictions UFC 278 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/15/2022

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Amir Albazi vs Francisco Figueiredo

UFC 278

Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Amir Albazi will face off against Francisco Figueiredo at UFC 278 on Saturday, August 20, 2022. The odds have Albazi at -390 while Figueiredo is coming in at +320.

Amir "The Prince" 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". Francisco "Sniper" 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". Regarding significant strikes, Amir Albazi is landing 4.06 per min while Francisco Figueiredo connects on 1.98 significant strikes per minute. Albazi lands 40% of the significant strikes he throws and Figueiredo is landing 60%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "The Prince" takes 3.15 significant strikes per min and "Sniper" absorbs 2.59. Albazi also deflects 58% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Figueiredo is able to stop 63% of the shots thrown in his direction.

UFC 278	Amir Albazi	Francisco Figueiredo
Opening Odds	-390	+320
Record	14-1-0	13-4-1 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	9:51	10:26
Height	5'5"	5'6"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	68"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.06	1.98
Striking Accuracy	40%	60%

When it comes to wrestling, Amir Albazi is the not as competent as a grappler as he is averaging a takedown 2.28 times per 15 min. Albazi is scoring a takedown on 75% of his tries and stopping 66% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Figueiredo is finishing his takedown tries on 75% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 82% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Albazi is the more capable of the two fighters by attempting 0.8 submissions per 15 min while Figueiredo attempts 0.5 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Amir Albazi squared up with Zhalgas Zhumagulov and ended up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Zhumagulov ended up landing 74 of 150 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Albazi finished this fight landing 94 of 200 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Zhumagulov landed 59 of 132, which gave him a percentage of 44%. He ended up landing 22 of 84 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Albazi landed 40% of his significant strikes by connecting on 68 of 169. Of those significant strikes, he was 40 of 128 pointed at the head. 98% of the significant strikes connected on by Zhumagulov and 94% of them landed by Albazi were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Francisco Figueiredo, he fought Daniel Da Silva and ended up winning this fight by a kneebar from bottom guard in round 1. Silva connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Figueiredo landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Figueiredo landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 5 of 5. He landed 0 of 0 significant strikes to the head. Silva landed 4 of 6 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 1 of 3 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Silva connected on 5 of 7 while Figueiredo ended up landing 5 of 5 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Aori Qileng enters the Octagon against Jay Perrin. 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". When it comes to grappling, Aori Qileng takes his opponents down 2.29 times per 15 minutes while Jay Perrin takes his opponents to the canvas 3.00 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Qileng is landing 6.65 strikes per minute and connects on 46% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have Jay Perrin, who connects on 41% of the strikes he has tried and connects on 2.83 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Victor Altamirano is set to take on Daniel Da Silva. Da Silva holds a career mark of 11-3-0. The 26-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs and stands in at 5'6". The switch fighter has a reach of 70". Altamirano measures 5'8" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 10-2-0. The 31-year-old has a reach of 70". Concerning wrestling, Daniel Da Silva is stopping 15% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is taking his opponents down on 33% of his attempts. Altamirano is finishing his takedown tries on 41% of the tries he takes and thwarts 72% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the category of striking, Da Silva takes 7.36 strikes/min and he connects on 3.40 strikes per minute. Altamirano, on the contrary, absorbs 5.23 strikes/min and connects on 5.97 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Amir Albazi (-390)

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