Chase Hooper vs Steve Garcia Pick, 10/29/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 63 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/26/2022

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Chase Hooper vs Steve Garcia

UFC Vegas 63

UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Chase Hooper will enter the Octagon against Steve Garcia at UFC Vegas 63 on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The odds have Hooper at -245 while Garcia is priced at +205.

Chase "The Dream" Hooper will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 11-2-1. The 23-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and comes in at 6'1". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 74". Steve "Mean Machine" Garcia stands 6'0" and is fighting at 145 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 12-5-0. The 30-year-old has a wingspan of 75". When talking about significant strikes, Chase Hooper is landing 3.99 per min and Steve Garcia connects on 4.50 significant strikes per min. Hooper is connecting on 48% of the significant strikes he throws and Garcia connects on 56%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "The Dream" takes 3.41 significant strikes per min while "Mean Machine" allows 2.33. Hooper also stops 34% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Garcia defends against 41% of them.

UFC Vegas 63	Chase Hooper	Steve Garcia
Opening Odds	-245	+205
Record	11-2-1	12-5-0
Average Fight Time	12:36	6:32
Height	6'1"	6'0"
Weight	145 lbs	145 lbs
Reach	74"	75"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.99	4.50
Striking Accuracy	48%	56%

In terms of grappling, Chase Hooper is not as effective of a grappler as he gets a takedown 1.59 times per 15 min. Hooper is scoring a takedown on 27% of his attempts and defending 50% of all takedown tries against him. Garcia is taking his opponents down on 44% of his takedown attempts and defending 85% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Hooper is the more apt fighter by trying 2.4 submissions per 15 minutes while Garcia tries 0.5 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Chase Hooper fought Felipe Colares and wound up getting the win by way of a punch to the head in round 3. Colares landed 43 of 46 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Hooper ended the night having landed 140 of 188 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Colares ended up landing 21 of 23, which means his percentage was 91%. He finished the fight landing 14 of 16 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Hooper ended up landing 64% of his significant strikes by connecting on 60 of 93. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 57 of 88 aimed at the head. 42% of the significant strikes landed by Colares and 18% of them landed by Hooper were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Steve Garcia, he fought Maheshate and wound up walking away in defeat via a punch to the head in round 1. Maheshate connected on 100% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Garcia ended up landing 57% of his significant strikes at distance. Garcia connected on 36% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 7 of 19. He ended up connecting on 7 of 15 significant strikes directed at the head. Maheshate ended up connecting on 7 of 10 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 6 of 8 aimed at the head. Discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Maheshate ended up landing 7 of 10 while Garcia ended up landing 9 of 21 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Calvin Kattar takes on Arnold Allen. Kattar looks to add a victory to his career record of 23-6-0. The 34-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Allen measures in at 5'8" and will fight at 145 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 18-1-0. The 28-year-old has an arm span of 70". In the grappling category, Calvin Kattar is averaging a takedown 0.44 times per 15 minutes while Arnold Allen takes his opponents down 1.41 times per 3 rounds. In the striking category, Kattar connects for an average of 5.19 strikes per min and is connecting on 39% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage you've got Arnold Allen, who is connecting on 42% of the strikes that he throws and lands 3.31 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Max Griffin is set to enter the Octagon against Tim Means. Means will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 32-13-1 (1 NC). The 38-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and measures in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 75". Griffin comes in at 5'11" and weighs in at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 18-9-0. The 36-year-old reaches 76". Regarding wrestling, Tim Means stops 66% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is taking his opponents to the mat on 39% of the times he tries. Griffin is finishing his takedowns on 50% of his attempts and deflects 75% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Means is absorbing 3.63 strikes per minute while he connects on 5.01 strikes per minute. Griffin, in contrast, absorbs 3.94 strikes per minute and is connecting on 4.36 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Chase Hooper (-245)

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