Clay Guida vs Claudio Puelles Pick, 4/23/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 52 Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/19/2022

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Clay Guida vs Claudio Puelles

UFC Vegas 52

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Clay Guida will battle Claudio Puelles at UFC Vegas 52 on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The opener has Guida coming in at -110 while Puelles is priced at -110.

Clay "The Carpenter" Guida walks into the Octagon holding a record of 37-18-0. The 40-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 70". Claudio "El Nino" Puelles measures in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 12-2-0. The 25-year-old has a wingspan of 72". When talking about significant strikes, Clay Guida lands 2.53 per minute and Claudio Puelles is landing 2.07 significant strikes per min. Guida lands 34% of the significant strikes he attempts while Puelles is landing 51%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "The Carpenter" takes 2.76 significant strikes per minute and "El Nino" takes 2.98. Guida also stops 62% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Puelles is able to stop 46% of the shots thrown.

UFC Vegas 52	Clay Guida	Claudio Puelles
Opening Odds	-110	-110
Record	37-18-0	12-2-0
Average Fight Time	12:28	12:33
Height	5'7"	5'10"
Weight	155 lbs	155 lbs
Reach	70"	72"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.53	2.07
Striking Accuracy	34%	51%

In the category of takedowns, Clay Guida is the more productive grappler as he gets a takedown 3.26 times per 15 minutes. Guida is taking his opponents to the canvas on 38% of his attempts and stuffing 68% of all takedown tries against him. Puelles is finishing his takedowns on 38% of his takedown tries and thwarting 55% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Guida is less likely to go for the finish by going for 0.7 subs per 15 minutes while Puelles looks to get 1.0 submission per 3 rounds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Clay Guida squared up with Leonardo Santos and got a win for the night by way of rear naked choke in round 2. Santos ended up landing 65 of 92 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Guida walked away from this fight having landed 50 of 87 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Santos landed 41 of 60, which gave him a percentage of 68%. He ended up landing 22 of 39 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Guida landed 36% of his significant strikes by sticking 18 of 50. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 8 of 39 pointed at the head. 31% of the significant strikes landed by Santos and 38% of them landed by Guida were done at distance.

In the last fight for Claudio Puelles, he battled Chris Gruetzemacher and got a win for the night by a kneebar from bottom guard in round 3. Gruetzemacher ended up connecting on 57% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Puelles ended up connecting on 44% of his significant strikes at distance. Puelles ended up connecting on 63% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 43 of 68. He ended up connecting on 31 of 48 significant strikes to the head. Gruetzemacher landed 38 of 55 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 15 of 28 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes thrown, Gruetzemacher landed 96 of 123 and Puelles was 72 of 103 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Su Mudaerji enters the Octagon against Manel Kape. Mudaerji steps into the Octagon with a mark of 16-4-0. The 26-year-old weighs in at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 72". Kape measures in at 5'5" and weighs 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 17-6-0. The 28-year-old has a wingspan of 68". In the grappling category, Su Mudaerji takes his opponents to the canvas 0.40 times per 3 rds while Manel Kape is averaging a takedown 0.77 times per 3 rds. When talking about striking, Mudaerji is landing 4.49 strikes/min and connecting on 51% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Manel Kape, who is connecting on 53% of his attempted strikes and is landing 4.69 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Charles Jourdain is set to take on Lando Vannata. Vannata walks into the cage with a mark of 12-5-2. The 30-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter stretches 71". Jourdain measures 5'9" and will fight at 145 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight with a record of 12-4-1. The 26-year-old has a wingspan of 69". In the category of takedowns, Lando Vannata is stopping 68% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is taking his opponents down on 40% of his tries. Jourdain is taking his opponents down on 10% of his tries and stops 48% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Vannata absorbs 4.77 strikes per minute and he is landing 4.67 strikes/min. Jourdain, on the other hand, takes 4.57 strikes/min and deals 5.70 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Clay Guida (-110)

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