Clay Guida vs Scott Holtzman Pick, 12/3/2022 Predictions UFC Orlando Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/28/2022

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Clay Guida vs Scott Holtzman

UFC Orlando

Amway Center in Orlando, FL

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Clay Guida will enter the Octagon with Scott Holtzman at UFC Orlando on Saturday, December 3, 2022. The moneyline has Guida coming in at +130 while Holtzman is priced at -150.

Clay "The Carpenter" Guida will be looking to add a win to his career record of 37-19-0. The 40-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 70". Scott "Hot Sauce" Holtzman measures in at 5'9" and will fight at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 14-5-0. The 39-year-old extends his reach 69". With respect to significant strikes, Clay Guida connects on 2.52 per minute and Scott Holtzman is connecting on 4.32 significant strikes per min. Guida connects on 34% of the significant strikes he throws while Holtzman connects on 48%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Carpenter" allows 2.74 significant strikes per minute while "Hot Sauce" absorbs 3.58. Guida also stops 62% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Holtzman curbs 53% of the shots thrown.

UFC Orlando	Clay Guida	Scott Holtzman
Opening Odds	+130	-150
Record	37-19-0	14-5-0
Average Fight Time	12:13	12:42
Height	5'7"	5'9"
Weight	155 lbs	155 lbs
Reach	70"	69"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.52	4.32
Striking Accuracy	34%	48%

Concerning grappling, Clay Guida is the more apt grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 3.24 times per 3 rds. Guida is getting his opponent to the mat on 37% of his tries and is stuffing 68% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Holtzman is finishing his takedown tries on 56% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 66% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Guida is the more skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.7 finishes per 15 minutes while Holtzman tries 0.2 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last fight, Clay Guida fought Claudio Puelles and wound up taking the loss by way of a kneebar from bottom guard in round 1. Puelles landed 11 of 13 total strikes attempted in that contest. Guida walked away from this fight having landed 4 of 6 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Puelles landed 1 of 3, which gave him a percentage of 33%. He landed 1 of 2 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Guida ended up landing 75% of his significant strikes by sticking 3 of 4. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 1 of 2 to the head. 0% of the significant strikes connected on by Puelles and 66% of them connected on by Guida were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Scott Holtzman, he fought Mateusz Gamrot and wound up losing the fight via a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Gamrot ended up connecting on 76% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Holtzman ended up connecting on 100% of his significant strikes at distance. Holtzman ended up connecting on 20% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 10 of 48. He landed 5 of 34 significant strikes directed at the head. Gamrot ended up connecting on 39 of 63 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 17 of 38 directed at the head. In relation to total strikes thrown, Gamrot connected on 41 of 65 while Holtzman landed 10 of 48 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Michael Johnson opposes Marc Diakiese. Johnson looks to add a victory to his total of 21-18-0. The 36-year-old weighs 155 lbs and comes in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter reaches 73". Diakiese stands in at 5'10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a record of 16-5-0. The 29-year-old reaches 73". In terms of takedowns, Michael Johnson gets a takedown 0.50 times per 15 min and Marc Diakiese takes his opponents down 3.68 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Johnson lands 4.20 strikes/minute and is connecting on 38% of the strikes that he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Marc Diakiese, who is landing 39% of his attempted strikes and lands 2.63 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Jonathan Pearce is set to face off with Darren Elkins. Elkins will be looking to add a victory to his total of 27-10-0. The 38-year-old weighs 145 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 71". Pearce stands in at 6'0" and will fight at 145 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a record of 13-4-0. The 30-year-old has a wingspan of 71". Regarding wrestling, Darren Elkins thwarts 56% of his opponents' takedown tries and is getting his opponent to the mat on 33% of his attempts. Pearce is taking his opponents down on 60% of his attempts and deflects 58% of the takedowns his opponents try. Concerning striking, Elkins takes 3.16 strikes/min and he connects on 3.52 per min. Pearce, on the other side, absorbs 3.62 strikes/min and is connecting on 5.78 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Clay Guida (+130)

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