Jalin Turner vs Jamie Mullarkey Pick, 3/5/2022 Predictions UFC 272 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/1/2022

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Jalin Turner vs Jamie Mullarkey

UFC 272

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Jalin Turner will battle Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The moneyline has Turner coming in at -150 while Mullarkey is coming in at +130.

Jalin "The Tarantula" Turner steps into the cage holding a mark of 11-5-0. The 26-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands 6'3". The southpaw fighter stretches 77". Jamie Mullarkey Mullarkey comes in at 6'0" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 14-4-0. The 27-year-old extends his reach 74". In the category of significant strikes, Jalin Turner is landing 6.20 per minute while Jamie Mullarkey lands 3.03 significant strikes per minute. Turner connects on 47% of the significant strikes he tries while Mullarkey is landing 40%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Tarantula" absorbs 4.12 significant strikes per minute while Mullarkey absorbs 4.45. Turner also defends against 45% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Mullarkey is able to thwart 45% of the shots thrown in his direction.

UFC 272	Jalin Turner	Jamie Mullarkey
Opening Odds	-150	+130
Record	11-5-0	14-4-0
Average Fight Time	6:35	9:39
Height	6'3"	6'0"
Weight	155 lbs	155 lbs
Reach	77"	74"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	6.20	3.03
Striking Accuracy	47%	40%

In terms of takedowns, Jalin Turner is the not as competent as a grappler as he is able to score a takedown 0.98 times per 15 min. Turner is scoring a takedown on 75% of the times he tries and defending 78% of all takedown tries against him. Mullarkey is finishing his takedowns on 32% of his takedown tries and is stuffing 66% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Turner is the more capable of the two fighters by going for 1.9 subs per 3 rounds while Mullarkey goes for 0.4 subs per 3 rds.

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The last time he fought, Jalin Turner squared up with Uros Medic and took home the victory by way of rear naked choke in round 1. Medic landed 6 of 11 total strikes that he let go. Turner walked away from this fight having landed 40 of 68 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Medic ended up landing 6 of 11, which gave him a percentage of 54%. He finished the fight landing 2 of 6 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Turner landed 53% of his significant strikes by sticking 25 of 47. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 16 of 36 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Medic and 64% of them landed by Turner were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Jamie Mullarkey, he squared up with Devonte Smith and took home the win by way of a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Smith ended up landing 89% of his significant strikes at distance while Mullarkey ended up connecting on 61% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Mullarkey connected on 50% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 55 of 108. He ended up connecting on 22 of 65 significant strikes directed at the head. Smith ended up connecting on 29 of 64 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 24 of 57 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes thrown in that contest, Smith ended up connecting on 32 of 67 while Mullarkey ended up connecting on 58 of 112 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Nicolae Negumereanu opposes Kennedy Nzechukwu. Negumereanu looks to add a win to his career record of 11-1-0. The 27-year-old is weighing in at 205 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 78". Nzechukwu measures in at 6'5" and will fight at 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 9-2-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 83". In the grappling category, Nicolae Negumereanu takes his opponents to the canvas 0.48 times per 15 minutes while Kennedy Nzechukwu is able to score a takedown 0.30 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Negumereanu lands 2.97 strikes/minute and landing 38% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Kennedy Nzechukwu, who lands 42% of the strikes that he throws and connects on 4.86 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Umar Nurmagomedov is set to take on Brian Kelleher. Kelleher walks into the Octagon holding a record of 24-12-0. The 35-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and measures 5'6". The switch fighter reaches 66". Nurmagomedov measures 5'8" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 13-0-0. The 26-year-old stretches 69". When it comes to takedowns, Brian Kelleher is stopping 60% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown tries on 42% of his tries. Nurmagomedov is taking his opponents to the mat on 45% of his tries and is able to stop 10% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the matter of striking, Kelleher is taking 4.63 strikes per min while he connects on 3.49 strikes/min. Nurmagomedov, on the other hand, is taking 0.81 strikes/minute and is landing 2.89 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Jamie Mullarkey (+130)

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