Makwan Amirkhani vs Jonathan Pearce Pick, 7/23/2022 Predictions UFC London Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/19/2022

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Makwan Amirkhani vs Jonathan Pearce

UFC London

O2 Arena in London, England

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Makwan Amirkhani will enter the Octagon with Jonathan Pearce at UFC London on Saturday, July 23, 2022. The opening line has Amirkhani coming in at +185 while Pearce is coming in at -215.

Makwan "Mr. Finland" Amirkhani will be looking to add a win to his record of 17-7-0. The 33-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter stretches 72". Jonathan "JSP" Pearce comes in at 6'0" and will fight at 145 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 12-4-0. The 30-year-old stretches 71". In terms of significant strikes, Makwan Amirkhani connects on 1.36 per min and Jonathan Pearce lands 4.98 significant strikes per min. Amirkhani lands 43% of the significant strikes he tries while Pearce is landing 52%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "Mr. Finland" takes 2.41 significant strikes per minute and "JSP" allows 4.10. Amirkhani also defends against 51% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Pearce deflects 48% of the shots thrown his way.

UFC London	Makwan Amirkhani	Jonathan Pearce
Opening Odds	+185	-215
Record	17-7-0	12-4-0
Average Fight Time	9:11	9:16
Height	5'10"	6'0"
Weight	145 lbs	145 lbs
Reach	72"	71"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	1.36	4.98
Striking Accuracy	43%	52%

In terms of wrestling, Makwan Amirkhani is the not as competent as a grappler as he is averaging a takedown 4.08 times per 3 rounds. Amirkhani is scoring a takedown on 43% of the times he tries and is defending 50% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Pearce is taking his opponents to the canvas on 58% of his takedown tries and stopping 60% of all takedowns attempted on him. When it comes to submission attempts, Amirkhani is less apt at going for the finish by attempting 1.2 finishes per 3 rds while Pearce looks to get 1.3 finishes per 15 min.

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In his previous bout, Makwan Amirkhani fought Mike Grundy and ended up winning this fight by way of an anaconda choke in round 1. Grundy ended up landing 0 of 3 total strikes attempted in that fight. Amirkhani walked away from this fight having landed 0 of 1 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Grundy landed 0 of 3, which gave him a percentage of 0%. He finished the fight landing 0 of 2 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Amirkhani ended up landing 0% of his significant strikes by connecting on 0 of 1. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he was 0 of 1 to the head. 33% of the significant strikes landed by Grundy and 0% of them landed by Amirkhani were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Jonathan Pearce, he squared up with Christian Rodriguez and ended up getting the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Rodriguez ended up landing 88% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Pearce ended up connecting on 55% of his significant strikes at distance. Pearce ended up landing 40% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 18 of 44. He connected on 9 of 31 significant strikes to the head. Rodriguez ended up landing 26 of 60 significant strikes in that battle. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 21 of 54 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that contest, Rodriguez connected on 38 of 77 while Pearce landed 59 of 102 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Jai Herbert enters the Octagon with Kyle Nelson. Herbert looks to add a victory to his total of 11-4-0. The 34-year-old weighs in at 155 lbs and measures in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 77". Nelson measures 5'11" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 13-4-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 71". Regarding grappling, Jai Herbert takes his opponents to the canvas 0.40 times per 15 min and Kyle Nelson is able to score a takedown 0.96 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Herbert is landing 2.47 strikes per min and connects on 36% of his attempted strikes. The other fighter in this bout is Kyle Nelson, who tags the opposition on 41% of his attempted strikes and is connecting on 3.63 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Nicolas Dalby is set to square up in the Octagon against Claudio Silva. Silva comes into this bout holding a record of 14-3-0. The 39-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and stands 5'11". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 71". Dalby stands in at 5'11" and is weighing in at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his total of 19-4-1 (2 NC). The 37-year-old stretches 74". In terms of grappling, Claudio Silva is stopping 50% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is scoring a takedown on 25% of the times he tries. Dalby is finishing his takedowns on 29% of his tries and deflects 65% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Silva is taking 3.00 strikes per minute and he deals 2.81 strikes/min. Dalby, on the contrary, is taking 3.56 strikes per min and is landing 3.26 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Jonathan Pearce (-215)

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