Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula Pick, 7/16/2022 Predictions UFC Long Island Odds

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Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula

UFC Long Island

UBS Arena in Elmont, New York

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Punahele Soriano will face off against Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Long Island on Saturday, July 16, 2022. The odds have Soriano priced at -250 while Lungiambula is at +210.

Punahele "Puna" Soriano looks to add a win to his career record of 8-2-0. The 29-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 72". Dalcha "Champion" Lungiambula measures 5'8" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career total of 11-4-0. The 34-year-old has a reach of 76". Concerning significant strikes, Punahele Soriano lands 4.03 per minute and Dalcha Lungiambula is connecting on 3.30 significant strikes per minute. Soriano lands 47% of the significant strikes he throws while Lungiambula lands 44%. In terms of defending in the cage, "Puna" allows 3.56 significant strikes per min and "Champion" absorbs 3.72. Soriano also defends 52% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Lungiambula is able to defend against 53% of the shots thrown his way.

UFC Long Island	Punahele Soriano	Dalcha Lungiambula
Opening Odds	-250	+210
Record	8-2-0	11-4-0
Average Fight Time	10:37	10:58
Height	5'11"	5'8"
Weight	185 lbs	185 lbs
Reach	72"	76"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.03	3.30
Striking Accuracy	47%	44%

Concerning takedowns, Punahele Soriano is not as efficient of a wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 1.13 times per 3 rounds. Soriano is scoring a takedown on 66% of his attempts and is stuffing 35% of the takedowns his opponents try. Lungiambula is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of his takedown attempts and is defending 75% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Soriano is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 0.6 finishes per 15 minutes while Lungiambula looks to get 0.3 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Punahele Soriano faced Nick Maximov and wound up walking away in defeat via split decision in round 3. Maximov landed 60 of 82 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Soriano finished this fight landing 74 of 93 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Maximov landed 29 of 45, which means his percentage was 64%. He finished the fight landing 19 of 33 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Soriano ended up landing 71% of his significant strikes by sticking 45 of 63. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 28 of 46 to the head. 51% of the significant strikes landed by Maximov and 44% of them connected on by Soriano were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Dalcha Lungiambula, he squared up with Cody Brundage and wound up walking away in defeat by guillotine choke in round 1. Brundage ended up landing 75% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Lungiambula ended up landing 20% of his significant strikes at distance. Lungiambula ended up landing 51% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 29 of 56. He landed 26 of 52 significant strikes aimed at the head. Brundage landed 4 of 8 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 2 of 5 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes attempted in that contest, Brundage ended up connecting on 4 of 8 while Lungiambula landed 50 of 83 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Ricky Simon encounters Jack Shore. Simon will be looking to add a victory to his total of 19-3-0. The 29-year-old weighs 135 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 69". Shore stands 5'8" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a mark of 16-0-0. The 27-year-old has a wingspan of 71". In terms of takedowns, Ricky Simon is averaging a takedown 6.76 times per 15 minutes and Jack Shore takes his opponents down 4.13 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Simon lands an average of 3.04 strikes/minute and is landing 43% of the strikes that he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Jack Shore, who is landing 59% of the strikes he has tried and lands an average of 4.18 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Billy Quarantillo is set to face off against Bill Algeo. Algeo walks into the cage with a mark of 15-6-0. The 33-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and comes in at 6'0". The switch fighter has a wingspan of 73". Quarantillo measures 5'10" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 16-4-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 70". Regarding takedowns, Bill Algeo is able to thwart 55% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedown attempts on 44% of his tries. Quarantillo is finishing his takedowns on 21% of the attempts he tries and is able to defend against 57% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Algeo absorbs 4.43 strikes/min and he is connecting on 5.88 per minute. Quarantillo, on the other hand, is absorbing 5.80 strikes per min and dishes out 7.74 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Punahele Soriano (-250)

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