Rafael Dos Anjos vs Rafael Fiziev Pick, 7/9/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 58 Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/7/2022

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Rafael Dos Anjos vs Rafael Fiziev

UFC Vegas 58

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Rafael Dos Anjos will face off against Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 58 on Saturday, July 9, 2022. The line has Anjos at +170 while Fiziev is at -200.

Rafael Dos Anjos walks into the cage holding a mark of 31-13-0. The 37-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 70". Rafael "Ataman" Fiziev stands 5'8" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The switch fighter has a career record of 11-1-0. The 29-year-old extends his reach 71". Regarding significant strikes, Rafael Dos Anjos lands 3.62 per minute and Rafael Fiziev connects on 5.35 significant strikes per min. Dos Anjos is connecting on 46% of the significant strikes he throws while Fiziev connects on 52%. When it comes to defending in the cage, Dos Anjos takes 3.24 significant strikes per min and "Ataman" absorbs 5.57. Dos Anjos also stops 61% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Fiziev is able to defend against 50% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

UFC Vegas 58	Rafael Dos Anjos	Rafael Fiziev
Opening Odds	+170	-200
Record	31-13-0	11-1-0
Average Fight Time	14:37	10:29
Height	5'8"	5'8"
Weight	155 lbs	155 lbs
Reach	70"	71"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.62	5.35
Striking Accuracy	46%	52%

In terms of takedowns, Rafael Dos Anjos is the more efficient grappler as he takes his opponents down 1.99 times per 15 minutes. Dos Anjos is scoring a takedown on 37% of his tries and stopping 58% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Fiziev is finishing his takedowns on 50% of the takedowns he tries and stuffing 95% of the tries against him. When it comes to submissions, Dos Anjos is the more skilled fighter by attempting 0.6 submissions per 15 minutes while Fiziev goes for 0.3 submissions per 3 rounds.

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In his previous fight, Rafael Dos Anjos squared up with Renato Moicano and wound up taking home the win via unanimous decision in round 5. Moicano landed 99 of 185 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Anjos finished this fight landing 179 of 318 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Moicano ended up landing 88 of 172, which means his percentage was 51%. He ended up landing 77 of 158 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Anjos landed 52% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 149 of 286. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 119 of 255 to the head. 92% of the significant strikes connected on by Moicano and 56% of them landed by Anjos were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Rafael Fiziev, he battled Brad Riddell and ended up winning this fight via a wheel kick to the head in round 3. Riddell landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Fiziev ended up landing 96% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Fiziev ended up landing 53% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 66 of 123. He ended up landing 36 of 78 significant strikes aimed at the head. Riddell ended up connecting on 59 of 115 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 23 of 72 aimed at the head. Regarding total strikes that he threw in that fight, Riddell was 62 of 118 while Fiziev landed 66 of 123 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Caio Borralho enters the Octagon against Armen Petrosyan. Borralho has a record of 11-1-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter stretches 75". Petrosyan stands in at 6'3" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 7-1-0. The 31-year-old has an arm span of 71". When it comes to grappling, Caio Borralho gets a takedown 1.96 times per 15 minutes and Armen Petrosyan gets a takedown 0.30 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Borralho connects for an average of 3.66 strikes/minute and lands 64% out of all the strikes he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Armen Petrosyan, who tags the opposition on 55% of his attempted strikes and lands an average of 7.56 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Said Nurmagomedov is set to enter the Octagon with Douglas Silva de Andrade. Silva de Andrade comes into this fight holding a mark of 28-4-0 (1 NC). The 37-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 68". Nurmagomedov stands 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 15-2-0. The 30-year-old reaches 70". In the category of takedowns, Douglas Silva de Andrade prevents 68% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedown attempts on 45% of his tries. Nurmagomedov is finishing his takedown tries on 7% of the attempts he tries and stops 77% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Silva de Andrade absorbs 4.19 strikes/minute while he deals 3.83 per min. Nurmagomedov, notwithstanding, takes 2.35 strikes per minute and connects on 4.75 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Rafael Dos Anjos (+170)

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