Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja Pick, 7/8/2023 Predictions UFC 290 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/3/2023

Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 290

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Brandon Moreno will enter the Octagon with Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290 on Saturday, July 8, 2023. The opener has Moreno at -205 while Pantoja is at +163.

Brandon "The Assassin Baby" Moreno walks into the cage holding a mark of 21-6-2. The 29-year-old weighs in at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 70". Alexandre "The Cannibal" Pantoja measures in at 5'5" and is fighting at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 25-5-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 67". When talking about significant strikes, Brandon Moreno connects on 3.55 per min and Alexandre Pantoja connects on 4.25 significant strikes per min. Moreno is landing 40% of the significant strikes he tries while Pantoja is landing 48%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "The Assassin Baby" allows 3.19 significant strikes per minute and "The Cannibal" allows 3.38. Moreno also prevents 56% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Pantoja thwarts 54% of them.

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UFC 290	Brandon Moreno	Alexandre Pantoja
Opening Odds	-205	+163
Record	21-6-2	25-5-0
Average Fight Time	14:53	10:02
Height	5'7"	5'5"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	70"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.55	4.25
Striking Accuracy	40%	48%

Concerning wrestling, Brandon Moreno is averaging more takedowns in the cage as he is able to score a takedown 1.80 times per 15 minutes. Moreno is finishing his takedown attempts on 45% of the times he tries and is stopping 67% of all takedown attempts. Pantoja is finishing his takedown attempts on 40% of the takedowns he tries and stuffing 67% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Moreno is less apt at going for the finish by attempting 0.6 finishes per 3 rds while Pantoja goes for 1.2 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last fight, Brandon Moreno squared up with Deiveson Figueiredo and wound up getting the win by way of TKO because of an eye injury in round 3. Figueiredo landed 24 of 48 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Moreno ended the night having landed 85 of 111 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Figueiredo ended up landing 19 of 43, giving him a percentage of 44%. He finished the fight landing 8 of 30 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Moreno ended up landing 64% of his significant strikes by sticking 48 of 74. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 37 of 61 aimed at the head. 78% of the significant strikes connected on by Figueiredo and 70% of them connected on by Moreno were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Alexandre Pantoja, he went up against Alex Perez and wound up taking home the win by a neck crank in round 1. Perez ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance while Pantoja ended up connecting on 87% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Pantoja ended up landing 66% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 8 of 12. He landed 7 of 11 significant strikes aimed at the head. Perez ended up connecting on 10 of 14 significant strikes in that fight. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 9 of 13 to the head. Regarding the strikes he fired off in this contest, Perez ended up connecting on 10 of 14 and Pantoja ended up landing 8 of 12 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Robert Whittaker faces off against Dricus Du Plessis. Whittaker steps into the cage with a record of 25-6-0. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 185 lbs and measures in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 73". Du Plessis stands in at 6'1" and will fight at 185 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 19-2-0. The 29-year-old has an arm span of 76". When it comes to grappling, Robert Whittaker gets a takedown 0.82 times per 15 minutes while Dricus Du Plessis takes his opponents to the mat 2.83 times per 15 min. In the striking category, Whittaker connects for an average of 4.48 strikes per min and landing 42% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have Dricus Du Plessis, who tags his opponent on 55% of the strikes he has attempted and is landing 6.72 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Dan Hooker is set to encounter Jalin Turner. Turner walks into the cage holding a record of 13-6-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The southpaw fighter reaches 77". Hooker comes in at 6'0" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight holding a mark of 22-12-0. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 75". Regarding wrestling, Jalin Turner curbs 74% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is scoring a takedown on 66% of his tries. Hooker is finishing his takedowns on 36% of the tries he takes and prevents 81% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the matter of striking, Turner is absorbing 3.79 strikes per minute while he connects on 5.63 strikes/min. Hooker, on the other hand, absorbs 4.61 strikes per minute and deals 4.83 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Alexandre Pantoja (+163)

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