Brian Kelleher vs Journey Newson Pick, 4/29/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 72 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/25/2023

Brian Kelleher vs Journey Newson

UFC Vegas 72

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Brian Kelleher will face off against Journey Newson at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The opener has Kelleher at -175 while Newson is at +145.

Brian "Boom" Kelleher steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 24-14-0. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 135 lbs and stands 5'6". The switch fighter has a reach of 66". Journey Newson measures 5'5" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 10-4-0 (1 NC). The 34-year-old extends his reach 67". Regarding significant strikes, Brian Kelleher connects on 3.36 per minute and Journey Newson is landing 2.76 significant strikes per min. Kelleher connects on 41% of the significant strikes he throws while Newson lands 33%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Boom" absorbs 4.61 significant strikes per min while Newson absorbs 2.42. Kelleher also prevents 54% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Newson defends against 66% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

ufc picks Brian Kelleher predictions best bet odds

UFC Vegas 72	Brian Kelleher	Journey Newson
Opening Odds	-175	+145
Record	24-14-0	10-4-0 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	8:24	9:16
Height	5'6"	5'5"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	66"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.36	2.76
Striking Accuracy	41%	33%

In terms of grappling, Brian Kelleher is the more effective grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.79 times per 3 rounds. Kelleher is getting his opponent to the mat on 42% of the times he tries and is stuffing 60% of the takedowns his opponents try. Newson is scoring a takedown on 33% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 43% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. When it comes to sub attempts, Kelleher is the more skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.7 submissions per 3 rds while Newson goes for 0.3 submissions per 3 rds.

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The last time he fought, Brian Kelleher went up against Mario Bautista and ended up taking the loss by rear naked choke in round 1. Bautista landed 6 of 17 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Kelleher finished this fight landing 2 of 3 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Bautista ended up landing 6 of 17, which gave him a rate of 35%. He finished the fight landing 3 of 14 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Kelleher landed 66% of his significant strikes by landing 2 of 3. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 1 of 2 pointed at the head. 66% of the significant strikes landed by Bautista and 100% of them landed by Kelleher were tallied at a distance.

In the last bout for Journey Newson, he squared up with Sergey Morozov and wound up losing the fight by unanimous decision in round 3. Morozov ended up connecting on 53% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Newson ended up landing 96% of his significant strikes at distance. Newson ended up landing 24% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 26 of 106. He ended up connecting on 10 of 78 significant strikes directed at the head. Morozov ended up landing 30 of 105 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 7 of 76 to the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go, Morozov connected on 65 of 145 while Newson ended up connecting on 49 of 136 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Song Yadong encounters Ricky Simon. Yadong looks to add a win to his career record of 19-7-1 (1 NC). The 25-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and measures in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 67". Simon measures 5'6" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 20-3-0. The 30-year-old reaches 69". Regarding grappling, Song Yadong takes his opponents down 0.63 times per 3 rounds while Ricky Simon is averaging a takedown 6.55 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Yadong tags his opponents 4.55 strikes per minute and connecting on 41% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Ricky Simon, who is connecting on 44% of the strikes that he throws and lands 3.04 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Michal Oleksiejczuk is set to battle Caio Borralho. Borralho will be looking to add a win to his career total of 13-1-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old is fighting at 185 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 75". Oleksiejczuk measures in at 6'0" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 18-5-0 (1 NC). The 28-year-old has an arm span of 74". Concerning wrestling, Caio Borralho is able to thwart 50% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is scoring a takedown on 75% of the times he tries. Oleksiejczuk is taking his opponents down on 42% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 43% of all takedown attempts. With reference to striking, Borralho is taking 1.60 strikes/min and he dishes out 2.36 strikes per min. Oleksiejczuk, at the same time, is absorbing 3.98 strikes/minute and is connecting on 4.94 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Journey Newson (+145)

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