Cody Durden vs Jake Hadley Pick, 8/5/2023 Predictions UFC Nashville Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/31/2023

Cody Durden vs Jake Hadley

UFC Nashville

Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Cody Durden will enter the Octagon against Jake Hadley at UFC Nashville on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The opening odds have Durden at +140 while Hadley is at -165.

Cody Durden steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 15-4-1. The 32-year-old weighs 125 lbs and measures 5'7". The southpaw fighter stretches 67". Jake "White Kong" Hadley stands in at 5'7" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 10-1-0. The 26-year-old has a reach of 70". Regarding significant strikes, Cody Durden lands 3.27 per min and Jake Hadley is landing 4.21 significant strikes per minute. Durden lands 50% of the significant strikes he throws and Hadley connects on 48%. Concerning their defense in the cage, Durden allows 3.21 significant strikes per min and "White Kong" takes 3.52. Durden also thwarts 48% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Hadley curbs 62% of the shots thrown.

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UFC Nashville	Cody Durden	Jake Hadley
Opening Odds	+140	-165
Record	15-4-1	10-1-0
Average Fight Time	9:21	7:58
Height	5'7"	5'7"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	67"	70"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.27	4.21
Striking Accuracy	50%	48%

When it comes to wrestling, Cody Durden is the more apt grappler as he takes his opponents to the mat 5.73 times per 3 rounds. Durden is getting his opponent to the mat on 48% of his attempts and is stopping 71% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Hadley is taking his opponents to the canvas on 85% of the takedowns he tries and is stopping 37% of the tries against him. In terms of going for the submission, Durden is less apt at going for the finish by going for 0.2 finishes per 3 rds while Hadley goes for 1.9 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his last bout, Cody Durden went up against Charles Johnson and ended up winning this fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Johnson ended up landing 60 of 109 total strikes attempted in that fight. Durden walked away from this fight having landed 80 of 128 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Johnson ended up landing 52 of 101, which gave him a rate of 51%. He ended up landing 30 of 77 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Durden ended up landing 56% of his significant strikes by sticking 56 of 99. Out of those significant strikes, he was 39 of 80 to the head. 88% of the significant strikes landed by Johnson and 82% of them landed by Durden were done at a distance.

In the last fight for Jake Hadley, he squared up with Malcolm Gordon and ended up getting the victory in the fight by way of a punch to the body in round 1. Gordon ended up connecting on 100% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Hadley connected on 50% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Hadley connected on 47% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 10 of 21. He ended up connecting on 7 of 18 significant strikes directed at the head. Gordon ended up landing 3 of 15 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 1 of 13 to the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go in that contest, Gordon connected on 3 of 15 while Hadley landed 13 of 24 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Sean Woodson fights Jesse Butler. Woodson walks into the Octagon holding a record of 9-1-1. The 31-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and measures 6'2". The orthodox fighter reaches 78". Butler measures in at 5'10" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his record of 12-5-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 73". In the grappling category, Sean Woodson takes his opponents to the canvas 0.80 times per 15 min while Jesse Butler takes his opponents down 0.40 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Woodson lands 5.56 strikes/minute and is connecting on 45% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side we have Jesse Butler, who connects on 14% of his attempted strikes and is landing 2.61 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Tatiana Suarez is set to encounter Jessica Andrade. Andrade walks into the Octagon with a mark of 24-11-0. The 31-year-old weighs in at 115 lbs and stands 5'1". The orthodox fighter reaches 62". Suarez measures 5'5" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this fight with a record of 10-0-0. The 32-year-old extends her reach 66". Regarding wrestling, Jessica Andrade is stopping 73% of her opponents takedown tries and is scoring a takedown on 54% of her tries. Suarez is taking her opponents to the mat on 58% of the tries she takes and curbs 85% of all takedown tries against her. In the category of striking, Andrade is taking 5.40 strikes/minute while she lands 6.82 strikes per minute. Suarez, notwithstanding, is absorbing 1.34 strikes per minute and is landing 4.35 per min.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Cody Durden (+140)

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