Da'Mon Blackshear vs Luan Lacerda Pick, 6/3/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 74 Odds

Da'Mon Blackshear vs Luan Lacerda

UFC Vegas 74

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Da'Mon Blackshear will enter the Octagon with Luan Lacerda at UFC Vegas 74 on Saturday, June 3, 2023. The opening odds have Blackshear priced at +115 while Lacerda is coming in at -140.

Da'Mon "The Monster" Blackshear walks into the cage holding a mark of 12-5-1. The 28-year-old steps on the scale at 135 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The switch fighter extends his reach 72". Luan Lacerda comes in at 5'7" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a record of 12-2-0. The 30-year-old reaches 71". Regarding significant strikes, Da'Mon Blackshear is landing 2.43 per minute and Luan Lacerda is connecting on 5.33 significant strikes per minute. Blackshear is connecting on 39% of the significant strikes he throws and Lacerda connects on 44%. In terms of defending themselves, "The Monster" absorbs 4.03 significant strikes per minute while Lacerda allows 6.87. Blackshear also curbs 50% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Lacerda stops 45% of the strikes thrown his way.

In the wrestling category, Da'Mon Blackshear is the more effective wrestler as he takes his opponents down 1.20 times per 15 minutes. Blackshear is taking his opponents to the canvas on 18% of the times he tries and defending 42% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Lacerda is scoring a takedown on 25% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 100% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding sub attempts, Blackshear is the more skilled of the two fighters by attempting 1.0 finish per 3 rds while Lacerda goes for 0.5 subs per 15 minutes.

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In his last fight, Da'Mon Blackshear faced Farid Basharat and walked away with a loss by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Basharat ended up landing 76 of 115 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Blackshear walked away from this fight having landed 91 of 164 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Basharat landed 58 of 96, which gave him a percentage of 60%. He landed 36 of 70 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Blackshear landed 39% of his significant strikes by connecting on 46 of 117. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 23 of 79 pointed at the head. 72% of the significant strikes landed by Basharat and 78% of them connected on by Blackshear were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Luan Lacerda, he faced off with Cody Stamann and wound up losing the fight via unanimous decision in round 3. Stamann landed 98% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Lacerda ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Lacerda ended up landing 44% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 80 of 181. He ended up landing 31 of 113 significant strikes aimed at the head. Stamann landed 103 of 189 significant strikes in that battle. Of those significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 62 of 139 to the head. Discussing total strikes thrown, Stamann ended up landing 108 of 195 while Lacerda ended up landing 85 of 187 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Philipe Lins meets Maxim Grishin. Lins walks into the Octagon holding a record of 16-5-0. The 37-year-old is weighing in at 205 lbs and measures 6'2". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 78". Grishin comes in at 6'3" and steps on the scale at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 32-9-2. The 39-year-old stretches 78". In terms of takedowns, Philipe Lins takes his opponents down 1.79 times per 3 rds while Maxim Grishin takes his opponents to the mat 0.27 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Lins is landing 3.85 strikes per minute and is connecting on 47% of the strikes that he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Maxim Grishin, who connects on 52% of his attempted strikes and connects on 3.40 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Jinh Yu Frey is set to enter the Octagon with Elise Reed. Reed will be looking to add a victory to her record of 6-3-0. The 30-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and measures in at 5'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 63". Yu Frey stands in at 5'3" and weighs 115 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 11-8-0. The 38-year-old extends her reach 65". In terms of wrestling, Elise Reed is able to thwart 47% of the takedowns her opponents try and is scoring a takedown on 100% of her tries. Yu Frey is finishing her takedown tries on 33% of the attempts she tries and stops 88% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. Concerning striking, Reed absorbs 3.50 strikes per minute while she is dealing 2.79 strikes/min. Yu Frey, notwithstanding, absorbs 4.23 strikes/min and is landing 3.17 per min.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Da'Mon Blackshear (+115)

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