Jonathan Martinez vs Adrian Yanez Pick, 10/14/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 81 Odds

Jonathan Martinez vs Adrian Yanez

UFC Vegas 81

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Jonathan Martinez will take on Adrian Yanez at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The opening odds have Martinez priced at -110 while Yanez is at -110.

Jonathan "Dragon" Martinez holds a record of 18-4-0. The 29-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter reaches 70". Adrian Yanez stands 5'7" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 16-4-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 70". In terms of significant strikes, Jonathan Martinez connects on 4.63 per minute and Adrian Yanez is connecting on 6.75 significant strikes per minute. Martinez is landing 49% of the significant strikes he throws and Yanez is landing 40%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "Dragon" absorbs 3.81 significant strikes per min while Yanez absorbs 5.89. Martinez also thwarts 57% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Yanez is able to curb 59% of the shots thrown.

Concerning takedowns, Jonathan Martinez is the more productive wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.46 times per 3 rounds. Martinez is getting his opponent to the mat on 41% of the times he tries and is stuffing 69% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Yanez is taking his opponents to the mat on 15% of his takedown tries and is stuffing 85% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Martinez is the lesser skilled fighter by trying 0.1 submissions per 3 rounds while Yanez looks to get 0.6 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Jonathan Martinez went up against Said Nurmagomedov and took home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Nurmagomedov landed 101 of 134 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Martinez ended the night having landed 78 of 96 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Nurmagomedov landed 47 of 78, which gave him a rate of 60%. He landed 25 of 50 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Martinez landed 69% of his significant strikes by sticking 38 of 55. Out of those significant strikes, he was 13 of 25 to the head. 65% of the significant strikes connected on by Nurmagomedov and 57% of them connected on by Martinez were done at distance.

In the last bout for Adrian Yanez, he squared up with Rob Font and was defeated via a punch to the head in round 1. Font ended up landing 81% of his significant strikes at distance and Yanez ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Yanez ended up connecting on 46% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 25 of 54. He ended up connecting on 21 of 49 significant strikes to the head. Font ended up connecting on 33 of 75 significant strikes in that fight. Out of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 30 of 69 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes attempted in that fight, Font was 33 of 75 while Yanez ended up connecting on 25 of 54 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Edgar Chairez goes up against Daniel Lacerda. Chairez will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 10-5-0 (1 NC). The 27-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 71". Lacerda measures in at 5'6" and is fighting at 125 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 11-5-0 (1 NC). The 27-year-old extends his reach 70". Regarding grappling, Edgar Chairez gets a takedown 0.80 times per 15 minutes and Daniel Lacerda takes his opponents to the canvas 1.91 times per 3 rounds. In the striking category, Chairez lands 2.60 strikes per minute and is connecting on 48% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Daniel Lacerda, who tags his opponent on 47% of the strikes he has attempted and connects on 4.16 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Cameron Saaiman is set to square up in the Octagon against Christian Rodriguez. Rodriguez comes into this bout with a mark of 9-1-0. The 25-year-old weighs 135 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 71". Saaiman comes in at 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 9-0-0. The 22-year-old has a reach of 67". Regarding takedowns, Christian Rodriguez deflects 66% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is finishing his takedowns on 60% of his attempts. Saaiman is taking his opponents down on 66% of the attempts he tries and is able to deflect 41% of all takedown tries against him. In the category of striking, Rodriguez is taking 1.73 strikes/minute while he is dishing out 2.89 per minute. Saaiman, on the contrary, absorbs 2.48 strikes/min and deals 5.41 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Jonathan Martinez (-110)

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