Marlon Vera vs Cory Sandhagen Pick, 3/25/2023 Predictions UFC San Antonio Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/21/2023

Marlon Vera vs Cory Sandhagen

UFC San Antonio

AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Marlon Vera will battle Cory Sandhagen at UFC San Antonio on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The opening line has Vera at +145 while Sandhagen is priced at -175.

Marlon "Chito" Vera looks to add a victory to his total of 20-7-1. The 30-year-old weighs 135 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The switch fighter has an arm span of 70". Cory Sandhagen stands in at 5'11" and weighs 135 lbs. The switch fighter will be looking to add a victory to his record of 15-4-0. The 30-year-old stretches 70". Regarding significant strikes, Marlon Vera lands 4.28 per min and Cory Sandhagen connects on 6.15 significant strikes per min. Vera is landing 50% of the significant strikes he tries and Sandhagen is landing 44%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Chito" takes 5.01 significant strikes per minute while Sandhagen allows 4.21. Vera also stops 51% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Sandhagen thwarts 56% of them.

ufc picks Marlon Vera predictions best bet odds

UFC San Antonio	Marlon Vera	Cory Sandhagen
Opening Odds	+145	-175
Record	20-7-1	15-4-0
Average Fight Time	12:11	11:29
Height	5'8"	5'11"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	70"	70"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.28	6.15
Striking Accuracy	50%	44%

In the wrestling category, Marlon Vera is not as effective of a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.68 times per 15 minutes. Vera is finishing his takedown attempts on 42% of his attempts and defending 68% of all takedown tries against him. Sandhagen is finishing his takedown tries on 20% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 63% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding subbing opponents, Vera is the more apt fighter by trying 1.1 submissions per 3 rds while Sandhagen attempts 0.4 submissions per 3 rounds.

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The last time he fought, Marlon Vera squared up with Dominick Cruz and ended up getting the victory in the fight via a kick to the head in round 4. Cruz landed 100 of 259 total strikes attempted in that fight. Vera walked away from this fight having landed 63 of 160 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Cruz landed 92 of 249, giving him a percentage of 36%. He landed 54 of 193 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Vera ended up landing 39% of his significant strikes by sticking 61 of 156. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 35 of 121 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes landed by Cruz and 88% of them landed by Vera were tallied at a distance.

In the last bout for Cory Sandhagen, he battled Song Yadong and wound up getting the win by TKO via a doctor's stoppage in round 4. Yadong landed 81% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Sandhagen ended up connecting on 91% of his significant strikes at distance. Sandhagen connected on 42% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 94 of 222. He connected on 62 of 186 significant strikes to the head. Yadong ended up connecting on 54 of 145 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 36 of 125 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Yadong was 130 of 224 and Sandhagen was 130 of 259 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Nate Landwehr squares up against Austin Lingo. Landwehr will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 16-4-0. The 34-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter stretches 72". Lingo measures 5'10" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 9-1-0. The 28-year-old extends his reach 70". Regarding grappling, Nate Landwehr takes his opponents down 1.30 times per 15 min and Austin Lingo gets a takedown 0.67 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Landwehr connects for an average of 6.37 strikes/minute and is connecting on 51% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Austin Lingo, who lands 42% of the strikes he has tried and is landing 4.00 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Manel Kape is set to square up in the Octagon with Alex Perez. Perez looks to add a victory to his career total of 24-7-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 65". Kape stands 5'5" and weighs in at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 18-6-0. The 29-year-old has an arm span of 68". Regarding takedowns, Alex Perez is thwarting 77% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is taking his opponents to the mat on 44% of the times he tries. Kape is taking his opponents down on 28% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 69% of all takedown tries against him. Concerning striking, Perez is absorbing 3.14 strikes/min and he is dealing 4.67 strikes per minute. Kape, on the contrary, takes 3.92 strikes per minute and connects on 4.46 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Marlon Vera (+145)

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