Ottman Azaitar vs Francisco Prado Pick, 7/15/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 77 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/10/2023

Ottman Azaitar vs Francisco Prado

UFC Vegas 77

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Ottman Azaitar will enter the Octagon with Francisco Prado at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday, July 15, 2023. The opening odds have Azaitar coming in at +100 while Prado is at -120.

Ottman "Bulldozer" Azaitar will be looking to add a win to his career record of 13-1-0. The 33-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and measures in at 5'8". The switch fighter has an arm span of 71". Francisco Prado stands in at 5'10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career total of 11-1-0. The 21-year-old stretches 69". In terms of significant strikes, Ottman Azaitar is landing 6.97 per minute while Francisco Prado is connecting on 1.87 significant strikes per minute. Azaitar connects on 54% of the significant strikes he throws while Prado is landing 37%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "Bulldozer" takes 2.63 significant strikes per minute while Prado absorbs 3.93. Azaitar also defends against 63% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Prado prevents 43% of the strikes thrown his way.

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UFC Vegas 77	Ottman Azaitar	Francisco Prado
Opening Odds	+100	-120
Record	13-1-0	11-1-0
Average Fight Time	2:32	15:00
Height	5'8"	5'10"
Weight	155 lbs	155 lbs
Reach	71"	69"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	6.97	1.87
Striking Accuracy	54%	37%

In terms of takedowns, Ottman Azaitar is not as efficient of a wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 0.40 times per 15 minutes. Azaitar is scoring a takedown on 15% of the times he tries and thwarting 85% of the takedowns his opponents try. Prado is finishing his takedown attempts on 15% of his takedown tries and is stopping 25% of the attempts against him. In terms of subbing opponents, Azaitar is the lesser skilled fighter by going for 0.5 finishes per 3 rds while Prado goes for 1.0 finish per 15 min.

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In his last fight, Ottman Azaitar squared up with Matt Frevola and took a loss on the night by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Frevola landed 12 of 28 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Azaitar ended the night having landed 11 of 23 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Frevola ended up landing 11 of 27, which gave him a percentage of 40%. He ended up landing 10 of 24 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Azaitar ended up landing 45% of his significant strikes by sticking 10 of 22. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 6 of 17 aimed at the head. 63% of the significant strikes landed by Frevola and 100% of them connected on by Azaitar were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Francisco Prado, he fought Jamie Mullarkey and walked away with a loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Mullarkey ended up landing 83% of his significant strikes at distance and Prado landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Prado connected on 37% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 28 of 75. He ended up connecting on 18 of 58 significant strikes directed at the head. Mullarkey ended up connecting on 59 of 104 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 28 of 70 to the head. In relation to total strikes attempted in that fight, Mullarkey landed 78 of 126 and Prado ended up landing 31 of 78 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Nazim Sadykhov faces off against Terrance McKinney. Sadykhov has a career record of 8-1-0. The 29-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter stretches 69". McKinney stands 5'10" and records a weight of 155 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 13-5-0. The 28-year-old extends his reach 73". In the grappling category, Nazim Sadykhov takes his opponents to the canvas 0.66 times per 15 minutes while Terrance McKinney takes his opponents to the canvas 3.41 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Sadykhov connects for an average of 5.17 strikes per min and is landing 52% of the strikes that he attempts. The other fighter in this bout is Terrance McKinney, who is landing 48% of the strikes he attempts and is landing 3.78 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Melsik Baghdasaryan is set to enter the Octagon with Tucker Lutz. Lutz holds a mark of 12-3-0. The 28-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Baghdasaryan stands in at 5'9" and is fighting at 145 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 7-2-0. The 31-year-old has a reach of 70". Regarding takedowns, Tucker Lutz deflects 69% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is getting his opponent to the mat on 50% of the times he tries. Baghdasaryan is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 76% of the takedowns his opponents try. With reference to striking, Lutz takes 3.02 strikes per min while he is landing 4.04 strikes/min. Baghdasaryan, at the same time, takes 3.28 strikes per min and deals 5.63 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottman Azaitar (+100)

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