Tim Elliott vs Victor Altamirano Pick, 6/3/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 74 Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/30/2023

Tim Elliott vs Victor Altamirano

UFC Vegas 74

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Tim Elliott will enter the Octagon against Victor Altamirano at UFC Vegas 74 on Saturday, June 3, 2023. The moneyline has Elliott at -175 while Altamirano is coming in at +145.

Tim Elliott walks into the cage with a record of 19-12-1. The 36-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 66". Victor "El Magnifico" Altamirano measures in at 5'8" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a win to his total of 12-2-0. The 32-year-old has an arm span of 70". In terms of significant strikes, Tim Elliott connects on 3.58 per minute and Victor Altamirano is connecting on 6.15 significant strikes per min. Elliott is connecting on 44% of the significant strikes he throws and Altamirano is connecting on 58%. Concerning their defense in the cage, Elliott absorbs 2.86 significant strikes per min and "El Magnifico" allows 4.65. Elliott also thwarts 56% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Altamirano is able to thwart 53% of the shots thrown in his direction.

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UFC Vegas 74	Tim Elliott	Victor Altamirano
Opening Odds	-175	+145
Record	19-12-1	12-2-0
Average Fight Time	12:32	12:10
Height	5'7"	5'8"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	66"	70"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.58	6.15
Striking Accuracy	44%	58%

Concerning grappling, Tim Elliott is the more efficient grappler as he takes his opponents to the mat 3.73 times per 15 min. Elliott is finishing his takedown attempts on 44% of his tries and is stuffing 61% of all takedown tries against him. Altamirano is getting his opponent to the mat on 23% of his takedown attempts and thwarting 74% of all takedowns attempted on him. When it comes to going for the sub, Elliott is the more able fighter by trying 1.0 sub per 15 min while Altamirano tries 0.6 subs per 3 rds.

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In his previous fight, Tim Elliott faced Tagir Ulanbekov and got a win for the night by unanimous decision in round 3. Ulanbekov landed 111 of 212 total strikes attempted in that contest. Elliott ended the night having landed 117 of 227 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Ulanbekov ended up landing 90 of 186, giving him a percentage of 48%. He landed 70 of 162 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Elliott ended up landing 44% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 79 of 179. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 30 of 113 pointed at the head. 72% of the significant strikes landed by Ulanbekov and 81% of them connected on by Elliott were done at distance.

In the last fight for Victor Altamirano, he squared up with Vinicius Salvador and ended up getting the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Salvador connected on 82% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Altamirano ended up connecting on 87% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Altamirano connected on 52% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 62 of 118. He ended up landing 28 of 69 significant strikes directed at the head. Salvador connected on 47 of 130 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 26 of 102 directed at the head. In relation to total strikes that he let go in that contest, Salvador was 83 of 168 while Altamirano landed 109 of 171 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Jamie Mullarkey fights Guram Kutateladze. Mullarkey walks into the Octagon with a record of 16-5-0. The 28-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and comes in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 74". Kutateladze stands 5'11" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 12-3-0. The 31-year-old has a reach of 72". In the grappling category, Jamie Mullarkey gets a takedown 2.62 times per 15 minutes and Guram Kutateladze is able to score a takedown 0.50 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Mullarkey lands an average of 4.13 strikes per min and is connecting on 45% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Guram Kutateladze, who lands 42% of the strikes he has tried and connects on 3.83 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is set to square up in the Octagon with Abubakar Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov steps into the cage holding a record of 17-3-1. The 33-year-old records a weight of 170 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Zaleski dos Santos measures 5'11" and is weighing in at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 23-7-0. The 36-year-old has a reach of 73". Concerning wrestling, Abubakar Nurmagomedov is able to defend against 85% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is scoring a takedown on 30% of his attempts. Zaleski dos Santos is taking his opponents to the mat on 15% of the attempts he tries and defends against 62% of the takedowns his opponents try. Concerning striking, Nurmagomedov takes 2.53 strikes per minute while he lands 3.17 strikes/minute. Zaleski dos Santos, at the same time, takes 3.22 strikes/min and connects on 4.65 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Victor Altamirano (+145)

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