Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Josh Fremd Pick, 10/12/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 98 Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/11/2024

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Josh Fremd

UFC Vegas 98

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Abdul Razak Alhassan will enter the Octagon with Josh Fremd at UFC Vegas 98 on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The opening odds have Alhassan at -155 while Fremd is coming in at +130.

Abdul Alhassan Razak steps into the cage holding a record of 12-6-0 (1 NC). The 39-year-old records a weight of 185 lbs and stands 5'10". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 73". Josh Fremd comes in at 6'4" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 11-6-0. The 30-year-old has an arm span of 76". With respect to significant strikes, Abdul Razak Alhassan is landing 3.62 per minute while Josh Fremd lands 2.52 significant strikes per minute. Razak Alhassan is landing 49% of the significant strikes he attempts while Fremd connects on 44%. When it comes to defending in the cage, Alhassan absorbs 3.97 significant strikes per minute while Fremd allows 2.23. Razak Alhassan also defends 55% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Fremd is able to thwart 47% of the shots thrown.

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UFC Vegas 98	Abdul Razak Alhassan	Josh Fremd
Opening Odds	-155	+130
Record	12-6-0 (1 NC)	11-6-0
Average Fight Time	6:05	11:26
Height	5'10"	6'4"
Weight	185 lbs	185 lbs
Reach	73"	76"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.62	2.52
Striking Accuracy	49%	44%

In terms of takedowns, Abdul Razak Alhassan is the more competent wrestler as he gets a takedown 0.88 times per 3 rounds. Razak Alhassan is getting his opponent to the mat on 38% of his tries and stuffing 51% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Fremd is finishing his takedown attempts on 25% of his takedown attempts and is defending 30% of the tries against him. When it comes to going for the submission, Razak Alhassan is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by trying 0.2 submissions per 15 minutes while Fremd tries 1.1 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In his last fight, Abdul Razak Alhassan squared up with Cody Brundage and the fight ended in a no contest by accidental strikes to the back of the head by Alhassan in round 1. Brundage ended up landing 1 of 2 total strikes that he let go. Alhassan finished this fight landing 24 of 35 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Brundage landed 1 of 2, giving him a percentage of 50%. He ended up landing 1 of 2 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side, Alhassan ended up landing 76% of his significant strikes by landing 23 of 30. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 23 of 30 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Brundage and 0% of them landed by Alhassan were tallied at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Josh Fremd, he battled Andre Petroski and wound up losing the fight via unanimous decision in round 3. Petroski ended up connecting on 83% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Fremd ended up connecting on 87% of his significant strikes at distance. Fremd ended up landing 66% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 16 of 24. He ended up connecting on 10 of 15 significant strikes aimed at the head. Petroski landed 12 of 18 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 5 of 11 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that contest, Petroski ended up landing 30 of 51 while Fremd was 60 of 74 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Chidi Njokuani squares up in the Octagon against Jared Gooden. Njokuani holds a career mark of 23-10-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and comes in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 80". Gooden comes in at 6'0" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 23-9-0. The 30-year-old reaches 77". Regarding grappling, Chidi Njokuani takes his opponents to the mat 0.30 times per 3 rds and Jared Gooden takes his opponents down 0.67 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Njokuani is connecting on 4.09 strikes per minute and is landing 61% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Jared Gooden, who is connecting on 49% of the strikes he has thrown and connects for an average of 5.08 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Pat Sabatini is set to square up against Jonathan Pearce. Pearce comes into this bout with a record of 14-6-0. The 32-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands 6'0". The switch fighter has an arm span of 71". Sabatini measures 5'8" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 18-5-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 70". In terms of wrestling, Jonathan Pearce deflects 58% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of the times he tries. Sabatini is taking his opponents down on 42% of his tries and is able to defend against 50% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With reference to striking, Pearce takes 3.43 strikes per minute and he is dealing 5.32 strikes/min. Sabatini, in contrast, is absorbing 1.54 strikes/minute and lands 2.02 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Abdul Razak Alhassan (-155)

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