Aiemann Zahabi vs Javid Basharat Pick, 3/2/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 87 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/28/2024

Aiemann Zahabi vs Javid Basharat

UFC Vegas 87

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Aiemann Zahabi will face off with Javid Basharat at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The opening moneyline has Zahabi coming in at +575 while Basharat is coming in at -900.

Aiemann Zahabi looks to add a victory to his career record of 10-2-0. The 36-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Javid "The Snow Leopard" Basharat stands in at 5'9" and is fighting at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 14-0-0 (1 NC). The 28-year-old stretches 69". Regarding significant strikes, Aiemann Zahabi is connecting on 3.04 per minute and Javid Basharat is connecting on 5.65 significant strikes per minute. Zahabi connects on 43% of the significant strikes he attempts and Basharat connects on 61%. Regarding defending in the cage, Zahabi allows 3.40 significant strikes per min while "The Snow Leopard" absorbs 2.50. Zahabi also prevents 72% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Basharat is able to stop 63% of the strikes thrown his way.

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UFC Vegas 87	Aiemann Zahabi	Javid Basharat
Opening Odds	+575	-900
Record	10-2-0	14-0-0 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	10:11	12:53
Height	5'8"	5'9"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	68"	69"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.04	5.65
Striking Accuracy	43%	61%

Concerning takedowns, Aiemann Zahabi is the not as competent as a grappler as he takes his opponents to the mat 0.25 times per 3 rounds. Zahabi is scoring a takedown on 16% of his tries and stuffing 75% of all takedown attempts. Basharat is finishing his takedown attempts on 50% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 85% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of going for the submission, Zahabi is the more capable of the two fighters by going for 0.7 subs per 3 rounds while Basharat tries 0.2 subs per 15 min.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Aiemann Zahabi squared up with Aoriqileng and ended up getting the victory in the fight via a punch to the head in round 1. Aoriqileng ended up landing 5 of 5 total strikes attempted in that fight. Zahabi finished this fight landing 5 of 8 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Aoriqileng landed 5 of 5, which gave him a rate of 100%. He landed 0 of 0 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Zahabi landed 62% of his significant strikes by landing 5 of 8. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 5 of 8 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Aoriqileng and 60% of them connected on by Zahabi were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Javid Basharat, he went up against Victor Henry and the fight ended in a no contest via a low blow in round 2. Henry ended up landing 92% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Basharat connected on 86% of his significant strikes at distance. Basharat ended up connecting on 69% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 30 of 43. He landed 8 of 21 significant strikes aimed at the head. Henry ended up connecting on 25 of 36 significant strikes in that fight. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 3 of 10 aimed at the head. In relation to total strikes that he threw in that fight, Henry ended up landing 30 of 41 while Basharat was 33 of 46 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Christian Leroy Duncan battles Claudio Ribeiro. Leroy Duncan comes into this bout with a mark of 9-1-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 185 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The switch fighter stretches 79". Ribeiro measures in at 6'1" and is fighting at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 11-4-0. The 31-year-old stretches 77". When it comes to grappling, Christian Leroy Duncan gets his opposition to the mat 0.25 times per 15 minutes and Claudio Ribeiro gets a takedown 0.76 times per 3 rds. Regarding striking, Leroy Duncan tags his opponents 5.06 strikes per minute and connects on 59% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Claudio Ribeiro, who connects on 57% of the strikes he attempts and lands an average of 4.65 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when AJ Cunningham is set to enter the Octagon against Ludovit Klein. Klein looks to add a victory to his record of 20-4-1. The 29-year-old weighs 155 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 72". Cunningham comes in at 5'10" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 11-3-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 71". In terms of grappling, Ludovit Klein is able to curb 83% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is finishing his takedowns on 45% of his tries. Cunningham is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his tries and is able to stop 15% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Klein takes 3.53 strikes per minute and he is landing 3.49 strikes per min. Cunningham, on the other hand, is absorbing 11.32 strikes/minute and is connecting on 7.58 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Javid Basharat (-900)

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