Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira Pick, 6/15/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 93 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/11/2024

Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira

UFC Vegas 93

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Alex Perez will face off against Tatsuro Taira at UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The opening moneyline has Perez coming in at +154 while Taira is coming in at -185.

Alex Perez steps into the cage holding a mark of 25-8-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures 5'6". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 65". Tatsuro Taira measures in at 5'7" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a record of 15-0-0. The 24-year-old has an arm span of 70". When talking about significant strikes, Alex Perez lands 4.10 per min while Tatsuro Taira connects on 3.51 significant strikes per min. Perez connects on 45% of the significant strikes he attempts and Taira is connecting on 71%. In terms of defending themselves, Perez allows 3.13 significant strikes per minute and Taira allows 1.15. Perez also defends against 59% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Taira stops 47% of the shots thrown in his direction.

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UFC Vegas 93	Alex Perez	Tatsuro Taira
Opening Odds	+154	-185
Record	25-8-0	15-0-0
Average Fight Time	6:41	9:55
Height	5'6"	5'7"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	65"	70"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.10	3.51
Striking Accuracy	45%	71%

When it comes to grappling, Alex Perez is the not as competent as a grappler as he scores a takedown 2.06 times per 15 minutes. Perez is getting his opponent to the mat on 44% of his attempts and is stopping 82% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Taira is finishing his takedown tries on 41% of his takedown tries and is stopping 71% of the attempts against him. In terms of going for the sub, Perez is less apt at going for the finish by attempting 0.9 subs per 15 minutes while Taira goes for 2.4 subs per 15 min.

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In his last fight, Alex Perez squared up with Matheus Nicolau and ended up getting the victory by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Nicolau landed 22 of 55 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Perez finished this fight landing 28 of 71 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Nicolau ended up landing 22 of 55, which gave him a rate of 40%. He finished the fight landing 13 of 44 significant strikes aimed at the head. Statistically, Perez landed 39% of his significant strikes by landing 28 of 71. Of those significant strikes, he landed 11 of 50 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Nicolau and 100% of them connected on by Perez were done at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Tatsuro Taira, he battled Carlos Hernandez and ended up getting the victory in the fight by way of a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Hernandez landed 100% of his significant strikes at distance while Taira ended up landing 21% of his significant strikes at distance. Taira ended up connecting on 76% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 33 of 43. He connected on 30 of 40 significant strikes aimed at the head. Hernandez connected on 2 of 4 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 2 of 4 aimed at the head. Discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Hernandez connected on 2 of 4 while Taira ended up landing 44 of 60 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Ikram Aliskerov enters the Octagon with Antonio Trocoli. Aliskerov steps into the cage with a record of 15-1-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 185 lbs and stands 6'0". The southpaw fighter reaches 76". Trocoli measures in at 6'5" and records a weight of 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 12-3-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old reaches 82". In terms of takedowns, Ikram Aliskerov takes his opponents down 2.33 times per 3 rds while Antonio Trocoli takes his opponents down 3.80 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, Aliskerov connects on 8.24 strikes per minute and is connecting on 65% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Antonio Trocoli, who lands 71% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 1.27 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Lucas Almeida is set to take on Timmy Cuamba. Cuamba will be looking to add a win to his career total of 8-2-0. The 25-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and measures in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 71". Almeida stands in at 5'11" and weighs 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 14-3-0. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 71". Regarding takedowns, Timmy Cuamba thwarts 71% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is scoring a takedown on 16% of his attempts. Almeida is taking his opponents to the mat on 0% of his attempts and prevents 40% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the matter of striking, Cuamba is taking 4.23 strikes/minute while he deals 2.53 strikes/minute. Almeida, moreover, absorbs 5.32 strikes per min and is landing 5.05 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alex Perez (+154)

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