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Angela Hill vs Tabatha Ricci Pick, 8/24/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 96 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/21/2024

Angela Hill vs Tabatha Ricci

UFC Vegas 96

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Angela Hill will take on Tabatha Ricci at UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday, August 24, 2024. The odds have Hill priced at -110 while Ricci is priced at -110.

Angela "Overkill" Hill has a career record of 17-13-0. The 39-year-old is fighting at 115 lbs and comes in at 5'3". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 64". Tabatha "Baby Shark" Ricci stands 5'1" and is fighting at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 10-2-0. The 29-year-old reaches 61". With respect to significant strikes, Angela Hill connects on 5.38 per min and Tabatha Ricci is landing 4.28 significant strikes per minute. Hill lands 49% of the significant strikes she attempts while Ricci connects on 37%. When it comes to the fighter's defense, "Overkill" absorbs 4.86 significant strikes per min while "Baby Shark" takes 4.94. Hill also stops 61% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt and Ricci is able to deflect 60% of the shots thrown.

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UFC Vegas 96 Angela Hill Tabatha Ricci
Opening Odds -110 -110
Record 17-13-0 10-2-0
Average Fight Time 14:19 12:53
Height 5'3" 5'1"
Weight 115 lbs 115 lbs
Reach 64" 61"
Strikes Landed Per Minute 5.38 4.28
Striking Accuracy 49% 37%

In terms of grappling, Angela Hill is the lesser skilled wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.80 times per 15 minutes. Hill is scoring a takedown on 33% of the times she tries and stopping 76% of all takedown attempts. Ricci is scoring a takedown on 35% of the takedowns she tries and is stuffing 77% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Hill is less likely to go for the finish by trying 0.1 subs per 3 rds while Ricci tries 0.2 subs per 3 rounds.

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The last time she fought, Angela Hill fought Luana Pinheiro and ended up winning this fight by way of guillotine choke in round 2. Pinheiro landed 25 of 77 total strikes that she threw in that fight. Hill finished this fight landing 39 of 91 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Pinheiro ended up landing 17 of 60, which gave her a percentage of 28%. She ended up landing 11 of 51 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Hill landed 35% of her significant strikes by connecting on 28 of 79. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she was 19 of 64 aimed at the head. 88% of the significant strikes connected on by Pinheiro and 75% of them connected on by Hill were tallied at a distance.

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In the last bout for Tabatha Ricci, she battled Tecia Pennington and ended up getting the victory by split decision in round 3. Pennington connected on 87% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance and Ricci ended up connecting on 88% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Ricci ended up connecting on 37% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 54 of 143. She ended up connecting on 32 of 105 significant strikes to the head. Pennington ended up connecting on 80 of 219 significant strikes in that fight. Of all the significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 64 of 194 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that fight, Pennington landed 92 of 231 while Ricci landed 94 of 186 of all the strikes she attempted.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Jared Cannonier goes up against Caio Borralho. Cannonier steps into the cage holding a mark of 17-7-0. The 40-year-old weighs in at 185 lbs and measures 5'11". The switch fighter reaches 77". Borralho stands in at 6'1" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 16-1-0 (1 NC). The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 75". Concerning takedowns, Jared Cannonier is able to score a takedown 0.47 times per 15 minutes and Caio Borralho gets a takedown 1.99 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, Cannonier lands 4.62 strikes per minute and is landing 52% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Caio Borralho, who lands 60% of the strikes he attempts and lands an average of 2.91 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Michael Morales is set to face off against Neil Magny. Magny comes into this bout with a record of 29-12-0. The 37-year-old weighs 170 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 80". Morales measures in at 6'0" and will fight at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 16-0-0. The 25-year-old extends his reach 79". In terms of wrestling, Neil Magny is able to deflect 54% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is taking his opponents down on 40% of his tries. Morales is taking his opponents down on 41% of the attempts he tries and stops 91% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Magny is taking 2.42 strikes/minute and he is connecting on 3.47 strikes/minute. Morales, moreover, takes 3.60 strikes per min and deals 5.28 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Angela Hill (-110)

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