Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi Pick, 11/2/2024 Predictions UFC Edmonton Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/1/2024

Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi

UFC Edmonton

Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Brandon Moreno will face off against Amir Albazi at UFC Edmonton on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The opening odds have Moreno coming in at -162 while Albazi is priced at +136.

Brandon "The Assassin Baby" Moreno walks into the Octagon with a record of 21-8-2. The 30-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 70". Amir "The Prince" Albazi stands in at 5'5" and will fight at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 17-1-0. The 31-year-old reaches 68". Regarding significant strikes, Brandon Moreno connects on 3.87 per min while Amir Albazi is connecting on 2.80 significant strikes per minute. Moreno is landing 44% of the significant strikes he throws while Albazi is landing 39%. In terms of defending in the cage, "The Assassin Baby" allows 3.63 significant strikes per min while "The Prince" allows 3.07. Moreno also defends against 59% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Albazi is able to defend against 63% of the shots thrown his way.

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UFC Edmonton	Brandon Moreno	Amir Albazi
Opening Odds	-162	+136
Record	21-8-2	17-1-0
Average Fight Time	16:09	12:18
Height	5'7"	5'5"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	70"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.87	2.80
Striking Accuracy	44%	39%

Concerning takedowns, Brandon Moreno is the more productive wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 1.74 times per 15 minutes. Moreno is taking his opponents to the canvas on 46% of his attempts and is defending 63% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Albazi is finishing his takedown tries on 33% of his takedown attempts and defending 40% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. When it comes to going for the submission, Moreno is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.5 subs per 15 min while Albazi attempts 0.7 subs per 3 rounds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Brandon Moreno went up against Brandon Royval and was defeated by split decision in round 5. Royval ended up landing 177 of 556 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Moreno walked away from this fight having landed 119 of 219 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Royval landed 145 of 510, which gave him a rate of 28%. He finished the fight landing 97 of 437 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Moreno ended up landing 53% of his significant strikes by sticking 112 of 211. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 48 of 127 to the head. 97% of the significant strikes connected on by Royval and 91% of them connected on by Moreno were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Amir Albazi, he battled Kai Kara-France and wound up taking home the win via split decision in round 5. Kara-France landed 90% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Albazi landed 90% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Albazi landed 29% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 43 of 145. He landed 31 of 125 significant strikes directed at the head. Kara-France ended up connecting on 99 of 283 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up landing 57 of 224 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Kara-France landed 133 of 323 and Albazi ended up connecting on 64 of 173 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Derrick Lewis fights Jhonata Diniz. Lewis walks into the Octagon holding a record of 28-12-0 (1 NC). The 39-year-old weighs 260 lbs and stands 6'3". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 79". Diniz comes in at 6'4" and is weighing in at 254 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 8-0-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 79". In terms of takedowns, Derrick Lewis takes his opponents down 0.57 times per 3 rounds while Jhonata Diniz scores a takedown 0.40 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Lewis connects for an average of 2.48 strikes/minute and connecting on 50% of the strikes that he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Jhonata Diniz, who is connecting on 53% of the strikes that he throws and lands 4.09 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Brendson Ribeiro is set to square up in the Octagon against Caio Machado. Machado walks into the Octagon with a record of 8-3-1. The 30-year-old will fight at 250 lbs and measures 6'4". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 78". Ribeiro comes in at 6'3" and tips the scales at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 15-7-0 (1 NC). The 28-year-old reaches 81". In terms of grappling, Caio Machado is able to thwart 82% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his tries. Ribeiro is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of the tries he takes and curbs 15% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Machado absorbs 2.73 strikes/minute while he connects on 6.07 strikes/minute. Ribeiro, notwithstanding, takes 3.08 strikes per minute and is connecting on 3.08 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brandon Moreno (-162)

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