Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval Pick, 2/24/2024 Predictions UFC Mexico City Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/19/2024

Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval

UFC Mexico City

Mexico City Arena

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Brandon Moreno will face off against Brandon Royval at UFC Mexico City on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The moneyline has Moreno priced at -250 while Royval is at +205.

Brandon "The Assassin Baby" Moreno has a career record of 21-7-2. The 30-year-old records a weight of 125 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 70". Brandon "Raw Dawg" Royval measures 5'9" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 15-7-0. The 31-year-old has a reach of 68". In terms of significant strikes, Brandon Moreno is connecting on 3.80 per minute and Brandon Royval connects on 3.80 significant strikes per min. Moreno lands 43% of the significant strikes he attempts and Royval lands 43%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "The Assassin Baby" allows 3.40 significant strikes per min while "Raw Dawg" allows 3.05. Moreno also thwarts 56% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Royval curbs 45% of the shots thrown in his direction.

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UFC Mexico City	Brandon Moreno	Brandon Royval
Opening Odds	-250	+205
Record	21-7-2	15-7-0
Average Fight Time	15:34	8:47
Height	5'7"	5'9"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	70"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.80	3.80
Striking Accuracy	43%	43%

When it comes to grappling, Brandon Moreno is the more productive wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.73 times per 15 min. Moreno is finishing his takedown attempts on 45% of his tries and is defending 64% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Royval is taking his opponents down on 66% of his takedown attempts and stuffing 40% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Moreno is the lesser skilled fighter by going for 0.5 submissions per 15 minutes while Royval goes for 1.5 submissions per 3 rounds.

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The last time he fought, Brandon Moreno went up against Alexandre Pantoja and ended up taking the loss by split decision in round 5. Pantoja ended up landing 161 of 323 total strikes that he let go. Moreno walked away from this fight having landed 167 of 265 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Pantoja ended up landing 129 of 274, which gave him a rate of 47%. He ended up landing 106 of 247 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Moreno landed 60% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 147 of 245. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 133 of 231 pointed at the head. 80% of the significant strikes landed by Pantoja and 87% of them landed by Moreno were done at distance.

In the last fight for Brandon Royval, he fought Alexandre Pantoja and wound up walking away in defeat via unanimous decision in round 5. Pantoja landed 77% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Royval connected on 81% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Royval ended up connecting on 54% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 111 of 204. He landed 102 of 193 significant strikes aimed at the head. Pantoja ended up connecting on 95 of 156 significant strikes in that battle. Of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 49 of 101 to the head. In regard to total strikes attempted in that fight, Pantoja ended up connecting on 126 of 195 while Royval connected on 281 of 390 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Yair Rodriguez faces off against Brian Ortega. Rodriguez will be looking to add a victory to his total of 16-4-0 (1 NC). The 31-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter reaches 71". Ortega stands 5'8" and will fight at 145 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 15-3-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old has an arm span of 69". In terms of takedowns, Yair Rodriguez takes his opponents to the canvas 0.73 times per 3 rds and Brian Ortega takes his opponents down 0.95 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Rodriguez lands 4.63 strikes per min and is landing 46% of the strikes that he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Brian Ortega, who is landing 38% of the strikes he attempts and lands 4.19 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Francisco Prado is set to square up in the Octagon with Daniel Zellhuber. Zellhuber steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-1-0. The 24-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and measures 6'1". The switch fighter has a wingspan of 77". Prado measures in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 12-1-0. The 21-year-old has an arm span of 69". In the category of takedowns, Daniel Zellhuber is thwarting 94% of his opponents' takedown tries and is getting his opponent to the mat on 33% of his attempts. Prado is taking his opponents down on 0% of the tries he takes and curbs 25% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the category of striking, Zellhuber is taking 4.79 strikes per min while he is landing 5.26 per min. Prado, moreover, takes 3.83 strikes per minute and connects on 3.46 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brandon Moreno (-250)

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