Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira Pick, 10/12/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 98 Odds

Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira

UFC Vegas 98

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Brandon Royval will take on Tatsuro Taira at UFC Vegas 98 on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The odds have Royval priced at +190 while Taira is coming in at -230.

Brandon "Raw Dawg" Royval steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 16-7-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures 5'9". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 68". Tatsuro Taira comes in at 5'7" and weighs in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 16-0-0. The 24-year-old stretches 70". In the category of significant strikes, Brandon Royval connects on 4.33 per minute and Tatsuro Taira is landing 3.56 significant strikes per minute. Royval is landing 36% of the significant strikes he throws and Taira lands 65%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "Raw Dawg" allows 3.42 significant strikes per minute and Taira takes 1.70. Royval also thwarts 46% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Taira stops 47% of the shots thrown.

In the wrestling category, Brandon Royval is the lesser skilled grappler as he takes his opponents down 0.47 times per 15 min. Royval is finishing his takedown attempts on 60% of his attempts and stuffing 40% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Taira is taking his opponents to the canvas on 47% of his takedown attempts and is stuffing 62% of the attempts against him. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Royval is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 1.1 submissions per 15 minutes while Taira attempts 2.1 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In his last fight, Brandon Royval squared up with Brandon Moreno and ended up getting the win by way of split decision in round 5. Moreno ended up landing 119 of 219 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Royval finished this fight landing 177 of 556 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Moreno landed 112 of 211, which means his percentage was 53%. He landed 48 of 127 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Royval landed 28% of his significant strikes by connecting on 145 of 510. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 97 of 437 pointed at the head. 91% of the significant strikes connected on by Moreno and 97% of them connected on by Royval were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Tatsuro Taira, he battled Alex Perez and wound up taking home the win by way of a leg injury in round 2. Perez connected on 75% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Taira landed 90% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Taira connected on 46% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 31 of 66. He ended up landing 25 of 57 significant strikes directed at the head. Perez connected on 41 of 77 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 22 of 49 aimed at the head. In regard to total strikes thrown, Perez landed 45 of 81 and Taira connected on 43 of 78 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Brad Tavares faces off against JunYong Park. Tavares holds a record of 20-10-0. The 36-year-old weighs in at 185 lbs and measures in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 74". Park measures 5'10" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his total of 17-6-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 73". When it comes to grappling, Brad Tavares scores a takedown 0.78 times per 3 rds while JunYong Park scores a takedown 1.83 times per 15 minutes. In terms of striking, Tavares connects for an average of 3.38 strikes/minute and is landing 43% of the strikes that he throws. The other fighter in this bout is JunYong Park, who tags his opponent on 50% of the strikes he has thrown and is connecting on 4.53 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Rafa Garcia is set to square up against Grant Dawson. Dawson will be looking to add a victory to his total of 21-2-1. The 30-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The switch fighter has a wingspan of 72". Garcia measures in at 5'7" and is weighing in at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 16-3-0. The 30-year-old has a reach of 70". Regarding wrestling, Grant Dawson is thwarting 57% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is finishing his takedowns on 38% of his attempts. Garcia is taking his opponents to the mat on 44% of the tries he takes and is able to deflect 79% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the matter of striking, Dawson absorbs 2.11 strikes/min while he is landing 2.98 strikes/minute. Garcia, on the other side, takes 4.21 strikes/minute and lands 4.19 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brandon Royval (+190)

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