Charalampos Grigoriou vs Chad Anheliger Pick, 3/16/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 88 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/11/2024

Charalampos Grigoriou vs Chad Anheliger

UFC Vegas 88

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Charalampos Grigoriou will battle Chad Anheliger at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The opening moneyline has Grigoriou coming in at -166 while Anheliger is coming in at +140.

Charalampos "Ferocious" Grigoriou walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 8-3-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 67". Chad "The Monster" Anheliger stands in at 5'6" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 12-7-0. The 37-year-old has an arm span of 64". With respect to significant strikes, Charalampos Grigoriou connects on 13.00 per minute and Chad Anheliger is connecting on 3.07 significant strikes per minute. Grigoriou is landing 65% of the significant strikes he throws and Anheliger is connecting on 42%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Ferocious" absorbs 4.00 significant strikes per min while "The Monster" takes 3.55. Grigoriou also deflects 63% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Anheliger thwarts 51% of the shots thrown in his direction.

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UFC Vegas 88	Charalampos Grigoriou	Chad Anheliger
Opening Odds	-166	+140
Record	8-3-0	12-7-0
Average Fight Time	1:00	14:36
Height	5'7"	5'6"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	67"	64"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	13.00	3.07
Striking Accuracy	65%	42%

Concerning grappling, Charalampos Grigoriou is the not as competent as a wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.00 times per 15 min. Grigoriou is finishing his takedown attempts on 0% of the times he tries and thwarting 0% of all takedown attempts. Anheliger is finishing his takedowns on 36% of his takedown attempts and is defending 47% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Grigoriou is less apt at going for the finish by going for 0.4 submissions per 3 rounds while Anheliger goes for 0.8 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In his previous fight, Charalampos Grigoriou fought Cameron Smotherman and wound up getting the victory by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Smotherman landed 4 of 11 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Grigoriou finished this fight landing 13 of 20 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Smotherman ended up landing 4 of 11, which gave him a percentage of 36%. He finished the fight landing 1 of 6 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Grigoriou ended up landing 65% of his significant strikes by landing 13 of 20. Out of those significant strikes, he was 10 of 16 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Smotherman and 38% of them connected on by Grigoriou were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Chad Anheliger, he went up against Jose Johnson and was on the losing end of this fight via rear naked choke in round 3. Johnson connected on 39% of his significant strikes at distance while Anheliger ended up connecting on 73% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Anheliger connected on 36% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 26 of 71. He ended up landing 14 of 49 significant strikes to the head. Johnson ended up landing 63 of 108 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 42 of 78 to the head. In terms of the strikes he fired off in this contest, Johnson landed 141 of 198 and Anheliger connected on 47 of 103 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Pannie Kianzad takes on Macy Chiasson. Kianzad comes into this bout holding a record of 17-7-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 66". Chiasson measures 5'11" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her record of 9-3-0. The 32-year-old extends her reach 72". In the grappling category, Pannie Kianzad takes her opponents to the mat 0.35 times per 3 rds and Macy Chiasson takes her opponents to the canvas 2.17 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Kianzad is connecting on 4.87 strikes per min and connecting on 49% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side we have Macy Chiasson, who is landing 44% of the strikes she attempts and is landing 3.64 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Chelsea Chandler is set to square up in the Octagon against Josiane Nunes. Nunes steps into the cage holding a mark of 10-1-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and measures 5'2". The southpaw fighter reaches 67". Chandler stands 5'8" and weighs 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter holds a career record of 5-2-0. The 33-year-old extends her reach 68". When it comes to takedowns, Josiane Nunes is able to deflect 70% of the takedowns her opponents go for and is scoring a takedown on 0% of the times she tries. Chandler is finishing her takedown tries on 33% of the tries she takes and deflects 33% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Nunes is taking 5.85 strikes per minute while she lands 7.22 strikes/min. Chandler, on the other hand, is taking 3.06 strikes/minute and is dealing 3.12 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charalampos Grigoriou (-166)

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