Chase Hooper vs Viacheslav Borshchev Pick, 5/11/2024 Predictions UFC St. Louis Odds

Chase Hooper vs Viacheslav Borshchev

UFC St. Louis

Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Chase Hooper will face off against Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC St. Louis on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The line has Hooper coming in at +124 while Borshchev is coming in at -148.

Chase "The Dream" Hooper steps into the Octagon with a record of 13-3-1. The 24-year-old will fight at 155 lbs and measures 6'1". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 74". Viacheslav "Slava Claus" Borshchev measures 5'11" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 7-3-1. The 32-year-old has a reach of 69". When talking about significant strikes, Chase Hooper is landing 4.86 per minute and Viacheslav Borshchev is landing 5.82 significant strikes per min. Hooper is landing 51% of the significant strikes he tries and Borshchev connects on 58%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "The Dream" allows 3.59 significant strikes per minute while "Slava Claus" takes 4.07. Hooper also defends 36% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Borshchev defends against 56% of the shots thrown in his direction.

In terms of grappling, Chase Hooper is the more capable wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.42 times per 15 min. Hooper is taking his opponents to the canvas on 22% of his attempts and thwarting 55% of all takedown attempts. Borshchev is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his takedown attempts and is defending 36% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding submission attempts, Hooper is the more skilled of the two fighters by trying 2.2 finishes per 15 min while Borshchev attempts 0.8 finishes per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Chase Hooper faced Jordan Leavitt and wound up getting the win by way of rear naked choke in round 1. Leavitt landed 5 of 10 total strikes attempted in that contest. Hooper walked away from this fight having landed 13 of 18 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Leavitt landed 3 of 4, giving him a percentage of 75%. He finished the fight landing 2 of 3 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Hooper ended up landing 33% of his significant strikes by sticking 1 of 3. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 1 of 3 aimed at the head. 0% of the significant strikes connected on by Leavitt and 0% of them connected on by Hooper were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Viacheslav Borshchev, he went up against Nazim Sadykhov and ended up in a draw by majority decision in round 3. Sadykhov ended up landing 72% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Borshchev connected on 98% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Borshchev ended up connecting on 59% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 143 of 241. He landed 87 of 178 significant strikes aimed at the head. Sadykhov connected on 91 of 207 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 65 of 172 aimed at the head. In terms of total strikes thrown, Sadykhov landed 109 of 228 and Borshchev connected on 144 of 242 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Terrance McKinney enters the Octagon with Esteban Ribovics. McKinney holds a career record of 15-6-0. The 29-year-old weighs 155 lbs and measures 5'10". The switch fighter has an arm span of 73". Ribovics stands 5'10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 12-1-0. The 28-year-old extends his reach 69". When it comes to grappling, Terrance McKinney gets a takedown 3.52 times per 3 rounds while Esteban Ribovics takes his opponents to the canvas 0.95 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, McKinney tags his opponents 4.46 strikes per min and landing 52% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Esteban Ribovics, who tags his opponent on 52% of the strikes that he throws and lands an average of 6.16 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Trey Waters is set to square up in the Octagon with Billy Goff. Goff comes into this fight with a mark of 9-2-0. The 25-year-old records a weight of 170 lbs and comes in at 5'10". The switch fighter extends his reach 72". Waters measures 6'5" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 8-1-0. The 29-year-old extends his reach 77". Regarding wrestling, Billy Goff is preventing 85% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 40% of his attempts. Waters is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of the attempts he tries and deflects 77% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Goff is absorbing 4.30 strikes/min while he is connecting on 10.22 strikes/min. Waters, moreover, absorbs 3.95 strikes per minute and connects on 6.45 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chase Hooper (+124)

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