Felipe dos Santos vs Andre Lima Pick, 9/7/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 97 Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/4/2024

Felipe dos Santos vs Andre Lima

UFC Vegas 97

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Felipe dos Santos will enter the Octagon with Andre Lima at UFC Vegas 97 on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The opener has Santos coming in at +154 while Lima is priced at -185.

Felipe "Lipe Detona" dos Santos looks to add a win to his record of 8-1-0 (1 NC). The 23-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 70". Andre "Mascote" Lima comes in at 5'7" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a mark of 9-0-0. The 25-year-old has a reach of 67". When talking about significant strikes, Felipe dos Santos lands 4.53 per min and Andre Lima lands 3.75 significant strikes per min. dos Santos lands 34% of the significant strikes he tries and Lima lands 56%. In terms of defending in the cage, "Lipe Detona" absorbs 5.07 significant strikes per minute and "Mascote" takes 2.46. dos Santos also defends against 40% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Lima curbs 59% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

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UFC Vegas 97	Felipe dos Santos	Andre Lima
Opening Odds	+154	-185
Record	8-1-0 (1 NC)	9-0-0
Average Fight Time	15:00	12:37
Height	5'7"	5'7"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	70"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.53	3.75
Striking Accuracy	34%	56%

Regarding takedowns, Felipe dos Santos is not as efficient of a grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 0.64 times per 15 min. dos Santos is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of the times he tries and is defending 16% of all takedowns attempted on him. Lima is taking his opponents to the canvas on 50% of his takedown attempts and thwarting 60% of the attempts against him. When it comes to submissions, dos Santos is less apt at going for the finish by trying 0.5 submissions per 3 rds while Lima goes for 0.8 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his previous fight, Felipe dos Santos fought Victor Altamirano and wound up taking home the win by split decision in round 3. Altamirano landed 52 of 97 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Santos ended the night having landed 62 of 120 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Altamirano ended up landing 40 of 74, giving him a percentage of 54%. He landed 7 of 33 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Santos ended up landing 42% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 37 of 87. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 24 of 66 pointed at the head. 72% of the significant strikes landed by Altamirano and 83% of them connected on by Santos were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Andre Lima, he squared up with Mitch Raposo and got a win for the night by split decision in round 3. Raposo ended up connecting on 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Lima connected on 96% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Lima ended up connecting on 51% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 51 of 100. He ended up landing 14 of 47 significant strikes to the head. Raposo ended up landing 32 of 76 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 20 of 58 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes that he let go in that contest, Raposo ended up landing 32 of 76 while Lima landed 52 of 101 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Yi Zha takes on Gabriel Santos. Zha walks into the Octagon with a mark of 25-4-0. The 27-year-old steps on the scale at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 71". Santos stands in at 5'9" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 10-2-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 70". In terms of takedowns, Yi Zha is averaging a takedown 4.55 times per 3 rds and Gabriel Santos takes his opponents down 4.34 times per 15 min. In terms of striking, Zha is landing 2.82 strikes/minute and connects on 44% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Gabriel Santos, who connects on 55% of the strikes he has tried and is connecting on 4.46 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Dylan Budka is set to fight Andre Petroski. Petroski steps into the Octagon with a record of 11-4-0. The 33-year-old records a weight of 185 lbs and measures 6'0". The switch fighter extends his reach 73". Budka comes in at 6'0" and records a weight of 185 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight with a record of 7-3-0. The 24-year-old has a wingspan of 75". Concerning wrestling, Andre Petroski stops 80% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is taking his opponents down on 56% of the times he tries. Budka is taking his opponents to the mat on 38% of his attempts and is able to stop 86% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With reference to striking, Petroski is absorbing 2.70 strikes per minute while he is dishing out 3.00 strikes/minute. Budka, at the same time, takes 1.80 strikes per min and is dealing 1.04 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Andre Lima (-185)

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