Jack Shore vs Youssef Zalal Pick, 11/2/2024 Predictions UFC Edmonton Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/1/2024

Jack Shore vs Youssef Zalal

UFC Edmonton

Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Jack Shore will enter the Octagon against Youssef Zalal at UFC Edmonton on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The opening odds have Shore at +215 while Zalal is priced at -265.

Jack "Tank" Shore has a career mark of 17-2-0. The 29-year-old weighs 145 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 71". Youssef "The Moroccan Devil" Zalal measures in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 15-5-1. The 28-year-old has a wingspan of 72". With respect to significant strikes, Jack Shore lands 3.75 per min and Youssef Zalal connects on 2.87 significant strikes per min. Shore is connecting on 58% of the significant strikes he tries while Zalal lands 49%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Tank" absorbs 2.32 significant strikes per minute while "The Moroccan Devil" takes 1.73. Shore also defends 56% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Zalal is able to thwart 66% of the shots thrown his way.

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UFC Edmonton	Jack Shore	Youssef Zalal
Opening Odds	+215	-265
Record	17-2-0	15-5-1
Average Fight Time	11:29	12:51
Height	5'8"	5'10"
Weight	145 lbs	145 lbs
Reach	71"	72"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.75	2.87
Striking Accuracy	58%	49%

In terms of takedowns, Jack Shore is the more effective grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 3.10 times per 3 rds. Shore is scoring a takedown on 38% of his tries and defending 76% of all takedown tries against him. Zalal is taking his opponents down on 34% of his takedown attempts and is defending 60% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of subbing the opposition, Shore is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by going for 0.7 finishes per 3 rds while Zalal tries 1.4 finishes per 3 rds.

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In his last fight, Jack Shore fought Joanderson Brito and wound up losing the fight by TKO via a doctor's stoppage in round 2. Brito ended up landing 57 of 86 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Shore walked away from this fight having landed 31 of 47 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Brito landed 30 of 56, which means his percentage was 53%. He finished the fight landing 4 of 29 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Shore landed 60% of his significant strikes by connecting on 24 of 40. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he was 16 of 32 pointed at the head. 66% of the significant strikes landed by Brito and 41% of them connected on by Shore were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Youssef Zalal, he battled Jarno Errens and wound up taking home the win by rear naked choke in round 1. Errens ended up connecting on 100% of his significant strikes at distance while Zalal landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Zalal ended up landing 83% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 10 of 12. He connected on 2 of 2 significant strikes to the head. Errens ended up connecting on 6 of 26 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up landing 3 of 22 directed at the head. Regarding total strikes attempted in that fight, Errens was 7 of 27 while Zalal ended up landing 10 of 12 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Alexandr Romanov squares up against Rodrigo Nascimento. Romanov has a career mark of 17-3-0. The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 262 lbs and measures in at 6'2". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 75". Nascimento comes in at 6'2" and is weighing in at 246 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 11-2-0 (1 NC). The 31-year-old extends his reach 80". Regarding grappling, Alexandr Romanov is averaging a takedown 4.17 times per 3 rounds and Rodrigo Nascimento takes his opponents down 1.23 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Romanov lands an average of 3.94 strikes/minute and connects on 52% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Rodrigo Nascimento, who connects on 49% of the strikes he has tried and lands an average of 4.05 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Garrett Armfield is set to face off against Serhiy Sidey. Sidey looks to add a win to his career record of 10-2-0. The 28-year-old weighs 135 lbs and stands in at 5'11". The switch fighter has an arm span of 72". Armfield stands in at 5'6" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 10-4-0. The 28-year-old stretches 70". In the category of takedowns, Serhiy Sidey prevents 15% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 15% of his tries. Armfield is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the tries he takes and thwarts 60% of all takedown attempts. In the matter of striking, Sidey absorbs 4.19 strikes per min while he is dealing 5.16 per minute. Armfield, on the other hand, absorbs 3.30 strikes per minute and deals 5.59 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Youssef Zalal (-265)

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