Jaqueline Amorim vs Vanessa Demopoulos Pick, 9/7/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 97 Odds

Jaqueline Amorim vs Vanessa Demopoulos

UFC Vegas 97

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Jaqueline Amorim will enter the Octagon against Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Vegas 97 on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The moneyline has Amorim at -325 while Demopoulos is priced at +260.

Jaqueline Amorim comes into this fight with a mark of 8-1-0. The 29-year-old is weighing in at 115 lbs and measures 5'3". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Vanessa "Lil Monster" Demopoulos measures in at 5'2" and is fighting at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 11-5-0. The 35-year-old extends her reach 59". Regarding significant strikes, Jaqueline Amorim lands 3.33 per min while Vanessa Demopoulos lands 3.98 significant strikes per min. Amorim is connecting on 52% of the significant strikes she attempts and Demopoulos is landing 41%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, Amorim takes 1.85 significant strikes per minute and "Lil Monster" takes 5.69. Amorim also stops 62% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt while Demopoulos stops 41% of the shots thrown in her direction.

When it comes to wrestling, Jaqueline Amorim is the more productive wrestler as she takes her opponents to the mat 1.48 times per 15 min. Amorim is getting her opponent to the mat on 23% of her tries and defending 15% of the takedowns her opponents try. Demopoulos is scoring a takedown on 11% of her takedown tries and is defending 30% of all takedowns attempted on her. Regarding submission attempts, Amorim is the more skilled of the two fighters by going for 5.4 submissions per 3 rounds while Demopoulos looks to get 0.6 submissions per 15 min.

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In her previous fight, Jaqueline Amorim faced Cory McKenna and got a win for the night via an armbar in round 1. McKenna ended up landing 8 of 17 total strikes that she threw in that fight. Amorim ended the night having landed 3 of 5 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, McKenna landed 4 of 11, giving her a percentage of 36%. She finished the fight landing 1 of 7 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Amorim ended up landing 60% of the significant strikes she threw by landing 3 of 5. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she was 1 of 3 pointed at the head. 75% of the significant strikes landed by McKenna and 66% of them connected on by Amorim were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Vanessa Demopoulos, she fought Emily Ducote and got a win for the night via split decision in round 3. Ducote connected on 97% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance and Demopoulos ended up connecting on 97% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Demopoulos ended up connecting on 37% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 109 of 293. She connected on 76 of 250 significant strikes to the head. Ducote ended up connecting on 143 of 214 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, she ended up landing 86 of 150 aimed at the head. When discussing the strikes she fired off in this contest, Ducote was 147 of 218 while Demopoulos ended up connecting on 126 of 311 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Gilbert Burns faces off against Sean Brady. Burns walks into the cage holding a record of 22-7-0. The 38-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 71". Brady stands in at 5'10" and records a weight of 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 16-1-0. The 31-year-old reaches 72". When it comes to grappling, Gilbert Burns scores a takedown 2.24 times per 15 min while Sean Brady is able to score a takedown 3.29 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Burns is landing 3.29 strikes/min and is connecting on 48% of the strikes that he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Sean Brady, who tags his opponent on 53% of the strikes that he throws and connects on 3.77 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Kyle Nelson is set to face off against Steve Garcia. Garcia steps into the cage holding a mark of 16-5-0. The 32-year-old weighs in at 145 lbs and comes in at 6'0". The southpaw fighter reaches 75". Nelson measures in at 5'11" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this fight with a record of 16-5-1. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 71". In terms of grappling, Steve Garcia is preventing 88% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is taking his opponents to the mat on 40% of his attempts. Nelson is taking his opponents to the mat on 20% of his attempts and is able to curb 73% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Garcia is taking 2.51 strikes per min and he connects on 5.00 strikes per min. Nelson, on the contrary, takes 4.69 strikes/min and is landing 3.65 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanessa Demopoulos (+260)

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