Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini Pick, 10/12/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 98 Odds

Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini

UFC Vegas 98

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Jonathan Pearce will face off with Pat Sabatini at UFC Vegas 98 on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The moneyline has Pearce coming in at -142 while Sabatini is at +120.

Jonathan "JSP" Pearce comes into this bout with a record of 14-6-0. The 32-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands 6'0". The switch fighter has an arm span of 71". Pat Sabatini measures 5'8" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 18-5-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 70". With respect to significant strikes, Jonathan Pearce is connecting on 5.32 per min while Pat Sabatini is landing 2.02 significant strikes per min. Pearce connects on 54% of the significant strikes he tries and Sabatini connects on 59%. Regarding defense, "JSP" allows 3.43 significant strikes per min while Sabatini absorbs 1.54. Pearce also defends against 54% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Sabatini is able to defend against 49% of the shots thrown.

In the grappling category, Jonathan Pearce is averaging more takedowns in the cage as he is averaging a takedown 5.24 times per 3 rds. Pearce is scoring a takedown on 50% of his tries and is stuffing 58% of all takedowns attempted on him. Sabatini is getting his opponent to the mat on 42% of the takedowns he attempts and thwarting 50% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. When it comes to going for the sub, Pearce is less likely to go for the finish by going for 0.8 subs per 15 min while Sabatini goes for 1.9 subs per 15 minutes.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Jonathan Pearce went up against David Onama and wound up losing the fight via unanimous decision in round 3. Onama landed 66 of 115 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Pearce walked away from this fight having landed 87 of 165 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Onama landed 58 of 104, giving him a percentage of 55%. He landed 50 of 94 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side, Pearce ended up landing 44% of his significant strikes by sticking 57 of 129. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he connected on 37 of 102 pointed at the head. 93% of the significant strikes landed by Onama and 77% of them landed by Pearce were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Pat Sabatini, he squared up with Diego Lopes and ended up walking away in defeat by a punch to the head in round 1. Lopes landed 30% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance while Sabatini ended up connecting on 71% of his significant strikes at distance. Sabatini ended up landing 58% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 7 of 12. He landed 3 of 7 significant strikes aimed at the head. Lopes connected on 13 of 18 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up landing 11 of 15 aimed at the head. Discussing the total strikes thrown in this fight, Lopes ended up landing 13 of 18 and Sabatini landed 10 of 16 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Themba Gorimbo squares up in the Octagon against Niko Price. Gorimbo steps into the Octagon with a mark of 13-4-0. The 33-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 77". Price stands in at 6'0" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 16-7-0 (2 NC). The 35-year-old stretches 76". When it comes to grappling, Themba Gorimbo takes his opponents to the mat 4.04 times per 3 rounds and Niko Price is averaging a takedown 1.15 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Gorimbo connects for an average of 2.53 strikes per minute and landing 69% of the strikes that he throws. Joining him in the Octagon is Niko Price, who is landing 43% of the strikes he has tried and connects on 5.65 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Junior Tafa is set to square up against Chris Barnett. Barnett steps into the cage with a mark of 23-8-0. The 38-year-old is weighing in at 265 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 75". Tafa measures in at 6'3" and weighs 240 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 5-3-0. The 28-year-old stretches 75". Regarding takedowns, Chris Barnett stops 33% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents to the mat on 15% of his attempts. Tafa is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the tries he takes and is able to curb 73% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the matter of striking, Barnett absorbs 5.87 strikes per minute while he dishes out 4.41 strikes/min. Tafa, on the contrary, is absorbing 1.67 strikes/minute and is landing 1.67 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Jonathan Pearce (-142)

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