Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige Pick, 10/26/2024 Predictions UFC 308 Odds

Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige

UFC 308

Eithad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Lerone Murphy will face off against Dan Ige at UFC 308 on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The odds have Murphy coming in at -258 while Ige is at +210.

Lerone "The Miracle" Murphy will be looking to add a victory to his record of 14-0-1. The 33-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 73". Dan "50K" Ige measures 5'7" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 18-8-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 71". Regarding significant strikes, Lerone Murphy lands 5.01 per minute and Dan Ige lands 3.70 significant strikes per minute. Murphy is landing 54% of the significant strikes he attempts and Ige lands 45%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "The Miracle" allows 2.60 significant strikes per minute and "50K" takes 3.51. Murphy also deflects 60% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Ige is able to curb 57% of the shots thrown in his direction.

Regarding wrestling, Lerone Murphy is the more effective wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.59 times per 15 minutes. Murphy is taking his opponents to the canvas on 52% of his attempts and stuffing 46% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Ige is taking his opponents to the canvas on 26% of his takedown tries and is stopping 59% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding submissions, Murphy is the more skilled technician by trying 0.6 finishes per 15 minutes while Ige tries 0.3 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his previous bout, Lerone Murphy fought Edson Barboza and wound up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 5. Barboza landed 79 of 242 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Murphy ended the night having landed 259 of 410 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Barboza landed 79 of 242, which gave him a rate of 32%. He finished the fight landing 38 of 189 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Murphy landed 60% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 220 of 364. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 172 of 308 to the head. 97% of the significant strikes connected on by Barboza and 93% of them connected on by Murphy were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Dan Ige, he fought Diego Lopes and wound up walking away in defeat by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Lopes landed 77% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Ige ended up connecting on 57% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Ige ended up connecting on 54% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 42 of 77. He landed 34 of 67 significant strikes directed at the head. Lopes connected on 49 of 100 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 32 of 74 aimed at the head. In relation to total strikes attempted in that fight, Lopes was 90 of 143 while Ige landed 67 of 103 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Magomed Ankalaev battles Aleksandar Rakic. Ankalaev looks to add a victory to his career record of 19-1-1 (1 NC). The 32-year-old steps on the scale at 205 lbs and comes in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 75". Rakic stands in at 6'4" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 14-4-0. The 32-year-old has a reach of 78". In the grappling category, Magomed Ankalaev gets a takedown 1.02 times per 3 rounds while Aleksandar Rakic is averaging a takedown 0.76 times per 3 rounds. When talking about striking, Ankalaev lands an average of 3.64 strikes/min and landing 53% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Aleksandar Rakic, who lands 50% of the strikes he has tried and connects on 4.26 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Armen Petrosyan is set to square up in the Octagon with Shara Magomedov. Magomedov steps into the cage holding a mark of 14-0-0. The 30-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and measures 6'2". The orthodox fighter stretches 73". Petrosyan measures in at 6'3" and is fighting at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 9-3-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 71". In the category of takedowns, Shara Magomedov is able to stop 71% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his tries. Petrosyan is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of the attempts he tries and stops 31% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Magomedov absorbs 3.72 strikes per minute and he lands 6.88 strikes/min. Petrosyan, at the same time, absorbs 2.90 strikes per minute and is landing 5.69 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lerone Murphy (-258)

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