Luana Carolina vs Lucie Pudilova Pick, 7/20/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 94 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/16/2024

Luana Carolina vs Lucie Pudilova

UFC Vegas 94

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Luana Carolina will take on Lucie Pudilova at UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The opening line has Carolina at -110 while Pudilova is priced at -110.

Luana "Dread" Carolina will be looking to add a victory to her record of 10-4-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 69". Lucie Pudilova measures in at 5'8" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 14-9-0. The 30-year-old reaches 67". In terms of significant strikes, Luana Carolina connects on 4.63 per min while Lucie Pudilova connects on 3.68 significant strikes per min. Carolina is connecting on 49% of the significant strikes she tries while Pudilova lands 37%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "Dread" absorbs 3.63 significant strikes per minute and Pudilova takes 3.83. Carolina also defends against 49% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Pudilova is able to deflect 51% of the shots thrown in her direction.

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UFC Vegas 94	Luana Carolina	Lucie Pudilova
Opening Odds	-110	-110
Record	10-4-0	14-9-0
Average Fight Time	13:08	13:32
Height	5'6"	5'8"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	69"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.63	3.68
Striking Accuracy	49%	37%

Concerning takedowns, Luana Carolina is the not as competent as a wrestler as she takes her opponents to the mat 0.38 times per 15 minutes. Carolina is getting her opponent to the mat on 42% of her tries and defending 76% of the takedowns her opponents try. Pudilova is getting her opponent to the mat on 27% of the takedowns she attempts and stopping 66% of all takedowns attempted on her. Regarding going for the sub, Carolina is less apt at going for the finish by going for 0.6 finishes per 3 rounds while Pudilova goes for 0.7 finishes per 15 min.

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In her last fight, Luana Carolina squared up with Julija Stoliarenko and ended up winning this fight by way of punches to the head in round 3. Stoliarenko landed 21 of 68 total strikes that she threw in that fight. Carolina finished this fight landing 138 of 230 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Stoliarenko ended up landing 16 of 59, which gave her a percentage of 27%. She ended up landing 7 of 40 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Carolina landed 48% of her significant strikes by sticking 66 of 136. Of those significant strikes, she landed 41 of 96 aimed at the head. 68% of the significant strikes landed by Stoliarenko and 42% of them landed by Carolina were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Lucie Pudilova, she faced off with Ailin Perez and ended up taking the loss by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Perez landed 28% of her significant strikes at distance and Pudilova landed 25% of the significant strikes she took from distance. Pudilova connected on 47% of the significant strikes she attempted by landing 20 of 42. She ended up landing 13 of 31 significant strikes directed at the head. Perez ended up connecting on 42 of 74 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she landed 31 of 57 to the head. Discussing total strikes thrown, Perez ended up connecting on 123 of 180 while Pudilova ended up landing 41 of 67 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Brad Tavares fights JunYong Park. Tavares will be looking to add a victory to his total of 20-10-0. The 36-year-old is weighing in at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter stretches 74". Park measures in at 5'10" and is weighing in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 17-6-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 73". Concerning takedowns, Brad Tavares is able to score a takedown 0.78 times per 3 rounds while JunYong Park is averaging a takedown 1.83 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Tavares is landing 3.38 strikes per min and connecting on 43% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is JunYong Park, who lands 50% of his attempted strikes and is connecting on 4.53 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when SeungWoo Choi is set to square up in the Octagon with Steve Garcia. Garcia steps into the cage with a record of 15-5-0. The 32-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands 6'0". The southpaw fighter reaches 75". Choi comes in at 6'0" and tips the scales at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 11-6-0. The 31-year-old has a reach of 74". In terms of wrestling, Steve Garcia is preventing 88% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents down on 44% of his attempts. Choi is taking his opponents to the mat on 54% of his tries and deflects 69% of all takedown tries against him. With reference to striking, Garcia is taking 2.40 strikes/minute and he is landing 4.85 per min. Choi, at the same time, absorbs 3.02 strikes/minute and is connecting on 3.48 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Luana Carolina (-110)

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