Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva Pick, 12/14/2024 Predictions UFC Tampa Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/10/2024

Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva

UFC Tampa

Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Manel Kape will enter the Octagon against Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa on Saturday, December 14, 2024. The opening moneyline has Kape coming in at -345 while Silva is coming in at +275.

Manel "StarBoy" Kape looks to add a victory to his career record of 19-7-0. The 31-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and stands 5'5". The southpaw fighter stretches 68". Bruno "Bulldog" Silva comes in at 5'4" and will fight at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 14-5-2 (1 NC). The 34-year-old reaches 65". Regarding significant strikes, Manel Kape is landing 4.44 per minute and Bruno Silva is landing 3.32 significant strikes per minute. Kape lands 53% of the significant strikes he attempts while Silva connects on 48%. In terms of defending themselves, "StarBoy" absorbs 4.06 significant strikes per minute while "Bulldog" takes 3.14. Kape also defends against 59% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Silva deflects 58% of the shots thrown his way.

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UFC Tampa	Manel Kape	Bruno Silva
Opening Odds	-345	+275
Record	19-7-0	14-5-2 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	11:58	9:28
Height	5'5"	5'4"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	68"	65"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.44	3.32
Striking Accuracy	53%	48%

When it comes to grappling, Manel Kape is not as effective of a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.54 times per 3 rounds. Kape is scoring a takedown on 33% of the times he tries and is stuffing 73% of the takedowns his opponents try. Silva is finishing his takedown tries on 28% of the takedowns he attempts and is stopping 60% of the tries against him. When it comes to going for the submission, Kape is the more capable of the two fighters by attempting 0.4 submissions per 3 rds while Silva goes for 0.2 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his previous fight, Manel Kape went up against Muhammad Mokaev and ended up taking the loss by unanimous decision in round 3. Mokaev ended up landing 47 of 102 total strikes attempted in that fight. Kape walked away from this fight having landed 34 of 67 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Mokaev landed 30 of 82, giving him a percentage of 36%. He landed 11 of 39 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Kape ended up landing 41% of his significant strikes by sticking 20 of 48. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 16 of 39 to the head. 90% of the significant strikes connected on by Mokaev and 100% of them connected on by Kape were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Bruno Silva, he went up against Cody Durden and got a win for the night by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Durden ended up connecting on 96% of his significant strikes at distance while Silva landed 57% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Silva ended up landing 57% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 42 of 73. He ended up landing 31 of 57 significant strikes to the head. Durden connected on 28 of 63 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up landing 20 of 52 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes that he threw in that fight, Durden landed 31 of 68 and Silva landed 45 of 77 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Vitor Petrino battles Dustin Jacoby. Petrino will be looking to add a victory to his record of 11-1-0. The 27-year-old weighs 205 lbs and stands 6'2". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 77". Jacoby measures in at 6'3" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 19-9-1. The 36-year-old stretches 76". When it comes to grappling, Vitor Petrino is able to score a takedown 3.98 times per 3 rds and Dustin Jacoby is able to score a takedown 0.36 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Petrino lands an average of 2.82 strikes/minute and is connecting on 45% out of all the strikes he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Dustin Jacoby, who tags the opposition on 47% of the strikes he attempts and is landing 5.50 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Daniel Marcos is set to face off against Adrian Yanez. Yanez will be looking to add a victory to his record of 17-5-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 70". Marcos stands 5'7" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 16-0-0 (1 NC). The 31-year-old extends his reach 69". When it comes to takedowns, Adrian Yanez stops 85% of the takedowns his opponents try and is taking his opponents down on 15% of his tries. Marcos is finishing his takedowns on 50% of the attempts he tries and is able to deflect 87% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Yanez is taking 5.75 strikes per minute while he lands 6.51 strikes/minute. Marcos, in contrast, takes 4.00 strikes per min and connects on 5.94 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manel Kape (-345)

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