Miles Johns vs Felipe Lima Pick, 12/14/2024 Predictions UFC Tampa Odds

Miles Johns vs Felipe Lima

UFC Tampa

Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Miles Johns will face off against Felipe Lima at UFC Tampa on Saturday, December 14, 2024. The opening moneyline has Johns at +200 while Lima is at -250.

Miles "Chapo" Johns walks into the Octagon with a record of 15-2-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old steps on the scale at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 66". Felipe "Jungle Boy" Lima stands 5'6" and weighs 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 13-1-0. The 26-year-old reaches 68". In the category of significant strikes, Miles Johns lands 3.28 per minute while Felipe Lima is connecting on 3.29 significant strikes per min. Johns lands 47% of the significant strikes he throws while Lima connects on 52%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "Chapo" allows 2.54 significant strikes per min while "Jungle Boy" allows 2.67. Johns also deflects 69% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Lima stops 64% of the shots thrown in his direction.

In the grappling category, Miles Johns is the lesser skilled grappler as he is able to score a takedown 1.02 times per 15 min. Johns is getting his opponent to the mat on 20% of the times he tries and is defending 85% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Lima is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 80% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, Johns is the lesser skilled fighter by trying 0.7 subs per 3 rds while Lima looks to get 1.3 subs per 15 minutes.

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The last time he fought, Miles Johns squared up with Douglas Silva de Andrade and ended up getting the victory in the fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Andrade ended up landing 36 of 119 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Johns walked away from this fight having landed 52 of 98 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Andrade ended up landing 36 of 119, which means his percentage was 30%. He ended up landing 21 of 80 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Johns ended up landing 52% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 50 of 96. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he connected on 37 of 82 pointed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Andrade and 100% of them connected on by Johns were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Felipe Lima, he faced off with Muhammad Naimov and ended up winning this fight via rear naked choke in round 3. Naimov connected on 86% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Lima connected on 83% of his significant strikes at distance. Lima connected on 52% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 37 of 70. He ended up landing 10 of 37 significant strikes directed at the head. Naimov landed 30 of 85 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 14 of 60 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that contest, Naimov landed 55 of 120 and Lima ended up connecting on 62 of 98 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Davey Grant takes on Ramon Taveras. Grant has a record of 15-7-0. The 38-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter reaches 69". Taveras measures 5'8" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 10-2-0. The 30-year-old stretches 70". In terms of takedowns, Davey Grant takes his opponents to the canvas 1.26 times per 3 rounds while Ramon Taveras is able to score a takedown 0.60 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Grant lands an average of 4.77 strikes per minute and connecting on 42% of his attempted strikes. On the other side we have Ramon Taveras, who connects on 45% of the strikes that he throws and connects on 4.63 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Jamey-Lyn Horth is set to enter the Octagon with Miranda Maverick. Maverick walks into the cage holding a mark of 16-5-0. The 27-year-old is fighting at 125 lbs and stands in at 5'3". The southpaw fighter stretches 65". Horth stands 5'7" and will fight at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 7-1-0. The 34-year-old stretches 66". When it comes to takedowns, Miranda Maverick is stopping 41% of her opponents takedown tries and is getting her opponent to the mat on 45% of her tries. Horth is taking her opponents to the mat on 37% of her tries and is able to curb 68% of all takedown attempts. In the category of striking, Maverick absorbs 2.46 strikes/minute and she is dealing 3.59 strikes/min. Horth, at the same time, takes 2.91 strikes per min and is dishing out 3.29 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Felipe Lima (-250)

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