Rani Yahya vs Victor Henry Pick, 4/27/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 91 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/23/2024

Rani Yahya vs Victor Henry

UFC Vegas 91

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Rani Yahya will take on Victor Henry at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The moneyline has Yahya at +360 while Henry is at -470.

Rani Yahya has a record of 28-11-1 (1 NC). The 39-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 67". Victor "La Mangosta" Henry stands in at 5'7" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 23-6-0 (1 NC). The 36-year-old has a reach of 68". Concerning significant strikes, Rani Yahya is landing 1.59 per minute while Victor Henry connects on 8.26 significant strikes per min. Yahya is connecting on 37% of the significant strikes he throws while Henry connects on 54%. When it comes to defending themselves, Yahya allows 1.77 significant strikes per min while "La Mangosta" allows 5.95. Yahya also prevents 50% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Henry stops 47% of the strikes thrown his way.

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UFC Vegas 91	Rani Yahya	Victor Henry
Opening Odds	+360	-470
Record	28-11-1 (1 NC)	23-6-0 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	9:55	12:34
Height	5'6"	5'7"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	67"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	1.59	8.26
Striking Accuracy	0.37	0.54

In terms of takedowns, Rani Yahya is the more apt grappler as he is averaging a takedown 2.86 times per 3 rounds. Yahya is scoring a takedown on 32% of his attempts and is stopping 24% of all takedown attempts. Henry is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the takedowns he tries and stuffing 78% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. In terms of going for the sub, Yahya is the more skilled of the two fighters by going for 1.9 finishes per 3 rds while Henry goes for 0.6 finishes per 3 rounds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Rani Yahya faced Montel Jackson and was on the losing end of this fight by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Jackson landed 10 of 23 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Yahya walked away from this fight having landed 7 of 22 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Jackson ended up landing 9 of 21, which gave him a rate of 42%. He ended up landing 7 of 18 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side, Yahya ended up landing 33% of his significant strikes by connecting on 7 of 21. Out of those significant strikes, he was 1 of 10 aimed at the head. 55% of the significant strikes landed by Jackson and 100% of them connected on by Yahya were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Victor Henry, he squared up with Javid Basharat and the fight ended in a no contest by way of a low blow in round 2. Basharat landed 86% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Henry ended up landing 92% of his significant strikes at distance. Henry connected on 69% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 25 of 36. He ended up connecting on 3 of 10 significant strikes aimed at the head. Basharat ended up landing 30 of 43 significant strikes in that fight. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 8 of 21 directed at the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go in that contest, Basharat ended up landing 33 of 46 and Henry landed 30 of 41 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Austin Hubbard encounters Michal Figlak. Hubbard comes into this fight with a mark of 16-7-0. The 32-year-old weighs 155 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 71". Figlak stands 5'10" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 8-1-0. The 27-year-old has a reach of 70". In terms of takedowns, Austin Hubbard is able to score a takedown 1.55 times per 15 min while Michal Figlak gets a takedown 1.00 times per 15 min. In the striking category, Hubbard is landing 3.83 strikes per minute and is landing 46% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Michal Figlak, who is connecting on 29% of the strikes he has tried and lands an average of 1.87 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Caio Machado is set to face off with Don'Tale Mayes. Mayes has a mark of 10-6-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old weighs 260 lbs and measures 6'6". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 81". Machado comes in at 6'4" and weighs 250 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 8-2-1. The 29-year-old has an arm span of 78". Concerning grappling, Don'Tale Mayes curbs 60% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedown tries on 43% of the times he tries. Machado is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his tries and curbs 82% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Mayes is taking 3.84 strikes/min and he is landing 3.60 strikes/minute. Machado, on the contrary, is absorbing 1.87 strikes/minute and dishes out 6.57 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rani Yahya (+360)

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