Ricky Turcios vs Benardo Sopaj Pick, 11/9/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 100 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/6/2024

Ricky Turcios vs Benardo Sopaj

UFC Vegas 100

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Ricky Turcios will enter the Octagon against Benardo Sopaj at UFC Vegas 100 on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The opening moneyline has Turcios coming in at +240 while Sopaj is coming in at -298.

Ricky Turcios looks to add a win to his career record of 13-4-0. The 31-year-old weighs 135 lbs and comes in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 71". Benardo "Lion King" Sopaj stands in at 5'6" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 11-2-0. The 24-year-old extends his reach 66". In the category of significant strikes, Ricky Turcios connects on 4.63 per minute while Benardo Sopaj is connecting on 3.06 significant strikes per minute. Turcios lands 37% of the significant strikes he tries and Sopaj is connecting on 52%. When it comes to defending in the cage, Turcios allows 3.34 significant strikes per minute and "Lion King" absorbs 4.56. Turcios also stops 55% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Sopaj stops 53% of the shots thrown in his direction.

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UFC Vegas 100	Ricky Turcios	Benardo Sopaj
Opening Odds	+240	-298
Record	13-4-0	11-2-0
Average Fight Time	13:28	14:41
Height	5'9"	5'6"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	71"	66"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.63	3.06
Striking Accuracy	37%	52%

Concerning grappling, Ricky Turcios is the not as competent as a grappler as he is able to score a takedown 0.89 times per 15 min. Turcios is getting his opponent to the mat on 25% of his tries and thwarting 45% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Sopaj is scoring a takedown on 75% of his takedown attempts and is defending 50% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, Turcios is less apt at going for the finish by going for 0.5 subs per 3 rounds while Sopaj looks to get 0.8 subs per 15 minutes.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Ricky Turcios faced Raul Rosas Jr. and walked away with a loss by way of rear naked choke in round 2. Jr. landed 25 of 34 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Turcios finished this fight landing 64 of 78 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Jr. landed 3 of 9, which means his percentage was 33%. He finished the fight landing 2 of 7 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Turcios ended up landing 46% of his significant strikes by connecting on 7 of 15. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he was 3 of 10 pointed at the head. 66% of the significant strikes landed by Jr. and 85% of them landed by Turcios were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Benardo Sopaj, he faced off with Vinicius Oliveira and took a loss on the night via a flying knee to the head in round 3. Oliveira ended up landing 73% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Sopaj landed 46% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Sopaj ended up landing 52% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 45 of 86. He ended up landing 42 of 81 significant strikes directed at the head. Oliveira ended up connecting on 67 of 144 significant strikes in that fight. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 39 of 91 aimed at the head. In terms of total strikes that he let go in that contest, Oliveira ended up connecting on 88 of 170 while Sopaj ended up landing 92 of 146 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Mansur Abdul-Malik faces off against Dusko Todorovic. Abdul-Malik steps into the cage with a mark of 6-0-0. The 27-year-old weighs 185 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 79". Todorovic stands in at 6'1" and will fight at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career mark of 12-4-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 74". In terms of takedowns, Mansur Abdul-Malik gets a takedown 0.70 times per 3 rounds while Dusko Todorovic takes his opponents to the mat 0.96 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Abdul-Malik lands 5.38 strikes per min and is connecting on 53% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side we have Dusko Todorovic, who lands 57% of the strikes he has thrown and connects on 5.54 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Cortavious Romious is set to face off with Gaston Bolanos. Bolanos looks to add a victory to his record of 7-4-0. The 32-year-old weighs 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 69". Romious comes in at 5'4" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 9-2-0. The 30-year-old has a reach of 68". Concerning grappling, Gaston Bolanos stops 50% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is scoring a takedown on 15% of the times he tries. Romious is taking his opponents to the mat on 15% of his attempts and is able to curb 87% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Bolanos is absorbing 3.49 strikes per min and he is dishing out 3.88 strikes per minute. Romious, at the same time, takes 2.52 strikes/minute and connects on 3.04 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ricky Turcios (+240)

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