Said Nurmagomedov vs Daniel Santos Pick, 10/26/2024 Predictions UFC 308 Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/25/2024

Said Nurmagomedov vs Daniel Santos

UFC 308

Eithad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Said Nurmagomedov will battle Daniel Santos at UFC 308 on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The odds have Nurmagomedov coming in at -290 while Santos is at +235.

Said Nurmagomedov comes into this fight holding a mark of 18-3-0. The 32-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 70". Daniel "Willycat" Santos comes in at 5'7" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a record of 12-2-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 67". In terms of significant strikes, Said Nurmagomedov connects on 3.55 per min and Daniel Santos lands 4.26 significant strikes per minute. Nurmagomedov is landing 47% of the significant strikes he attempts and Santos connects on 37%. Concerning the fighter's defense, Nurmagomedov allows 2.13 significant strikes per min while "Willycat" absorbs 5.12. Nurmagomedov also prevents 57% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Santos stops 50% of the strikes thrown his way.

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UFC 308	Said Nurmagomedov	Daniel Santos
Opening Odds	-290	+235
Record	18-3-0	12-2-0
Average Fight Time	8:14	13:09
Height	5'8"	5'7"
Weight	135 lbs	135 lbs
Reach	70"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.55	4.26
Striking Accuracy	47%	37%

Regarding takedowns, Said Nurmagomedov is not as efficient of a grappler as he scores a takedown 1.01 times per 3 rds. Nurmagomedov is getting his opponent to the mat on 16% of his tries and is stuffing 66% of all takedowns attempted on him. Santos is scoring a takedown on 50% of the takedowns he attempts and is stopping 73% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Nurmagomedov is the more apt fighter by trying 1.4 subs per 15 minutes while Santos looks to get 0.7 subs per 15 minutes.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Said Nurmagomedov went up against Muin Gafurov and took home the victory via guillotine choke in round 1. Gafurov ended up landing 1 of 3 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Nurmagomedov walked away from this fight having landed 5 of 11 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Gafurov landed 1 of 3, giving him a percentage of 33%. He landed 0 of 2 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Nurmagomedov ended up landing 45% of his significant strikes by sticking 5 of 11. Of those significant strikes, he landed 2 of 7 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Gafurov and 100% of them landed by Nurmagomedov were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Daniel Santos, he went up against Johnny Munoz and ended up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Munoz ended up landing 83% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Santos landed 20% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Santos landed 54% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 50 of 91. He ended up connecting on 30 of 62 significant strikes aimed at the head. Munoz connected on 18 of 39 significant strikes in that battle. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 8 of 26 to the head. Discussing the total strikes thrown in this fight, Munoz connected on 64 of 101 while Santos was 134 of 198 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Abus Magomedov squares up against Brunno Ferreira. Magomedov will be looking to add a win to his career total of 26-6-1. The 34-year-old is fighting at 185 lbs and comes in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter stretches 78". Ferreira measures 5'10" and will fight at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 12-1-0. The 31-year-old has an arm span of 72". In terms of takedowns, Abus Magomedov takes his opponents to the mat 2.65 times per 15 minutes while Brunno Ferreira gets a takedown 0.89 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Magomedov connects on 2.88 strikes/minute and lands 44% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Brunno Ferreira, who is connecting on 54% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 4.99 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Chris Barnett is set to go up against Kennedy Nzechukwu. Nzechukwu comes into this fight with a record of 12-5-0. The 32-year-old weighs 205 lbs and measures in at 6'5". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 83". Barnett stands 5'9" and weighs 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a record of 23-8-0. The 38-year-old reaches 75". In terms of wrestling, Kennedy Nzechukwu is able to stop 80% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents to the mat on 45% of his tries. Barnett is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the tries he takes and thwarts 33% of all takedown tries against him. With reference to striking, Nzechukwu is absorbing 4.90 strikes per minute while he is connecting on 5.13 per min. Barnett, on the contrary, takes 5.87 strikes per minute and lands 4.41 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Daniel Santos (+235)

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