Shamil Gaziev vs Don'Tale Mayes Pick, 8/3/2024 Predictions UFC Abu Dhabi Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/31/2024

Shamil Gaziev vs Don'Tale Mayes

UFC Abu Dhabi

Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Saturday, August 3, 2024

Shamil Gaziev will take on Don'Tale Mayes at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday, August 3, 2024. The line has Gaziev coming in at -238 while Mayes is priced at +195.

Shamil Gaziev looks to add a victory to his career record of 12-1-0. The 34-year-old weighs 265 lbs and measures 6'4". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 78". Don'Tale "Lord Kong" Mayes stands 6'6" and weighs in at 260 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 11-6-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old stretches 81". In the category of significant strikes, Shamil Gaziev connects on 2.63 per minute while Don'Tale Mayes is landing 3.69 significant strikes per min. Gaziev is landing 44% of the significant strikes he attempts and Mayes is landing 43%. When it comes to defending in the cage, Gaziev absorbs 4.73 significant strikes per min and "Lord Kong" takes 3.96. Gaziev also defends 42% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Mayes deflects 47% of the shots thrown in his direction.

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UFC Abu Dhabi	Shamil Gaziev	Don'Tale Mayes
Opening Odds	-238	+195
Record	12-1-0	11-6-0 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	9:31	12:18
Height	6'4"	6'6"
Weight	265 lbs	260 lbs
Reach	78"	81"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.63	3.69
Striking Accuracy	44%	43%

Concerning takedowns, Shamil Gaziev is the not as competent as a wrestler as he takes his opponents down 0.53 times per 15 minutes. Gaziev is scoring a takedown on 14% of his attempts and thwarting 85% of all takedown attempts. Mayes is getting his opponent to the mat on 43% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 60% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Gaziev is the more skilled technician by trying 0.5 submissions per 3 rds while Mayes goes for 0.4 submissions per 15 min.

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In his previous fight, Shamil Gaziev squared up with Jairzinho Rozenstruik and wound up losing the fight by way of an eye injury by Gaziev in round 4. Rozenstruik ended up landing 140 of 230 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Gaziev finished this fight landing 27 of 75 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Rozenstruik ended up landing 127 of 215, which gave him a percentage of 59%. He finished the fight landing 78 of 158 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Gaziev landed 32% of his significant strikes by connecting on 22 of 68. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 16 of 59 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes connected on by Rozenstruik and 77% of them landed by Gaziev were tallied at a distance.

In the last bout for Don'Tale Mayes, he battled Caio Machado and took home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Machado ended up landing 98% of his significant strikes at distance while Mayes landed 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Mayes landed 36% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 67 of 183. He connected on 42 of 140 significant strikes to the head. Machado landed 76 of 159 significant strikes in that fight. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 33 of 103 directed at the head. Regarding the strikes he fired off in this contest, Machado connected on 77 of 160 and Mayes ended up landing 73 of 190 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

One more match to look forward to is when Jai Herbert meets Rolando Bedoya. Herbert looks to add a victory to his career total of 12-5-1. The 36-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 77". Bedoya stands 5'11" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-3-0. The 27-year-old extends his reach 74". In the grappling category, Jai Herbert takes his opponents to the mat 0.20 times per 3 rds and Rolando Bedoya takes his opponents to the mat 0.60 times per 3 rounds. When talking about striking, Herbert tags his opponents 2.69 strikes per minute and landing 41% of the strikes that he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Rolando Bedoya, who lands 55% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 8.70 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Denis Tiuliulin is set to fight Sedriques Dumas. Dumas steps into the cage holding a mark of 9-2-0. The 28-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter stretches 79". Tiuliulin measures in at 6'1" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 10-9-0 (1 NC). The 36-year-old has a reach of 77". In terms of grappling, Sedriques Dumas is able to stop 40% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedowns on 50% of the times he tries. Tiuliulin is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the attempts he tries and prevents 73% of all takedown attempts. In the matter of striking, Dumas takes 2.14 strikes per min and he dishes out 1.76 strikes/minute. Tiuliulin, on the other side, is taking 6.15 strikes per min and is connecting on 4.50 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Don'Tale Mayes (+195)

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