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Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura Pick, 3/16/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 88 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/11/2024

Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura

UFC Vegas 88

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Tai Tuivasa will face off against Marcin Tybura at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The moneyline has Tuivasa at -130 while Tybura is coming in at +110.

Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa has a mark of 15-6-0. The 30-year-old weighs in at 264 lbs and measures in at 6'2". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 75". Marcin "Tybur" Tybura measures in at 6'3" and weighs 249 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 24-8-0. The 38-year-old extends his reach 78". Concerning significant strikes, Tai Tuivasa is connecting on 3.98 per min while Marcin Tybura connects on 3.55 significant strikes per minute. Tuivasa lands 49% of the significant strikes he throws while Tybura lands 48%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Bam Bam" allows 4.98 significant strikes per minute while "Tybur" allows 3.35. Tuivasa also defends against 43% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Tybura defends against 55% of the strikes thrown his way.

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UFC Vegas 88 Tai Tuivasa Marcin Tybura
Opening Odds -130 +110
Record 15-6-0 24-8-0
Average Fight Time 6:54 12:02
Height 6'2" 6'3"
Weight 264 lbs 249 lbs
Reach 75" 78"
Strikes Landed Per Minute 3.98 3.55
Striking Accuracy 49% 48%

 

Concerning grappling, Tai Tuivasa is the not as competent as a wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 0.00 times per 3 rds. Tuivasa is scoring a takedown on 0% of his attempts and stuffing 54% of all takedown attempts. Tybura is scoring a takedown on 33% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 79% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Tuivasa is the more capable of the two fighters by attempting 0.6 submissions per 15 min while Tybura looks to get 0.1 submissions per 3 rounds.

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In his last bout, Tai Tuivasa fought Alexander Volkov and walked away with a loss by an ezekiel choke from the mount position in round 2. Volkov landed 107 of 164 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Tuivasa ended the night having landed 30 of 69 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Volkov landed 93 of 143, which gave him a percentage of 65%. He finished the fight landing 65 of 110 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Tuivasa ended up landing 41% of his significant strikes by landing 28 of 67. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 4 of 31 pointed at the head. 77% of the significant strikes landed by Volkov and 92% of them connected on by Tuivasa were done at distance.

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In the last fight for Marcin Tybura, he faced off with Tom Aspinall and took a loss on the night by a punch to the head in round 1. Aspinall landed 53% of his significant strikes at distance and Tybura ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Tybura ended up connecting on 26% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 4 of 15. He connected on 2 of 13 significant strikes aimed at the head. Aspinall ended up landing 13 of 18 significant strikes in that battle. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 12 of 17 directed at the head. Relating to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Aspinall connected on 13 of 18 and Tybura ended up connecting on 4 of 15 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch out for

One more match to look forward to is when Bryan Battle opposes Ange Loosa. Battle holds a career record of 11-2-0. The 29-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 77". Loosa stands in at 5'10" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 10-3-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 74". Regarding grappling, Bryan Battle is averaging a takedown 0.94 times per 3 rds and Ange Loosa takes his opponents to the canvas 2.25 times per 15 min. Regarding striking, Battle connects for an average of 4.52 strikes/minute and is connecting on 54% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Ange Loosa, who is landing 46% of the strikes that he throws and is connecting on 6.32 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Kennedy Nzechukwu is set to go up against Ovince Saint Preux. Saint Preux has a career mark of 26-17-0. The 40-year-old tips the scales at 205 lbs and measures 6'3". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 80". Nzechukwu stands 6'5" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 12-4-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 83". Concerning wrestling, Ovince Saint Preux is stopping 66% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedowns on 38% of his tries. Nzechukwu is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of his tries and is able to deflect 80% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Saint Preux takes 3.14 strikes per minute and he is dealing 2.71 per minute. Nzechukwu, at the same time, absorbs 4.27 strikes per minute and is dealing 4.86 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tai Tuivasa (-130)

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