Themba Gorimbo vs Niko Price Pick, 10/12/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 98 Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/11/2024

Themba Gorimbo vs Niko Price

UFC Vegas 98

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Themba Gorimbo will face off with Niko Price at UFC Vegas 98 on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The opening odds have Gorimbo coming in at -298 while Price is priced at +240.

Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo steps into the Octagon with a mark of 13-4-0. The 33-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 77". Niko "The Hybrid" Price stands in at 6'0" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 16-7-0 (2 NC). The 35-year-old stretches 76". Regarding significant strikes, Themba Gorimbo lands 2.53 per minute and Niko Price is landing 5.65 significant strikes per minute. Gorimbo connects on 69% of the significant strikes he tries and Price is connecting on 43%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "The Answer" allows 1.08 significant strikes per min while "The Hybrid" takes 5.69. Gorimbo also prevents 46% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Price defends against 49% of the strikes thrown his way.

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UFC Vegas 98	Themba Gorimbo	Niko Price
Opening Odds	-298	+240
Record	13-4-0	16-7-0 (2 NC)
Average Fight Time	9:17	8:26
Height	6'1"	6'0"
Weight	170 lbs	170 lbs
Reach	77"	76"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.53	5.65
Striking Accuracy	69%	43%

Concerning grappling, Themba Gorimbo is the more competent wrestler as he takes his opponents down 4.04 times per 3 rds. Gorimbo is finishing his takedown attempts on 58% of the times he tries and stuffing 78% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Price is finishing his takedowns on 32% of his takedown attempts and is defending 62% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding submissions, Gorimbo is not as skilled of a technician by going for 0.3 submissions per 3 rounds while Price looks to get 0.6 submissions per 15 min.

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In his last fight, Themba Gorimbo squared up with Ramiz Brahimaj and ended up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Brahimaj ended up landing 15 of 20 total strikes attempted in that fight. Gorimbo walked away from this fight having landed 110 of 134 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Brahimaj ended up landing 3 of 6, which gave him a rate of 50%. He landed 0 of 2 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Gorimbo ended up landing 82% of his significant strikes by landing 43 of 52. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 9 of 13 aimed at the head. 0% of the significant strikes connected on by Brahimaj and 13% of them landed by Gorimbo were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Niko Price, he faced off with Alex Morono and ended up getting the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Morono ended up connecting on 94% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Price landed 72% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Price landed 48% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 108 of 224. He landed 78 of 181 significant strikes to the head. Morono ended up landing 96 of 210 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 74 of 184 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes that he threw in that fight, Morono ended up connecting on 111 of 225 and Price ended up landing 138 of 259 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Chris Barnett faces off against Junior Tafa. Barnett steps into the cage with a mark of 23-8-0. The 38-year-old is weighing in at 265 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 75". Tafa measures in at 6'3" and weighs 240 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 5-3-0. The 28-year-old stretches 75". When it comes to grappling, Chris Barnett scores a takedown 0.60 times per 15 minutes while Junior Tafa takes his opponents down 0.30 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Barnett lands 4.41 strikes/minute and is landing 48% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Junior Tafa, who lands 42% of the strikes that he throws and lands an average of 1.67 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Cody Haddon is set to square up in the Octagon with Dan Argueta. Argueta steps into the cage with a mark of 9-2-0 (2 NC). The 31-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 68". Haddon stands in at 5'7" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career record of 7-1-0. The 26-year-old stretches 69". In terms of grappling, Dan Argueta is stopping 57% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is scoring a takedown on 48% of his attempts. Haddon is taking his opponents down on 25% of the attempts he tries and prevents 15% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Argueta takes 1.90 strikes per min and he lands 2.18 strikes per min. Haddon, in contrast, takes 2.86 strikes per minute and is landing 8.57 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Niko Price (+240)

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