Trevin Giles vs Carlos Prates Pick, 2/10/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 86 Odds

Trevin Giles vs Carlos Prates

UFC Vegas 86

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Trevin Giles will battle Carlos Prates at UFC Vegas 86 on Saturday, February 10, 2024. The opening line has Giles at +205 while Prates is coming in at -250.

Trevin Giles will be looking to add a win to his record of 16-5-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 74". Carlos "The Nightmare" Prates comes in at 6'1" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The switch fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 17-6-0. The 30-year-old has an arm span of 78". With respect to significant strikes, Trevin Giles connects on 2.97 per minute while Carlos Prates is landing 4.81 significant strikes per min. Giles is connecting on 53% of the significant strikes he tries while Prates is connecting on 63%. Regarding defending in the cage, Giles takes 2.09 significant strikes per min while "The Nightmare" takes 3.69. Giles also thwarts 59% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Prates stops 47% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

When it comes to wrestling, Trevin Giles is the more capable grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.27 times per 3 rounds. Giles is getting his opponent to the mat on 55% of the times he tries and stopping 71% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Prates is scoring a takedown on 15% of the takedowns he attempts and is stopping 15% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. In terms of going for the submission, Giles is less likely to go for the finish by trying 0.3 submissions per 15 minutes while Prates tries 0.4 submissions per 3 rounds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Trevin Giles went up against Gabriel Bonfim and wound up walking away in defeat via a guillotine choke in round 1. Bonfim ended up landing 3 of 11 total strikes attempted in that fight. Giles ended the night having landed 1 of 5 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Bonfim landed 3 of 11, giving him a percentage of 27%. He ended up landing 2 of 10 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Giles landed 20% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 1 of 5. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 1 of 5 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Bonfim and 100% of them connected on by Giles were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Carlos Prates, he went up against Mitch Ramirez and ended up getting the victory in the fight via a punch to the head in round 2. Ramirez landed 95% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Prates landed 100% of his significant strikes at distance. Prates ended up landing 63% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 30 of 47. He ended up landing 18 of 34 significant strikes directed at the head. Ramirez landed 23 of 44 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 9 of 28 to the head. Relating to total strikes thrown, Ramirez ended up landing 28 of 49 while Prates landed 30 of 47 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to keep an eye on

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Damir Hadzovic battles Bolaji Oki. Hadzovic will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 14-7-0. The 37-year-old weighs 155 lbs and stands 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 70". Oki measures 5'10" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 8-1-0. The 28-year-old stretches 73". In terms of takedowns, Damir Hadzovic takes his opponents to the canvas 0.78 times per 15 minutes and Bolaji Oki takes his opponents to the mat 0.80 times per 3 rounds. In the striking category, Hadzovic connects on 3.36 strikes/min and connects on 48% of the strikes that he throws. The other fighter in this bout is Bolaji Oki, who tags his opponent on 53% of the strikes he has tried and connects for an average of 11.57 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Marcin Prachnio is set to square up against Devin Clark. Clark holds a career mark of 14-8-0. The 33-year-old records a weight of 205 lbs and stands 6'0". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 75". Prachnio measures in at 6'3" and weighs 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a record of 16-7-0. The 35-year-old has a wingspan of 74". Regarding wrestling, Devin Clark curbs 60% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of his tries. Prachnio is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his tries and is able to deflect 54% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Clark is taking 2.95 strikes per minute and he is connecting on 2.99 strikes per min. Prachnio, at the same time, takes 3.25 strikes/minute and is dealing 5.39 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Carlos Prates (-250)

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