Trevor Peek vs Yanal Ashmouz Pick, 9/7/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 97 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/4/2024

Trevor Peek vs Yanal Ashmouz

UFC Vegas 97

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Trevor Peek will enter the Octagon with Yanal Ashmouz at UFC Vegas 97 on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The opener has Peek priced at -125 while Ashmouz is at +105.

Trevor Peek comes into this fight with a record of 9-2-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and measures in at 5'9". The switch fighter stretches 70". Yanal "Red Fox" Ashmouz stands in at 5'9" and records a weight of 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a record of 7-1-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 68". With respect to significant strikes, Trevor Peek lands 4.58 per minute and Yanal Ashmouz is connecting on 3.08 significant strikes per min. Peek is connecting on 54% of the significant strikes he attempts while Ashmouz is landing 42%. Regarding defense, Peek allows 4.17 significant strikes per minute while "Red Fox" absorbs 5.35. Peek also deflects 44% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Ashmouz is able to deflect 59% of them.

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UFC Vegas 97	Trevor Peek	Yanal Ashmouz
Opening Odds	-125	+105
Record	9-2-0 (1 NC)	7-1-0
Average Fight Time	11:31	8:08
Height	5'9"	5'9"
Weight	155 lbs	155 lbs
Reach	70"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.58	3.08
Striking Accuracy	54%	42%

In the category of takedowns, Trevor Peek is the more apt wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.82 times per 3 rounds. Peek is taking his opponents to the canvas on 53% of the times he tries and stuffing 54% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Ashmouz is scoring a takedown on 50% of his takedown attempts and is defending 50% of the tries against him. Regarding submission attempts, Peek is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by trying 0.3 finishes per 3 rds while Ashmouz tries 0.7 finishes per 15 min.

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In his previous bout, Trevor Peek faced Charlie Campbell and wound up taking the loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Campbell ended up landing 100 of 153 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Peek ended the night having landed 62 of 118 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Campbell ended up landing 54 of 100, which gave him a rate of 54%. He landed 20 of 50 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Peek landed 48% of his significant strikes by sticking 47 of 97. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 32 of 77 to the head. 74% of the significant strikes landed by Campbell and 72% of them connected on by Peek were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Yanal Ashmouz, he went up against Chris Duncan and took a loss on the night by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Duncan ended up landing 96% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Ashmouz connected on 97% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Ashmouz landed 35% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 35 of 98. He landed 15 of 68 significant strikes to the head. Duncan landed 85 of 206 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 54 of 161 to the head. In regard to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Duncan ended up connecting on 87 of 209 while Ashmouz ended up connecting on 36 of 100 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Zhu Rong fights Chris Padilla. Rong steps into the cage holding a record of 25-5-0. The 24-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter stretches 72". Padilla comes in at 5'9" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 14-6-0. The 28-year-old has a reach of 74". In terms of takedowns, Zhu Rong is averaging a takedown 2.09 times per 3 rounds while Chris Padilla is averaging a takedown 9.89 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Rong lands an average of 5.47 strikes per min and lands 50% out of all the strikes he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Chris Padilla, who connects on 46% of the strikes that he throws and connects for an average of 2.64 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Ovince Saint Preux is set to square up in the Octagon against Ryan Spann. Spann comes into this bout with a record of 21-10-0. The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 205 lbs and comes in at 6'5". The orthodox fighter reaches 79". Saint Preux stands in at 6'3" and tips the scales at 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 27-17-0. The 41-year-old has a reach of 80". In the category of takedowns, Ryan Spann stops 47% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents down on 35% of his tries. Saint Preux is finishing his takedown tries on 36% of the tries he takes and stops 67% of all takedown tries against him. Concerning striking, Spann takes 3.89 strikes per min and he is connecting on 3.25 strikes/min. Saint Preux, on the other side, is absorbing 3.32 strikes per minute and dishes out 3.03 per minute.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Yanal Ashmouz (+105)

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