Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo Pick, 12/07/2024 Predictions UFC 310 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/3/2024

Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo

UFC 310

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Vicente Luque will take on Themba Gorimbo at UFC 310 on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The opening odds have Luque coming in at -650 while Gorimbo is priced at -162.

Vicente "The Silent Assassin" Luque will be looking to add a win to his career record of 22-10-1. The 33-year-old weighs 170 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 75". Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo stands in at 6'1" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 14-4-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 77". When talking about significant strikes, Vicente Luque lands 5.07 per minute and Themba Gorimbo is landing 3.11 significant strikes per minute. Luque connects on 52% of the significant strikes he tries while Gorimbo is landing 61%. Regarding defense, "The Silent Assassin" allows 5.21 significant strikes per min and "The Answer" allows 1.07. Luque also prevents 52% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Gorimbo stops 56% of them.

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UFC 310	Vicente Luque	Themba Gorimbo
Opening Odds	-650	-162
Record	22-10-1	14-4-0
Average Fight Time	10:02	10:26
Height	5'11"	6'1"
Weight	170 lbs	170 lbs
Reach	75"	77"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	5.07	3.11
Striking Accuracy	52%	61%

Concerning wrestling, Vicente Luque is not as effective of a wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.00 times per 3 rounds. Luque is getting his opponent to the mat on 53% of the times he tries and stopping 62% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Gorimbo is getting his opponent to the mat on 65% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 82% of the tries against him. When it comes to submissions, Luque is the more skilled technician by trying 0.8 finishes per 15 minutes while Gorimbo tries 0.6 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Vicente Luque fought Joaquin Buckley and wound up losing the fight by a punch to the head in round 2. Buckley ended up landing 63 of 142 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Luque ended the night having landed 22 of 65 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Buckley landed 55 of 131, which gave him a percentage of 41%. He finished the fight landing 42 of 112 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Luque ended up landing 33% of his significant strikes by landing 21 of 63. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 7 of 45 pointed at the head. 38% of the significant strikes landed by Buckley and 100% of them connected on by Luque were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Themba Gorimbo, he faced off with Niko Price and wound up getting the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Price ended up landing 68% of his significant strikes at distance while Gorimbo landed 63% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Gorimbo ended up connecting on 53% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 68 of 127. He ended up landing 44 of 97 significant strikes aimed at the head. Price landed 16 of 53 significant strikes in that battle. Of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 13 of 43 aimed at the head. In regard to total strikes that he let go, Price ended up landing 58 of 100 and Gorimbo ended up landing 141 of 223 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Movsar Evloev fights Aljamain Sterling. Evloev will be looking to add a win to his record of 18-0-0. The 30-year-old weighs in at 145 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 72". Sterling measures 5'7" and weighs 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career record of 24-4-0. The 35-year-old has an arm span of 71". When it comes to grappling, Movsar Evloev takes his opponents down 4.75 times per 15 minutes while Aljamain Sterling scores a takedown 2.31 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Evloev is connecting on 4.43 strikes per minute and is connecting on 48% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage you've got Aljamain Sterling, who tags his opponent on 52% of his attempted strikes and connects for an average of 4.61 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Bryan Battle is set to square up against Randy Brown. Brown will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 19-5-0. The 34-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 78". Battle measures 6'1" and weighs 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 12-2-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old reaches 77". Concerning grappling, Randy Brown is stopping 70% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedown tries on 39% of his tries. Battle is finishing his takedown tries on 23% of his tries and thwarts 52% of all takedown attempts. In the category of striking, Brown is taking 3.20 strikes per minute and he lands 4.38 strikes/minute. Battle, at the same time, takes 4.14 strikes per min and is dishing out 5.44 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Themba Gorimbo (-162)

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