Victor Martinez vs Tom Nolan Pick, 5/18/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 92 Odds

Victor Martinez vs Tom Nolan

UFC Vegas 92

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Victor Martinez will enter the Octagon with Tom Nolan at UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The opening odds have Martinez coming in at +340 while Nolan is coming in at -440.

Victor "The Brick" Martinez walks into the cage holding a record of 13-5-0. The 32-year-old weighs 155 lbs. and measures in at 5' 8". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 70". Tom "Big Train" Nolan stands in at 6' 3" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs.. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 6-1-0. The 24-year-old has a reach of 73". Regarding significant strikes, Victor Martinez is connecting on 8.65 per min and Tom Nolan is connecting on 10.27 significant strikes per min. Martinez is connecting on 50% of the significant strikes he throws while Nolan is landing 56%. Regarding defending in the cage, "The Brick" takes 7.45 significant strikes per minute while "Big Train" allows 9.45. Martinez also thwarts 54% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Nolan prevents 47% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

When it comes to grappling, Victor Martinez is the more efficient wrestler as he gets a takedown 0.86 times per 15 min. Martinez is getting his opponent to the mat on 50% of his tries and is stopping 80% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Nolan is taking his opponents down on 15% of his takedown attempts and is stuffing 15% of the attempts against him. When it comes to subbing opponents, Martinez is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 0.9 finishes per 3 rounds while Nolan goes for 0.4 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Victor Martinez went up against Jordan Leavitt and wound up losing the fight via knees to the head in round 1. Leavitt landed 18 of 38 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Martinez finished this fight landing 9 of 31 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Leavitt ended up landing 17 of 35, giving him a percentage of 48%. He finished the fight landing 8 of 21 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Martinez landed 25% of his significant strikes by landing 7 of 28. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 4 of 20 aimed at the head. 47% of the significant strikes landed by Leavitt and 100% of them connected on by Martinez were done at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Tom Nolan, he went up against Nikolas Motta and was on the losing end of this fight by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Motta ended up connecting on 38% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Nolan ended up connecting on 91% of his significant strikes at distance. Nolan ended up landing 60% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 12 of 20. He landed 5 of 13 significant strikes to the head. Motta landed 21 of 40 significant strikes in that battle. Out of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 19 of 35 to the head. In relation to the total strikes thrown in this fight, Motta landed 21 of 40 and Nolan ended up connecting on 12 of 20 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Abus Magomedov enters the Octagon with Warlley Alves. Magomedov looks to add a victory to his career record of 25-6-1. The 33-year-old is weighing in at 185 lbs. and measures in at 6' 2". The orthodox fighter reaches 78". Alves measures 5' 11" and is weighing in at 185 lbs.. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 15-7-0. The 33-year-old extends his reach 72". Regarding grappling, Abus Magomedov scores a takedown 0.61 times per 3 rds and Warlley Alves is averaging a takedown 1.35 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Magomedov lands 3.73 strikes per minute and lands 42% of his attempted strikes. Joining him in the Octagon is Warlley Alves, who tags his opponent on 48% of the strikes that he throws and lands 3.25 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Kleidison Rodrigues is set to face off against Heili Alateng. Alateng comes into this fight with a mark of 16-9-2. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs. and stands in at 5' 5". The orthodox fighter stretches 66". Rodrigues measures 5' 5" and weighs 135 lbs.. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 8-3-0. The 28-year-old reaches 67". Regarding wrestling, Heili Alateng is thwarting 72% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is taking his opponents to the mat on 40% of his attempts. Rodrigues is finishing his takedown tries on 25% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 63% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Concerning striking, Alateng absorbs 5.03 strikes per min while he deals 2.88 strikes per min. Rodrigues, notwithstanding, is absorbing 2.75 strikes per minute and is connecting on 5.48 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Victor Martinez (+340)

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