Vitor Petrino vs Dustin Jacoby Pick, 12/14/2024 Predictions UFC Tampa Odds

Vitor Petrino vs Dustin Jacoby

UFC Tampa

Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Vitor Petrino will battle Dustin Jacoby at UFC Tampa on Saturday, December 14, 2024. The line has Petrino at -305 while Jacoby is at +245.

Vitor Petrino will be looking to add a victory to his record of 11-1-0. The 27-year-old weighs 205 lbs and stands 6'2". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 77". Dustin "The Hanyak" Jacoby measures in at 6'3" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 19-9-1. The 36-year-old stretches 76". Regarding significant strikes, Vitor Petrino is landing 2.82 per minute while Dustin Jacoby is connecting on 5.50 significant strikes per min. Petrino is landing 45% of the significant strikes he throws while Jacoby is landing 47%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, Petrino absorbs 2.58 significant strikes per min and "The Hanyak" allows 4.14. Petrino also curbs 45% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Jacoby is able to defend against 57% of the shots thrown.

When it comes to grappling, Vitor Petrino is the better wrestler as he scores a takedown 3.98 times per 15 min. Petrino is getting his opponent to the mat on 66% of the times he tries and stuffing 71% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Jacoby is finishing his takedown attempts on 25% of his takedown tries and stopping 60% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Petrino is the more experienced submission fighter by trying 0.8 subs per 3 rounds while Jacoby looks to get 0.4 subs per 3 rounds.

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In his previous bout, Vitor Petrino fought Anthony Smith and ended up taking the loss via guillotine choke in round 1. Smith ended up landing 11 of 20 total strikes that he let go. Petrino walked away from this fight having landed 10 of 22 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Smith ended up landing 11 of 20, which gave him a rate of 55%. He ended up landing 7 of 15 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Petrino landed 45% of his significant strikes by landing 10 of 22. Of all the significant strikes, he connected on 4 of 14 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Smith and 100% of them landed by Petrino were done at a distance.

In the last fight for Dustin Jacoby, he faced off with Dominick Reyes and wound up walking away in defeat by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Reyes connected on 80% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Jacoby landed 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Jacoby landed 37% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 6 of 16. He ended up landing 1 of 7 significant strikes to the head. Reyes ended up connecting on 20 of 33 significant strikes in that fight. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 15 of 26 to the head. Regarding total strikes attempted in that contest, Reyes landed 20 of 33 and Jacoby ended up landing 6 of 16 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Adrian Yanez battles Daniel Marcos. Yanez will be looking to add a victory to his record of 17-5-0. The 31-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 70". Marcos stands 5'7" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 16-0-0 (1 NC). The 31-year-old extends his reach 69". Regarding grappling, Adrian Yanez gets his opposition to the mat 0.80 times per 15 minutes and Daniel Marcos takes his opponents down 0.25 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Yanez is connecting on 6.51 strikes per min and connects on 41% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Daniel Marcos, who connects on 52% of the strikes he has tried and connects on 5.94 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Tuco Tokkos is set to fight Navajo Stirling. Stirling looks to add a win to his career total of 5-0-0. The 27-year-old is fighting at 205 lbs and measures in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 79". Tokkos comes in at 6'4" and steps on the scale at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 10-4-0. The 34-year-old has a reach of 76". In the category of takedowns, Navajo Stirling is thwarting 85% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents down on 15% of his tries. Tokkos is taking his opponents down on 85% of his tries and is able to curb 33% of the takedowns his opponents try. With reference to striking, Stirling absorbs 3.40 strikes/minute while he dishes out 7.07 strikes per minute. Tokkos, notwithstanding, takes 4.57 strikes/min and connects on 3.26 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dustin Jacoby (+245)

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