Wang Cong vs Victoria Leonardo Pick, 8/24/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 96 Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/21/2024

Wang Cong vs Victoria Leonardo

UFC Vegas 96

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Wang Cong will enter the Octagon with Victoria Leonardo at UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday, August 24, 2024. The opening moneyline has Cong coming in at -1100 while Leonardo is at +675.

Wang "The Joker" Cong walks into the Octagon with a record of 5-0-0. The 32-year-old records a weight of 125 lbs and stands 5'6". The southpaw fighter reaches 66". Victoria "Fury" Leonardo comes in at 5'5" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a mark of 9-6-0. The 34-year-old extends her reach 64". When talking about significant strikes, Wang Cong connects on 6.20 per minute and Victoria Leonardo is connecting on 3.27 significant strikes per minute. Cong is connecting on 82% of the significant strikes she attempts while Leonardo connects on 39%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Joker" allows 0.65 significant strikes per min and "Fury" takes 4.70. Cong also deflects 50% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt while Leonardo prevents 46% of the shots thrown in her direction.

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UFC Vegas 96	Wang Cong	Victoria Leonardo
Opening Odds	-1100	+675
Record	5-0-0	9-6-0
Average Fight Time	3:04	9:21
Height	5'6"	5'5"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	66"	64"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	6.20	3.27
Striking Accuracy	82%	39%

In the category of takedowns, Wang Cong is the more effective grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 4.89 times per 3 rounds. Cong is scoring a takedown on 85% of the times she tries and stuffing 15% of the takedowns her opponents try. Leonardo is getting her opponent to the mat on 27% of her takedown tries and is defending 71% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. When it comes to going for the sub, Cong is the more skilled of the two fighters by attempting 9.8 finishes per 3 rounds while Leonardo goes for 0.6 finishes per 15 min.

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In her last appearance in the Octagon, Wang Cong squared up with Paula Luna and took home the victory by way of guillotine choke in round 1. Luna landed 3 of 5 total strikes that she threw in that fight. Cong ended the night having landed 47 of 57 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Luna landed 2 of 4, which gave her a rate of 50%. She landed 1 of 3 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Cong landed 82% of the significant strikes she threw by landing 19 of 23. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she connected on 16 of 20 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Luna and 0% of them connected on by Cong were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Victoria Leonardo, she went up against Natalia Silva and walked away with a loss via a punch to the head in round 1. Silva landed 100% of her significant strikes at distance while Leonardo ended up connecting on 100% of her significant strikes at distance. Leonardo ended up landing 38% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 7 of 18. She landed 6 of 14 significant strikes to the head. Silva ended up landing 20 of 45 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she ended up landing 16 of 41 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes thrown in that contest, Silva ended up connecting on 21 of 46 and Leonardo landed 7 of 18 of all the strikes she threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Angela Hill opposes Tabatha Ricci. Hill has a career record of 17-13-0. The 39-year-old is fighting at 115 lbs and comes in at 5'3". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 64". Ricci stands 5'1" and is fighting at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 10-2-0. The 29-year-old reaches 61". In the grappling category, Angela Hill is able to score a takedown 0.80 times per 3 rounds while Tabatha Ricci takes her opponents to the canvas 2.99 times per 3 rds. When talking about striking, Hill connects for an average of 5.38 strikes/minute and connects on 49% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Tabatha Ricci, who is landing 37% of the strikes she attempts and lands 4.28 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Caio Borralho is set to take on Jared Cannonier. Cannonier steps into the cage holding a mark of 17-7-0. The 40-year-old weighs in at 185 lbs and measures 5'11". The switch fighter reaches 77". Borralho stands in at 6'1" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 16-1-0 (1 NC). The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 75". In the category of takedowns, Jared Cannonier is able to defend against 61% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is finishing his takedown tries on 46% of the times he tries. Borralho is taking his opponents down on 63% of his tries and thwarts 76% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Cannonier is taking 4.19 strikes per min and he is dishing out 4.62 strikes per minute. Borralho, on the other side, absorbs 2.06 strikes per min and lands 2.91 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Victoria Leonardo (+675)

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