Connor Matthews vs Jose Delgado Pick, 02/15/2025 Predictions UFC Vegas 102 Odds

Connor Matthews vs Jose Delgado

UFC Vegas 102

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Connor Matthews will enter the Octagon with Jose Delgado at UFC Vegas 102 on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The moneyline has Matthews priced at +235 while Delgado is priced at -290.

Connor "The Controller" Matthews steps into the Octagon with a mark of 7-2-0. The 32-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The switch fighter stretches 71". Jose Delgado measures in at 5'11" and will fight at 145 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 8-1-0. The 26-year-old has a reach of 73". Regarding significant strikes, Connor Matthews is connecting on 5.30 per min while Jose Delgado connects on 6.23 significant strikes per minute. Matthews connects on 44% of the significant strikes he tries and Delgado is landing 44%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "The Controller" allows 6.19 significant strikes per min and Delgado absorbs 4.21. Matthews also defends 56% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Delgado curbs 48% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

In the wrestling category, Connor Matthews is the lesser skilled grappler as he takes his opponents to the mat 2.97 times per 15 minutes. Matthews is finishing his takedown attempts on 53% of his attempts and defending 50% of all takedown attempts. Delgado is taking his opponents to the mat on 75% of his takedown attempts and is stuffing 85% of the attempts against him. In terms of subbing opponents, Matthews is the more apt fighter by going for 0.7 submissions per 15 min while Delgado attempts 0.4 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his previous fight, Connor Matthews went up against Dennis Buzukja and took a loss on the night via a punch to the head in round 3. Buzukja landed 84 of 202 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Matthews walked away from this fight having landed 62 of 140 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Buzukja ended up landing 83 of 201 , which gave him a rate of 41%. He ended up landing 44 of 145 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Matthews landed 43% of his significant strikes by landing 60 of 138 . Of those significant strikes, he connected on 37 of 101 pointed at the head. 92% of the significant strikes connected on by Buzukja and 95% of them landed by Matthews were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Jose Delgado, he fought Ernie Juarez and wound up getting the victory by way of a knee to the head in round 2. Juarez ended up connecting on 92% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Delgado landed 70% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Delgado connected on 44% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 40 of 90 . He ended up landing 26 of 66 significant strikes to the head. Juarez connected on 27 of 52 significant strikes in that fight. Out of those significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 14 of 35 to the head. When discussing total strikes thrown in that contest, Juarez was 32 of 57 and Delgado landed 48 of 98 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Rafael Estevam encounters Jesus Aguilar. Estevam comes into this fight with a record of 12-0-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 125 lbs and measures 5'8". The orthodox fighter stretches 69". Aguilar measures in at 5'4" and weighs in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career record of 11-2-0. The 28-year-old has a reach of 62". In the grappling category, Rafael Estevam is able to score a takedown 3.35 times per 3 rds and Jesus Aguilar gets a takedown 1.75 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Estevam lands an average of 2.94 strikes/min and connects on 64% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Jesus Aguilar, who is connecting on 51% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 1.46 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Khaos Williams is set to go up against Gabriel Bonfim. Bonfim looks to add a victory to his career record of 16-1-0. The 27-year-old is fighting at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter reaches 72". Williams measures 6'0" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 15-3-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 77". Regarding takedowns, Gabriel Bonfim is thwarting 73% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown attempts on 75% of his tries. Williams is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of the tries he takes and prevents 80% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the category of striking, Bonfim absorbs 4.38 strikes per minute while he dishes out 5.78 strikes/min. Williams, on the other side, absorbs 5.42 strikes per min and is connecting on 5.81 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jose Delgado (-290)

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