Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset Pick, 02/08/2025 Predictions UFC 312 Odds

Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset

UFC 312

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Jonathan Micallef will face off against Kevin Jousset at UFC 312 on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The opening moneyline has Micallef priced at +195 while Jousset is at -238.

Jonathan "The Captain" Micallef will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 7-1-0. The 25-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and measures 6'0". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 77". Kevin "Air" Jousset comes in at 6'2" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 10-3-0. The 31-year-old reaches 75". Regarding significant strikes, Jonathan Micallef is connecting on 0.33 per minute while Kevin Jousset lands 7.73 significant strikes per min. Micallef connects on 25% of the significant strikes he tries while Jousset is landing 56%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Captain" takes 1.66 significant strikes per min and "Air" allows 6.92. Micallef also stops 16% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way while Jousset is able to deflect 48% of them.

Concerning wrestling, Jonathan Micallef is the more effective wrestler as he takes his opponents down 4.97 times per 3 rounds. Micallef is getting his opponent to the mat on 50% of his tries and is stopping 50% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Jousset is taking his opponents to the mat on 40% of his takedown tries and stuffing 85% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Micallef is the more skilled of the two fighters by trying 5.0 subs per 15 minutes while Jousset attempts 0.5 subs per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Jonathan Micallef went up against Mohamed Ado and ended up getting the victory in the fight by a triangle choke in round 1. Ado landed 6 of 7 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Micallef finished this fight landing 3 of 9 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Ado ended up landing 5 of 6, which gave him a rate of 83%. He landed 0 of 1 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Micallef ended up landing 25% of his significant strikes by sticking 1 of 4. Of all the significant strikes, he was 0 of 3 pointed at the head. 20% of the significant strikes landed by Ado and 0% of them connected on by Micallef were done at distance.

In the last bout for Kevin Jousset, he faced off with Bryan Battle and was on the losing end of this fight by a punch to the head in round 2. Battle connected on 82% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Jousset connected on 79% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Jousset landed 59% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 58 of 97. He connected on 31 of 66 significant strikes to the head. Battle connected on 97 of 170 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 79 of 146 to the head. Discussing the strikes he fired off in this contest, Battle landed 118 of 194 while Jousset landed 63 of 107 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Quillan Salkilld squares up against Anshul Jubli. Salkilld steps into the cage with a record of 7-1-0. The 25-year-old weighs 155 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter reaches 75". Jubli measures in at 6'0" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a record of 7-1-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 69". In terms of takedowns, Quillan Salkilld takes his opponents to the mat 9.00 times per 3 rounds while Anshul Jubli scores a takedown 0.82 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Salkilld is landing 5.40 strikes/minute and landing 55% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage you've got Anshul Jubli, who is connecting on 46% of the strikes he has tried and is landing 6.48 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Nyamjargal Tumendemberel is set to encounter HyunSung Park. Park steps into the Octagon holding a record of 9-0-0. The 29-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 66". Tumendemberel measures 5'7" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 8-1-0. The 26-year-old has a wingspan of 71". Regarding wrestling, HyunSung Park is able to deflect 85% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is getting his opponent to the mat on 27% of his tries. Tumendemberel is taking his opponents to the mat on 31% of the attempts he tries and thwarts 52% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With regard to striking, Park takes 3.43 strikes/minute while he deals 4.15 strikes/minute. Tumendemberel, on the other hand, absorbs 3.29 strikes per minute and connects on 3.13 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kevin Jousset (-238)

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