Loma Lookboonmee vs Istela Nunes Pick, 04/05/2025 Predictions UFC Vegas 105 Odds

Loma Lookboonmee vs Istela Nunes

UFC Vegas 105

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Loma Lookboonmee will take on Istela Nunes at UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The opening moneyline has Lookboonmee at -600 while Nunes is priced at +430.

Loma Lookboonmee looks to add a victory to her career total of 9-3-0. The 29-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and stands in at 5'1". The orthodox fighter reaches 61". Istela Nunes comes in at 5'4" and weighs 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career record of 6-5-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old reaches 66". When talking about significant strikes, Loma Lookboonmee is landing 4.10 per minute while Istela Nunes is landing 5.02 significant strikes per min. Lookboonmee is landing 57% of the significant strikes she tries and Nunes lands 45%. When it comes to defending themselves, Lookboonmee takes 2.48 significant strikes per minute and Nunes absorbs 4.84. Lookboonmee also curbs 53% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt while Nunes curbs 60% of the shots thrown.

In the category of takedowns, Loma Lookboonmee is the more competent wrestler as she takes her opponents to the mat 1.90 times per 3 rounds. Lookboonmee is scoring a takedown on 50% of the times she tries and is defending 72% of the takedowns her opponents try. Nunes is getting her opponent to the mat on 15% of her takedown tries and is stuffing 50% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Lookboonmee is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by trying 0.1 submissions per 15 minutes while Nunes looks to get 0.4 submissions per 15 min.

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In her last fight, Loma Lookboonmee went up against Bruna Brasil and wound up taking home the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Brasil ended up landing 52 of 99 total strikes that she let go. Lookboonmee ended the night having landed 73 of 131 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Brasil landed 28 of 63, giving her a percentage of 44%. She landed 9 of 39 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Lookboonmee landed 51% of the significant strikes she threw by landing 58 of 112. Of those significant strikes, she was 15 of 52 to the head. 78% of the significant strikes connected on by Brasil and 81% of them landed by Lookboonmee were tallied at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Istela Nunes, she fought Viktoriia Dudakova and wound up walking away in defeat by way of an injury on the ground in round 1. Dudakova landed 66% of the significant strikes she took from distance and Nunes landed 100% of the significant strikes she took from distance. Nunes ended up connecting on 33% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 2 of 6. She ended up connecting on 1 of 4 significant strikes to the head. Dudakova connected on 3 of 11 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she ended up landing 1 of 7 to the head. In relation to the total strikes thrown in this fight, Dudakova ended up connecting on 3 of 11 while Nunes ended up connecting on 2 of 6 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Vanessa Demopoulos encounters Talita Alencar. Demopoulos has a record of 11-6-0. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and measures in at 5'2". The orthodox fighter stretches 59". Alencar measures 5'1" and records a weight of 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 5-1-1. The 34-year-old extends her reach 58". In the grappling category, Vanessa Demopoulos gets a takedown 0.41 times per 15 min and Talita Alencar takes her opponents to the canvas 2.00 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Demopoulos lands an average of 3.87 strikes/min and connecting on 41% of her attempted strikes. On the other side we have Talita Alencar, who lands 28% of the strikes she has attempted and connects on 2.49 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Lerone Murphy is set to enter the Octagon with Josh Emmett. Emmett holds a career record of 19-4-0. The 40-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and stands in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 70". Murphy stands in at 5'9" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 15-0-1. The 33-year-old has a reach of 73". In terms of wrestling, Josh Emmett deflects 46% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedown attempts on 37% of his tries. Murphy is finishing his takedown tries on 54% of his attempts and stops 48% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Emmett is taking 4.61 strikes/minute and he is dishing out 4.04 strikes/min. Murphy, on the contrary, is absorbing 2.67 strikes/minute and is dealing 4.80 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Istela Nunes (+430)

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