Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev Pick, 02/08/2025 Predictions UFC 312 Odds

Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev

UFC 312

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Tom Nolan will face off against Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC 312 on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The odds have Nolan priced at +120 while Borshchev is priced at -142.

Tom "Big Train" Nolan will be looking to add a victory to his total of 8-1-0. The 24-year-old weighs in at 155 lbs and comes in at 6'3". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 73". Viacheslav "Slava Claus" Borshchev stands in at 5'11" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 8-4-1. The 33-year-old stretches 69". In terms of significant strikes, Tom Nolan is landing 6.68 per min and Viacheslav Borshchev lands 5.40 significant strikes per minute. Nolan connects on 50% of the significant strikes he attempts while Borshchev lands 53%. Regarding defense, "Big Train" absorbs 5.17 significant strikes per min and "Slava Claus" takes 4.80. Nolan also thwarts 47% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Borshchev is able to defend against 56% of the shots thrown.

In the grappling category, Tom Nolan is not as efficient of a grappler as he is able to score a takedown 0.30 times per 15 min. Nolan is finishing his takedown attempts on 15% of the times he tries and is defending 66% of all takedown tries against him. Borshchev is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the takedowns he tries and thwarting 35% of the attempts against him. In terms of going for the submission, Nolan is the more capable fighter by attempting 0.7 submissions per 15 min while Borshchev attempts 0.3 submissions per 3 rounds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Tom Nolan squared up with Alex Reyes and ended up winning this fight by unanimous decision in round 3. Reyes ended up landing 89 of 161 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Nolan finished this fight landing 104 of 198 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Reyes landed 69 of 140, giving him a percentage of 49%. He finished the fight landing 30 of 87 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Nolan landed 47% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 84 of 176. Of all the significant strikes, he was 40 of 112 to the head. 75% of the significant strikes connected on by Reyes and 69% of them connected on by Nolan were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Viacheslav Borshchev, he fought James Llontop and wound up taking home the win by split decision in round 3. Llontop landed 97% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Borshchev ended up connecting on 95% of his significant strikes at distance. Borshchev landed 41% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 96 of 229. He connected on 49 of 172 significant strikes directed at the head. Llontop landed 93 of 249 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 40 of 168 to the head. In relation to total strikes that he threw in that fight, Llontop landed 97 of 253 and Borshchev was 97 of 230 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Rong Zhu goes up against Kody Steele. Zhu steps into the cage with a mark of 25-6-0. The 24-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 72". Steele comes in at 5'9" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 7-0-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 71". Regarding grappling, Rong Zhu gets a takedown 1.85 times per 15 min while Kody Steele is able to score a takedown 0.70 times per 15 min. In the striking category, Zhu connects for an average of 5.45 strikes per min and lands 51% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Kody Steele, who connects on 40% of the strikes that he throws and is landing 5.27 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Kevin Jousset is set to fight Jonathan Micallef. 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". 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". Concerning grappling, Jonathan Micallef is able to defend against 50% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedowns on 50% of the times he tries. Jousset is taking his opponents down on 40% of the attempts he tries and curbs 85% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Concerning striking, Micallef is absorbing 1.66 strikes per minute while he is connecting on 0.33 strikes per min. Jousset, notwithstanding, takes 6.92 strikes per minute and is dealing 7.73 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Viacheslav Borshchev (-142)

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