Valter Walker vs Don'Tale Mayes Pick, 02/15/2025 Predictions UFC Vegas 102 Odds

Valter Walker vs Don'Tale Mayes

UFC Vegas 102

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Valter Walker will enter the Octagon with Don'Tale Mayes at UFC Vegas 102 on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The moneyline has Walker at -225 while Mayes is priced at +185.

Valter "The Clean Monster" Walker looks to add a win to his total of 12-1-0. The 27-year-old is fighting at 265 lbs and measures 6'6". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 78". Don'Tale "Lord Kong" Mayes measures in at 6'6" and weighs in at 260 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a record of 11-7-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 81". In terms of significant strikes, Valter Walker lands 1.86 per minute and Don'Tale Mayes connects on 3.51 significant strikes per min. Walker is connecting on 52% of the significant strikes he attempts while Mayes connects on 43%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Clean Monster" allows 3.16 significant strikes per min while "Lord Kong" takes 3.79. Walker also thwarts 42% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Mayes deflects 46% of the strikes thrown his way.

Regarding takedowns, Valter Walker is averaging more takedowns in the cage as he takes his opponents to the canvas 4.52 times per 15 min. Walker is finishing his takedown attempts on 75% of his tries and is stuffing 15% of all takedowns attempted on him. Mayes is finishing his takedowns on 38% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 58% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding subbing the opposition, Walker is the more skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.8 subs per 15 min while Mayes tries 0.4 subs per 3 rds.

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In his previous fight, Valter Walker squared up with Junior Tafa and wound up getting the win via a heel hook in round 1. Tafa ended up landing 10 of 13 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Walker walked away from this fight having landed 20 of 23 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Tafa landed 5 of 8 , which gave him a percentage of 62%. He landed 4 of 7 significant strikes aimed at the head. Statistically, Walker ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 4 of 4 . Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 1 of 1 pointed at the head. 80% of the significant strikes connected on by Tafa and 75% of them landed by Walker were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Don'Tale Mayes, he battled Shamil Gaziev and ended up losing the fight via unanimous decision in round 3. Gaziev ended up connecting on 38% of his significant strikes at distance while Mayes ended up connecting on 92% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Mayes ended up connecting on 46% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 27 of 58 . He ended up connecting on 18 of 45 significant strikes directed at the head. Gaziev ended up landing 31 of 46 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 22 of 37 aimed at the head. In terms of the strikes he fired off in this contest, Gaziev landed 89 of 114 while Mayes connected on 57 of 95 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Angela Hill fights Ketlen Souza. Hill has a career mark of 17-14-0. The 40-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and measures 5'3". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 64". Souza measures 5'3" and weighs 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 15-4-0. The 30-year-old extends her reach 63". In the grappling category, Angela Hill gets a takedown 0.76 times per 15 minutes and Ketlen Souza takes her opponents to the canvas 0.79 times per 15 minutes. When it comes to striking, Hill lands 5.46 strikes per minute and connecting on 49% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Ketlen Souza, who lands 66% of the strikes she has thrown and lands an average of 5.11 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Jacqueline Cavalcanti is set to square up in the Octagon with Julia Avila. Avila will be looking to add a victory to her total of 9-3-0. The 36-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Cavalcanti stands 5'8" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her record of 8-1-0. The 27-year-old stretches 70". Concerning grappling, Julia Avila stops 50% of her opponents takedown tries and is scoring a takedown on 33% of the times she tries. Cavalcanti is finishing her takedown tries on 15% of the tries she takes and is able to defend against 90% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. In the category of striking, Avila takes 2.86 strikes per minute while she is dealing 2.59 strikes/minute. Cavalcanti, on the other hand, is taking 3.22 strikes per min and is dishing out 6.02 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Don'Tale Mayes (+185)

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