Vince Morales vs Elijah Smith Pick, 02/15/2025 Predictions UFC Vegas 102 Odds

Vince Morales vs Elijah Smith

UFC Vegas 102

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Vince Morales will face off against Elijah Smith at UFC Vegas 102 on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The odds have Morales coming in at +150 while Smith is at -180.

Vince "Vandetta" Morales steps into the cage with a mark of 16-8-0. The 34-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 70". Elijah "Swift" Smith comes in at 5'9" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 7-1-0. The 22-year-old has a reach of 71". In the category of significant strikes, Vince Morales connects on 3.98 per minute while Elijah Smith is landing 5.00 significant strikes per minute. Morales connects on 36% of the significant strikes he attempts while Smith is landing 41%. When it comes to defending themselves, "Vandetta" allows 4.48 significant strikes per minute and "Swift" allows 5.07. Morales also curbs 53% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Smith stops 43% of the strikes thrown his way.

When it comes to wrestling, Vince Morales is the not as competent as a grappler as he scores a takedown 0.36 times per 3 rounds. Morales is taking his opponents to the canvas on 30% of the times he tries and thwarting 65% of the takedowns his opponents try. Smith is finishing his takedown tries on 45% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 85% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, Morales is less apt at going for the finish by trying 0.6 submissions per 15 minutes while Smith tries 1.0 submission per 3 rds.

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In his last fight, Vince Morales squared up with Taylor Lapilus and took a loss on the night by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Lapilus ended up landing 99 of 208 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Morales finished this fight landing 49 of 154 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Lapilus ended up landing 94 of 202 , which gave him a percentage of 46%. He landed 63 of 165 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side, Morales landed 27% of his significant strikes by landing 39 of 141 . In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 25 of 113 pointed at the head. 85% of the significant strikes landed by Lapilus and 87% of them connected on by Morales were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Elijah Smith, he battled Aaron Tau and took home the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Tau ended up landing 98% of his significant strikes at distance and Smith ended up landing 84% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Smith landed 41% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 75 of 180 . He ended up connecting on 62 of 163 significant strikes directed at the head. Tau connected on 76 of 135 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 55 of 104 directed at the head. Discussing total strikes that he let go in that contest, Tau landed 79 of 138 and Smith landed 83 of 188 of all the strikes he attempted.

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Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Valter Walker squares up with Don'Tale Mayes. 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". 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 the grappling category, Valter Walker scores a takedown 4.52 times per 3 rounds while Don'Tale Mayes takes his opponents to the canvas 0.65 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Walker lands an average of 1.86 strikes per min and connects on 52% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Don'Tale Mayes, who is connecting on 43% of the strikes he has thrown and connects for an average of 3.51 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Ketlen Souza is set to encounter Angela Hill. 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 terms of grappling, Angela Hill is able to defend against 74% of her opponents takedown tries and is getting her opponent to the mat on 32% of the times she tries. Souza is taking her opponents to the mat on 50% of the attempts she tries and is able to deflect 62% of all takedown attempts. With reference to striking, Hill is taking 4.93 strikes/min and she is dealing 5.46 per min. Souza, in contrast, takes 3.49 strikes per minute and is landing 5.11 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vince Morales (+150)

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