Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez Pick, 02/08/2025 Predictions UFC 312 Odds

Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez

UFC 312

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Zhang Weili will face off against Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312 on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The moneyline has Weili coming in at +100 while Suarez is coming in at -120.

Zhang "Magnum" Weili walks into the Octagon with a mark of 25-3-0. The 35-year-old is fighting at 115 lbs and stands 5'4". The switch fighter stretches 63". Tatiana Suarez measures 5'5" and tips the scales at 115 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 11-0-0. The 34-year-old stretches 66". With respect to significant strikes, Zhang Weili is landing 5.66 per min while Tatiana Suarez lands 4.27 significant strikes per minute. Weili is landing 53% of the significant strikes she attempts and Suarez connects on 63%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "Magnum" takes 3.15 significant strikes per min and Suarez absorbs 1.38. Weili also thwarts 53% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Suarez deflects 51% of the strikes thrown her way.

In the category of takedowns, Zhang Weili is not as effective of a grappler as she takes her opponents to the mat 2.51 times per 15 minutes. Weili is finishing her takedown attempts on 46% of her tries and is stopping 50% of all takedown attempts. Suarez is scoring a takedown on 61% of the takedowns she attempts and defending 85% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Weili is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by attempting 0.5 submissions per 15 minutes while Suarez attempts 0.9 submissions per 3 rds.

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The last time she fought, Zhang Weili squared up with Yan Xiaonan and took home the win via unanimous decision in round 5. Xiaonan ended up landing 73 of 116 of the strikes she threw in total in this fight. Weili finished this fight landing 256 of 327 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Xiaonan ended up landing 43 of 85, which means her percentage was 50%. She landed 21 of 60 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Weili ended up landing 67% of her significant strikes by connecting on 106 of 157. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she landed 84 of 119 aimed at the head. 55% of the significant strikes landed by Xiaonan and 32% of them landed by Weili were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Tatiana Suarez, she faced off with Jessica Andrade and wound up getting the win by a guillotine choke in round 2. Andrade connected on 72% of her significant strikes at distance while Suarez ended up connecting on 56% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Suarez ended up connecting on 46% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 23 of 49. She ended up landing 3 of 20 significant strikes to the head. Andrade ended up landing 11 of 29 significant strikes in that battle. Of those significant strikes, she ended up landing 2 of 14 aimed at the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that fight, Andrade was 13 of 31 and Suarez ended up landing 25 of 51 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Wang Cong squares up against Bruna Brasil. Cong holds a record of 6-1-0. The 32-year-old weighs in at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The southpaw fighter reaches 66". Brasil measures 5'6" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her career record of 10-4-1. The 31-year-old extends her reach 65". In terms of takedowns, Wang Cong takes her opponents to the mat 1.16 times per 15 minutes and Bruna Brasil takes her opponents to the canvas 1.93 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Cong connects on 5.81 strikes/minute and is landing 46% out of all the strikes she attempts. On the other side we have Bruna Brasil, who connects on 61% of the strikes she has thrown and lands an average of 2.94 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Sean Strickland is set to square up with Dricus Du Plessis. Du Plessis steps into the cage with a mark of 22-2-0. The 31-year-old records a weight of 185 lbs and comes in at 6'1". The switch fighter stretches 76". Strickland stands in at 6'1" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a record of 29-6-0. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 76". When it comes to takedowns, Dricus Du Plessis is able to deflect 50% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of his attempts. Strickland is taking his opponents down on 64% of the tries he takes and is able to stop 77% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Du Plessis is absorbing 4.85 strikes per minute and he deals 6.18 strikes per minute. Strickland, in contrast, is taking 4.48 strikes per minute and dishes out 6.01 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Zhang Weili (+100)

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