Charles Jourdain vs Andre Ewell Pick, 12/18/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 45 Odds

Charles Jourdain vs Andre Ewell

UFC Vegas 45

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Charles Jourdain will enter the Octagon with Andre Ewell at UFC Vegas 45 on Saturday, December 18, 2021. The odds have Jourdain coming in at -200 while Ewell is coming in at +170.

Charles "Air" Jourdain will be looking to add a win to his record of 11-4-1. The 26-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands 5'9". The switch fighter stretches 69". Andre "Mr. Highlight" Ewell measures in at 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter has a mark of 17-8-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 75". Regarding significant strikes, Charles Jourdain lands 5.07 per min while Andre Ewell lands 4.35 significant strikes per min. Jourdain connects on 46% of the significant strikes he attempts while Ewell lands 41%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "Air" absorbs 4.72 significant strikes per min and "Mr. Highlight" absorbs 4.30. Jourdain also curbs 59% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Ewell is able to thwart 53% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

In terms of wrestling, Charles Jourdain is the better wrestler as he takes his opponents down 0.50 times per 3 rds. Jourdain is taking his opponents to the canvas on 10% of his attempts and defending 50% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Ewell is scoring a takedown on 66% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 70% of all takedowns attempted on him. In terms of submissions, Jourdain is the more skilled technician by trying 0.6 finishes per 3 rds while Ewell goes for 0.1 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last bout, Charles Jourdain squared up with Julian Erosa and wound up losing the fight via d'arce choke in round 3. Erosa landed 106 of 217 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Jourdain ended the night having landed 103 of 181 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Erosa ended up landing 103 of 214, giving him a percentage of 48%. He finished the fight landing 66 of 168 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Jourdain landed 52% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 85 of 163. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 50 of 118 pointed at the head. 77% of the significant strikes landed by Erosa and 75% of them connected on by Jourdain were tallied at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Andre Ewell, he faced off with Julio Arce and walked away in defeat via a punch to the head in round 2. Arce ended up connecting on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Ewell landed 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Ewell ended up landing 31% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 31 of 97. He ended up landing 10 of 63 significant strikes directed at the head. Arce ended up connecting on 42 of 113 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up connecting on 27 of 88 directed at the head. Relating to total strikes that he let go in that contest, Arce was 44 of 115 and Ewell was 31 of 98 total strikes.

Other fights to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Don'Tale Mayes faces off against Josh Parisian. Mayes comes into this bout with a mark of 8-4-0. The 29-year-old is fighting at 260 lbs and stands in at 6'6". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 81". Parisian stands in at 6'4" and is weighing in at 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-4-0. The 32-year-old has an arm span of 79". Regarding grappling, Don'Tale Mayes gets a takedown 0.23 times per 3 rds while Josh Parisian scores a takedown 0.43 times per 15 minutes. In terms of striking, Mayes tags his opponents 4.13 strikes/min and connecting on 45% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Josh Parisian, who lands 50% of the strikes that he throws and connects on 6.53 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Matt Sayles is set to enter the Octagon against Jordan Leavitt. Leavitt walks into the Octagon with a mark of 8-1-0. The 26-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 71". Sayles stands in at 5'7" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 8-3-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 68". Concerning grappling, Jordan Leavitt is preventing 20% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown attempts on 40% of the times he tries. Sayles is finishing his takedowns on 30% of his attempts and is able to deflect 81% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the matter of striking, Leavitt is absorbing 1.12 strikes/min and he deals 1.33 per min. Sayles, in contrast, takes 3.13 strikes/min and connects on 5.44 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Andre Ewell (+170)

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