Jared Gordon vs Danny Chavez Pick, 2/20/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 19 Odds

Jared Gordon vs Danny Chavez

UFC Vegas 19

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Jared Gordon will take on Danny Chavez at UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The opening line has Gordon coming in at +120 while Chavez is coming in at -140.

Jared "Flash" Gordon will be looking to add a win to his career record of 16-4-0. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Danny "The Colombian Warrior" Chavez comes in at 5'8" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 11-3-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 67". Concerning significant strikes, Jared Gordon is landing 5.55 per minute while Danny Chavez lands 3.27 significant strikes per minute. Gordon lands 55% of the significant strikes he throws and Chavez connects on 44%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "Flash" allows 3.35 significant strikes per min and "The Colombian Warrior" allows 2.87. Gordon also stops 59% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Chavez is able to thwart 69% of the shots thrown.

In terms of wrestling, Jared Gordon is not as effective of a wrestler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 2.98 times per 3 rds. Gordon is getting his opponent to the mat on 41% of the times he tries and is stopping 62% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Chavez is finishing his takedown tries on 80% of his takedown attempts and defending 80% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of going for the sub, Gordon is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 0.6 submissions per 3 rds while Chavez attempts 0.4 submissions per 3 rds.

In his last fight, Jared Gordon faced Chris Fishgold and ended up getting the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Fishgold landed 27 of 65 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Gordon ended the night having landed 241 of 282 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Fishgold landed 20 of 58, which gave him a rate of 34%. He finished the fight landing 13 of 49 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Gordon landed 63% of his significant strikes by sticking 44 of 69. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 35 of 58 pointed at the head. 80% of the significant strikes connected on by Fishgold and 43% of them connected on by Gordon were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Danny Chavez, he squared up with TJ Brown and wound up taking home the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Brown landed 88% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Chavez connected on 81% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Chavez ended up connecting on 44% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 49 of 110. He ended up landing 23 of 81 significant strikes directed at the head. Brown connected on 43 of 139 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 25 of 103 to the head. Relating to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Brown landed 59 of 156 and Chavez ended up connecting on 52 of 113 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch out for

One more match to look forward to is when Drakkar Klose opposes Luis Pena. Klose looks to add a victory to his career record of 11-2-1. The 32-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and stands 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 70". Pena measures 6'3" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this fight holding a mark of 8-3-0. The 27-year-old has a wingspan of 75". When it comes to grappling, Drakkar Klose scores a takedown 1.56 times per 15 min and Luis Pena takes his opponents to the mat 1.37 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Klose is connecting on 3.89 strikes per minute and lands 53% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Luis Pena, who tags the opposition on 47% of the strikes he has thrown and is landing 3.26 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when John Castaneda is set to battle Eddie Wineland. Wineland comes into this fight with a mark of 24-14-1. The 36-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter stretches 69". Castaneda stands in at 5'6" and will fight at 135 lbs. The switch fighter holds a career record of 17-5-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 71". In terms of wrestling, Eddie Wineland is able to stop 86% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is finishing his takedown attempts on 28% of his tries. Castaneda is finishing his takedowns on 25% of his attempts and is able to thwart 66% of the takedowns his opponents try. With reference to striking, Wineland is absorbing 3.54 strikes/min and he dishes out 3.39 strikes per min. Castaneda, on the other side, takes 5.30 strikes per min and is connecting on 3.43 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Danny Chavez (-140)

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