Ryan Hall vs Darrick Minner Pick, 12/11/2021 Predictions UFC 269 Odds

Ryan Hall vs Darrick Minner

UFC 269

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Ryan Hall will enter the Octagon with Darrick Minner at UFC 269 on Saturday, December 11, 2021. The opening odds have Hall at -220 while Minner is coming in at +180.

Ryan "The Wizard" Hall holds a mark of 8-2-0. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 145 lbs and stands 5'10". The southpaw fighter stretches 70". Darrick Minner stands in at 5'7" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 26-12-0. The 31-year-old reaches 69". Regarding significant strikes, Ryan Hall lands 2.30 per min and Darrick Minner connects on 2.96 significant strikes per minute. Hall is landing 44% of the significant strikes he attempts and Minner is connecting on 66%. When it comes to defending themselves, "The Wizard" takes 1.22 significant strikes per min and Minner allows 1.63. Hall also stops 70% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Minner thwarts 40% of the shots thrown in his direction.

When it comes to grappling, Ryan Hall is not as efficient of a grappler as he is averaging a takedown 0.29 times per 3 rds. Hall is scoring a takedown on 11% of his attempts and stuffing 80% of all takedown attempts. Minner is taking his opponents to the canvas on 70% of his takedown tries and defending 57% of all takedowns attempted on him. When it comes to going for the submission, Hall is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.9 subs per 15 min while Minner goes for 4.0 subs per 3 rounds.

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In his previous fight, Ryan Hall faced Ilia Topuria and walked away in defeat by way of a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Topuria landed 18 of 32 total strikes that he let go. Hall walked away from this fight having landed 13 of 21 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Topuria ended up landing 18 of 32, which gave him a rate of 56%. He finished the fight landing 11 of 24 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Hall landed 58% of his significant strikes by landing 10 of 17. Out of those significant strikes, he was 2 of 7 aimed at the head. 16% of the significant strikes landed by Topuria and 90% of them connected on by Hall were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Darrick Minner, he went up against Darren Elkins and was defeated via a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Elkins landed 10% of his significant strikes at distance and Minner connected on 26% of his significant strikes at distance. Minner landed 54% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 19 of 35. He ended up connecting on 14 of 27 significant strikes to the head. Elkins connected on 20 of 30 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 18 of 28 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes thrown, Elkins landed 137 of 154 while Minner ended up landing 36 of 55 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch out for

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Randy Costa opposes Tony Kelley. Costa will be looking to add a win to his career total of 6-2-0. The 27-year-old weighs 135 lbs and comes in at 5'9". The switch fighter reaches 73". Kelley comes in at 5'9" and tips the scales at 135 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage holding a mark of 7-2-0. The 34-year-old has a reach of 70". In terms of takedowns, Randy Costa takes his opponents down 0.60 times per 15 min and Tony Kelley takes his opponents to the canvas 0.30 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Costa lands 8.64 strikes/min and connecting on 46% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side we have Tony Kelley, who tags the opposition on 47% of the strikes he has thrown and connects for an average of 4.57 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Julianna Pena is set to square up in the Octagon with Amanda Nunes. Nunes will be looking to add a victory to her career total of 21-4-0. The 33-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and stands 5'8". The orthodox fighter stretches 69". Pena stands in at 5'6" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to her career record of 11-4-0. The 32-year-old extends her reach 69". Regarding wrestling, Amanda Nunes is able to defend against 84% of the takedowns her opponents go for and is getting her opponent to the mat on 53% of her tries. Pena is finishing her takedown tries on 53% of her tries and curbs 23% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. In the category of striking, Nunes absorbs 2.45 strikes per minute and she lands 4.50 strikes per minute. Pena, at the same time, absorbs 1.70 strikes/min and is dealing 2.80 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ryan Hall (-220)

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