Armen Petrosyan vs Gregory Rodrigues Pick, 2/26/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 49 Odds

Armen Petrosyan vs Gregory Rodrigues

UFC Vegas 49

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Armen Petrosyan will face off against Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Vegas 49 on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The opener has Petrosyan at +135 while Rodrigues is priced at -155.

Armen "Superman" Petrosyan looks to add a victory to his career record of 6-1-0. The 31-year-old tips the scales at 185 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 71". Gregory "Robocop" Rodrigues measures in at 6'3" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 11-3-0. The 30-year-old reaches 75". With respect to significant strikes, Armen Petrosyan lands 4.49 per minute while Gregory Rodrigues lands 5.99 significant strikes per minute. Petrosyan is connecting on 57% of the significant strikes he throws and Rodrigues is landing 57%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "Superman" takes 1.12 significant strikes per minute while "Robocop" absorbs 4.35. Petrosyan also defends against 54% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Rodrigues is able to deflect 58% of the shots thrown.

In the grappling category, Armen Petrosyan is not as efficient of a grappler as he is averaging a takedown 0.80 times per 15 min. Petrosyan is scoring a takedown on 10% of his attempts and thwarting 40% of all takedown attempts. Rodrigues is taking his opponents to the canvas on 50% of the takedowns he tries and is defending 80% of the attempts against him. When it comes to submissions, Petrosyan is less likely to go for the finish by attempting 0.4 submissions per 3 rounds while Rodrigues looks to get 0.6 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Armen Petrosyan squared up with Kaloyan Kolev and wound up getting the victory via a kick to the head in round 1. Kolev landed 42 of 53 total strikes attempted in that contest. Petrosyan ended the night having landed 29 of 44 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Kolev ended up landing 5 of 11, giving him a percentage of 45%. He ended up landing 2 of 8 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Petrosyan ended up landing 57% of his significant strikes by connecting on 20 of 35. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 16 of 31 to the head. 0% of the significant strikes connected on by Kolev and 75% of them landed by Petrosyan were done at distance.

In the last bout for Gregory Rodrigues, he fought Junyong Park and ended up winning this fight by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Park connected on 96% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Rodrigues ended up connecting on 83% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Rodrigues connected on 75% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 68 of 90. He ended up landing 53 of 73 significant strikes aimed at the head. Park ended up connecting on 56 of 109 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 50 of 103 aimed at the head. In regard to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Park landed 59 of 112 and Rodrigues landed 75 of 98 total strikes.

Other fights to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Zhu Rong squares up against Ignacio Bahamondes. Rong comes into this bout holding a record of 18-4-0. The 21-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and measures 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 71". Bahamondes measures in at 6'3" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a record of 12-4-0. The 24-year-old has a reach of 75". Regarding grappling, Zhu Rong takes his opponents down 4.56 times per 3 rounds and Ignacio Bahamondes is able to score a takedown 0.60 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Rong connects on 4.33 strikes per minute and lands 53% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Ignacio Bahamondes, who tags the opposition on 42% of the strikes he has attempted and lands 7.56 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Fares Ziam is set to square up in the Octagon with Terrance McKinney. McKinney steps into the cage with a record of 11-3-0. The 27-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and comes in at 5'10". The switch fighter has a reach of 73". Ziam stands in at 6'1" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 12-3-0. The 24-year-old has a wingspan of 75". Regarding takedowns, Terrance McKinney defends against 10% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedown tries on 33% of his tries. Ziam is finishing his takedowns on 11% of the tries he takes and curbs 68% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, McKinney absorbs 0.58 strikes per minute while he dishes out 1.73 strikes/min. Ziam, on the other side, is taking 1.67 strikes/minute and connects on 2.13 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Gregory Rodrigues (-155)

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