Brady Hiestand vs Fernie Garcia Pick, 11/19/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 65 Odds

Brady Hiestand vs Fernie Garcia

UFC Vegas 65

UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, November 19, 2022

Brady Hiestand will battle Fernie Garcia at UFC Vegas 65 on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The moneyline has Hiestand at -155 while Garcia is priced at +135.

Brady "Bam Bam" Hiestand walks into the cage with a mark of 6-2-0. The 23-year-old steps on the scale at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 71". Fernie Garcia comes in at 5'7" and tips the scales at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 10-2-0. The 30-year-old stretches 67". In terms of significant strikes, Brady Hiestand connects on 4.40 per minute and Fernie Garcia lands 2.85 significant strikes per min. Hiestand is connecting on 49% of the significant strikes he attempts while Garcia is connecting on 36%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "Bam Bam" allows 6.67 significant strikes per minute and Garcia takes 4.19. Hiestand also stops 41% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way while Garcia thwarts 57% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Regarding grappling, Brady Hiestand is averaging more takedowns in the cage as he takes his opponents down 6.00 times per 3 rounds. Hiestand is finishing his takedown attempts on 54% of his attempts and stopping 50% of all takedown attempts. Garcia is taking his opponents to the canvas on 15% of his takedown attempts and thwarting 60% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding submissions, Hiestand is the more skilled fighter by going for 0.5 submissions per 3 rds while Garcia goes for 0.3 submissions per 3 rounds.

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The last time he fought, Brady Hiestand went up against Ricky Turcios and wound up taking the loss by way of split decision in round 3. Turcios landed 201 of 281 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Hiestand finished this fight landing 82 of 152 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Turcios landed 100 of 171, which gave him a rate of 58%. He finished the fight landing 83 of 150 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Hiestand ended up landing 49% of his significant strikes by landing 66 of 134. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 59 of 124 aimed at the head. 67% of the significant strikes connected on by Turcios and 78% of them landed by Hiestand were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Fernie Garcia, he went up against Journey Newson and wound up taking the loss by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Newson ended up connecting on 91% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Garcia ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Garcia connected on 35% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 37 of 103. He ended up connecting on 24 of 84 significant strikes aimed at the head. Newson ended up connecting on 57 of 143 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 23 of 92 directed at the head. Discussing total strikes that he let go in that contest, Newson connected on 63 of 150 while Garcia landed 38 of 104 total strikes.

Other fights to keep an eye on

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Jennifer Maia battles Maryna Moroz. Maia looks to add a win to her career record of 19-9-1. The 34-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and stands 5'4". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 64". Moroz measures in at 5'7" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 11-3-0. The 31-year-old extends her reach 67". In the grappling category, Jennifer Maia takes her opponents to the mat 0.33 times per 15 min while Maryna Moroz takes her opponents to the canvas 0.78 times per 3 rds. When talking about striking, Maia is landing 3.61 strikes/minute and landing 36% of the strikes that she throws. Joining her in the Octagon is Maryna Moroz, who connects on 32% of the strikes she attempts and connects on 4.04 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Maria Oliveira is set to encounter Vanessa Demopoulos. Demopoulos holds a mark of 8-4-0. The 34-year-old is weighing in at 115 lbs and measures 5'2". The orthodox fighter reaches 59". Oliveira measures 5'6" and tips the scales at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her career total of 13-5-0. The 25-year-old reaches 69". Concerning wrestling, Vanessa Demopoulos is able to thwart 50% of the takedowns her opponents try and is taking her opponents to the canvas on 7% of the times she tries. Oliveira is finishing her takedown tries on 50% of her tries and is able to stop 46% of all takedown tries against her. In the category of striking, Demopoulos is absorbing 4.47 strikes/min while she is landing 3.46 strikes per min. Oliveira, in contrast, absorbs 6.11 strikes/min and is dealing 5.14 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Fernie Garcia (+135)

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