Chas Skelly vs Mark Striegl Pick, 2/19/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 48 Odds

Chas Skelly vs Mark Striegl

UFC Vegas 48

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Chas Skelly will battle Mark Striegl at UFC Vegas 48 on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The opener has Skelly coming in at -220 while Striegl is at +180.

Chas "The Scrapper" Skelly will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 18-3-0. The 36-year-old weighs in at 145 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 72". Mark "Mugen" Striegl comes in at 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 18-3-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 70". In terms of significant strikes, Chas Skelly lands 2.02 per min while Mark Striegl is landing 3.53 significant strikes per minute. Skelly is connecting on 40% of the significant strikes he throws while Striegl lands 42%. Regarding defense, "The Scrapper" takes 3.35 significant strikes per minute while "Mugen" allows 21.18. Skelly also stops 48% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Striegl stops 25% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Concerning grappling, Chas Skelly is the more apt grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 1.71 times per 3 rds. Skelly is finishing his takedown attempts on 34% of the times he tries and is stuffing 33% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Striegl is finishing his takedown tries on 20% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 20% of the attempts against him. In terms of subbing opponents, Skelly is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 2.4 subs per 15 minutes while Striegl attempts 0.8 subs per 15 minutes.

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The last time he fought, Chas Skelly went up against Jordan Griffin and wound up taking home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Griffin landed 66 of 122 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Skelly ended the night having landed 80 of 125 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Griffin ended up landing 37 of 87, which gave him a percentage of 42%. He ended up landing 36 of 84 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Skelly landed 35% of his significant strikes by landing 21 of 59. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 20 of 52 aimed at the head. 86% of the significant strikes landed by Griffin and 95% of them connected on by Skelly were done at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Mark Striegl, he went up against Said Nurmagomedov and walked away in defeat by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Nurmagomedov landed 16% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Striegl connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Striegl ended up connecting on 42% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 3 of 7. He connected on 1 of 5 significant strikes directed at the head. Nurmagomedov connected on 18 of 24 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 17 of 22 directed at the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go, Nurmagomedov was 18 of 24 and Striegl ended up connecting on 3 of 7 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Chad Anheliger takes on Jesse Strader. Anheliger looks to add a victory to his career record of 11-5-0. The 35-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter stretches 64". Strader measures in at 5'7" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 5-2-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 70". In terms of takedowns, Chad Anheliger takes his opponents to the canvas 0.40 times per 3 rds and Jesse Strader gets a takedown 0.70 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Anheliger connects for an average of 3.13 strikes/min and connects on 60% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Jesse Strader, who is connecting on 56% of the strikes he has attempted and is connecting on 7.12 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Christian Rodriguez is set to face off with Jonathan Pearce. Pearce looks to add a victory to his total of 11-4-0. The 29-year-old steps on the scale at 145 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The switch fighter has an arm span of 71". Rodriguez stands 5'7" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a record of 6-0-0. The 24-year-old extends his reach 71". When it comes to takedowns, Jonathan Pearce is preventing 75% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is scoring a takedown on 57% of his attempts. Rodriguez is finishing his takedowns on 20% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 80% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the matter of striking, Pearce is absorbing 5.23 strikes/minute while he deals 6.79 strikes/minute. Rodriguez, in contrast, is taking 3.13 strikes/min and connects on 5.20 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Chas Skelly (-220)

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