Cody Brundage vs Michal Oleksiejczuk Pick, 12/17/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 66 Odds

Cody Brundage vs Michal Oleksiejczuk

UFC Vegas 66

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Cody Brundage will take on Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Vegas 66 on Saturday, December 17, 2022. The line has Brundage priced at +230 while Oleksiejczuk is at -275.

Cody Brundage holds a career record of 8-2-0. The 28-year-old tips the scales at 185 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 72". Michal "Hussar" Oleksiejczuk measures 6'0" and will fight at 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 17-5-0 (1 NC). The 27-year-old reaches 74". Regarding significant strikes, Cody Brundage is connecting on 2.65 per minute while Michal Oleksiejczuk is connecting on 4.95 significant strikes per min. Brundage lands 53% of the significant strikes he throws while Oleksiejczuk is connecting on 50%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, Brundage takes 2.65 significant strikes per min and "Hussar" allows 4.19. Brundage also prevents 51% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Oleksiejczuk prevents 64% of the shots thrown.

Concerning grappling, Cody Brundage is the more productive wrestler as he takes his opponents down 1.81 times per 15 min. Brundage is taking his opponents to the canvas on 30% of his tries and is defending 68% of all takedown tries against him. Oleksiejczuk is taking his opponents to the canvas on 42% of the takedowns he tries and is stopping 50% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. When it comes to submissions, Brundage is the more experienced submission fighter by going for 1.2 subs per 15 min while Oleksiejczuk looks to get 0.6 subs per 3 rounds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Cody Brundage went up against Tresean Gore and got a win for the night by a punch to the head in round 1. Gore ended up landing 8 of 27 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Brundage ended the night having landed 23 of 49 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Gore ended up landing 8 of 25, which gave him a percentage of 32%. He finished the fight landing 2 of 15 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Brundage landed 38% of his significant strikes by sticking 15 of 39. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 10 of 33 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Gore and 80% of them connected on by Brundage were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Michal Oleksiejczuk, he battled Sam Alvey and took home the win via a punch to the head in round 1. Alvey ended up landing 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance while Oleksiejczuk connected on 45% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Oleksiejczuk landed 59% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 22 of 37. He ended up connecting on 18 of 33 significant strikes to the head. Alvey landed 3 of 11 significant strikes in that battle. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 1 of 9 to the head. Discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Alvey connected on 3 of 11 and Oleksiejczuk landed 40 of 57 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Jake Matthews fights Matthew Semelsberger. Matthews looks to add a victory to his total of 18-5-0. The 28-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and measures in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 73". Semelsberger stands 6'1" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The switch fighter has a mark of 10-4-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 75". In terms of takedowns, Jake Matthews is able to score a takedown 1.85 times per 3 rounds and Matthew Semelsberger scores a takedown 0.99 times per 3 rounds. Regarding striking, Matthews lands an average of 3.17 strikes per minute and connecting on 45% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage we have Matthew Semelsberger, who is connecting on 43% of his attempted strikes and connects for an average of 4.99 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Deron Winn is set to square up against Julian Marquez. Marquez has a career record of 9-3-0. The 32-year-old is fighting at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 72". Winn measures in at 5'6" and records a weight of 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 7-3-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 70". In terms of grappling, Julian Marquez is able to deflect 53% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 15% of his attempts. Winn is taking his opponents down on 52% of the attempts he tries and deflects 40% of all takedown tries against him. In the category of striking, Marquez is absorbing 3.84 strikes per minute and he lands 4.18 strikes/min. Winn, on the other side, takes 6.21 strikes per minute and is landing 4.55 per min.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Michal Oleksiejczuk (-275)

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