Daniel Da Silva vs Francisco Figueiredo Pick, 4/30/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 53 Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/26/2022

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Daniel Da Silva vs Francisco Figueiredo

UFC Vegas 53

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Daniel Da Silva will enter the Octagon against Francisco Figueiredo at UFC Vegas 53 on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The opening odds have Silva coming in at -130 while Figueiredo is at +110.

Daniel "Miojo" Da Silva looks to add a victory to his total of 11-2-0. The 25-year-old is fighting at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'6". The switch fighter has a reach of 70". Francisco "Sniper" Figueiredo stands in at 5'6" and weighs in at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter has a mark of 12-4-1 (1 NC). The 32-year-old extends his reach 68". In the category of significant strikes, Daniel Da Silva lands 3.47 per min and Francisco Figueiredo is connecting on 1.90 significant strikes per min. Da Silva is landing 80% of the significant strikes he attempts and Figueiredo is connecting on 58%. Regarding defending in the Octagon, "Miojo" allows 8.15 significant strikes per minute and "Sniper" takes 2.57. Da Silva also defends 24% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Figueiredo is able to curb 64% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

UFC Vegas 53	Daniel Da Silva	Francisco Figueiredo
Opening Odds	-130	+110
Record	11-2-0	12-4-1 (1 NC)
Average Fight Time	5:46	15:00
Height	5'6"	5'6"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	70"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.47	1.90
Striking Accuracy	80%	58%

Regarding takedowns, Daniel Da Silva is the not as competent as a wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.50 times per 15 min. Da Silva is taking his opponents to the canvas on 10% of his tries and thwarting 10% of all takedown tries against him. Figueiredo is taking his opponents to the mat on 75% of the takedowns he tries and is defending 87% of the tries against him. When it comes to submission attempts, Da Silva is the more capable of the two fighters by attempting 0.6 finishes per 3 rounds while Figueiredo goes for 0.4 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Daniel Da Silva faced Jeff Molina and walked away in defeat via a punch to the head in round 2. Molina landed 106 of 131 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Silva finished this fight landing 31 of 37 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Molina ended up landing 47 of 62, giving him a percentage of 75%. He ended up landing 39 of 54 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Silva landed 80% of his significant strikes by landing 20 of 25. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 7 of 11 to the head. 19% of the significant strikes connected on by Molina and 70% of them landed by Silva were tallied at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Francisco Figueiredo, he faced off with Malcolm Gordon and ended up losing the fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Gordon ended up connecting on 47% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Figueiredo landed 64% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Figueiredo landed 62% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 28 of 45. He landed 16 of 30 significant strikes to the head. Gordon ended up connecting on 46 of 84 significant strikes in that battle. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 40 of 78 to the head. Regarding total strikes thrown, Gordon was 100 of 145 and Figueiredo connected on 52 of 70 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to watch

One more match to look forward to is when Gabe Green squares up in the Octagon against Yohan Lainesse. Green looks to add a victory to his career total of 10-3-0. The 28-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and measures 5'10". The switch fighter has a reach of 73". Lainesse measures in at 6'1" and will fight at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 8-0-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 76". Regarding grappling, Gabe Green is able to score a takedown 1.00 times per 3 rounds while Yohan Lainesse gets a takedown 0.70 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Green is landing 6.57 strikes per min and is connecting on 46% of the strikes that he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Yohan Lainesse, who lands 38% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 3.09 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Mike Breeden is set to go up against Natan Levy. Levy steps into the cage holding a record of 6-1-0. The 30-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 71". Breeden stands 5'10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 10-4-0. The 33-year-old reaches 70". In terms of grappling, Natan Levy is preventing 46% of the takedowns his opponents try and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 55% of his tries. Breeden is finishing his takedowns on 10% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 81% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Levy absorbs 1.70 strikes/minute while he is landing 2.51 strikes/minute. Breeden, in contrast, is taking 6.61 strikes per minute and is connecting on 4.04 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Daniel Da Silva (-130)

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