Devonte Smith vs Ludovit Klein Pick, 3/5/2022 Predictions UFC 272 Odds

Devonte Smith vs Ludovit Klein

UFC 272

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Devonte Smith will enter the Octagon with Ludovit Klein at UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The opener has Smith at -180 while Klein is at +155.

Devonte "King Kage" Smith steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 11-3-0. The 28-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and comes in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 76". Ludovit "Mr. Highlight" Klein stands 5'7" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 17-4-0. The 27-year-old reaches 72". Regarding significant strikes, Devonte Smith lands 5.10 per min and Ludovit Klein is landing 3.35 significant strikes per minute. Smith is landing 52% of the significant strikes he throws and Klein connects on 52%. When it comes to defending themselves, "King Kage" absorbs 3.86 significant strikes per min and "Mr. Highlight" takes 4.58. Smith also defends against 54% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Klein defends against 45% of the strikes thrown his way.

In terms of grappling, Devonte Smith is the lesser skilled wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 0.53 times per 3 rounds. Smith is getting his opponent to the mat on 80% of his tries and stuffing 80% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Klein is taking his opponents to the mat on 44% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 50% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding subbing the opposition, Smith is the more able fighter by trying 0.5 submissions per 15 minutes while Klein attempts 0.3 submissions per 15 min.

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In his previous fight, Devonte Smith went up against Jamie Mullarkey and took a loss on the night by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Mullarkey landed 58 of 112 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Smith finished this fight landing 32 of 67 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Mullarkey ended up landing 55 of 108, which gave him a rate of 50%. He ended up landing 22 of 65 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Smith ended up landing 45% of his significant strikes by sticking 29 of 64. Of all the significant strikes, he was 24 of 57 to the head. 61% of the significant strikes connected on by Mullarkey and 89% of them landed by Smith were done at distance.

In the last bout for Ludovit Klein, he faced off with Nate Landwehr and ended up taking the loss by way of an anaconda choke in round 3. Landwehr ended up connecting on 63% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Klein connected on 92% of his significant strikes at distance. Klein ended up connecting on 49% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 42 of 85. He connected on 20 of 55 significant strikes aimed at the head. Landwehr ended up landing 71 of 130 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 41 of 85 to the head. In relation to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Landwehr landed 103 of 163 while Klein landed 44 of 87 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Dustin Jacoby meets Michal Oleksiejczuk. Jacoby looks to add a win to his total of 16-5-1. The 33-year-old weighs in at 205 lbs and measures 6'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 76". Oleksiejczuk stands in at 6'0" and will fight at 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 16-4-0. The 27-year-old stretches 74". Regarding grappling, Dustin Jacoby takes his opponents to the canvas 0.30 times per 15 minutes while Michal Oleksiejczuk scores a takedown 0.64 times per 3 rds. Regarding striking, Jacoby connects for an average of 5.20 strikes/minute and is connecting on 48% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Michal Oleksiejczuk, who connects on 53% of the strikes that he throws and lands 4.80 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Manon Fiorot is set to clash with Jessica Eye. Eye walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 15-10-0. The 35-year-old steps on the scale at 125 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 66". Fiorot stands in at 5'7" and is fighting at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to her record of 8-1-0. The 32-year-old stretches 65". In the category of takedowns, Jessica Eye stops 57% of her opponents takedown tries and is taking her opponents to the canvas on 44% of the times she tries. Fiorot is taking her opponents to the mat on 50% of her tries and is able to defend against 80% of all takedown tries against her. With regard to striking, Eye takes 4.19 strikes per minute and she lands 3.96 strikes per min. Fiorot, moreover, takes 2.55 strikes/minute and connects on 7.10 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ludovit Klein (+155)

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