Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon Pick, 6/18/2022 Predictions UFC Austin Odds

Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon

UFC Austin

Moody Center in Austin, TX

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Donald Cerrone will enter the Octagon with Joe Lauzon at UFC Austin on Saturday, June 18, 2022. The line has Cerrone at -165 while Lauzon is at +145.

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 36-16-0 (2 NC). The 39-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and measures 6'1". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 73". Joe Lauzon stands in at 5'10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 28-16-0. The 38-year-old stretches 71". With respect to significant strikes, Donald Cerrone connects on 4.43 per min while Joe Lauzon lands 2.84 significant strikes per min. Cerrone lands 46% of the significant strikes he throws while Lauzon is connecting on 39%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "Cowboy" takes 4.49 significant strikes per minute while Lauzon takes 5.39. Cerrone also defends 53% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Lauzon is able to stop 54% of the strikes thrown his way.

In the wrestling category, Donald Cerrone is the lesser skilled wrestler as he takes his opponents down 1.18 times per 3 rds. Cerrone is scoring a takedown on 33% of the times he tries and is stuffing 74% of all takedown tries against him. Lauzon is finishing his takedowns on 45% of his takedown attempts and is defending 54% of the tries against him. In terms of going for the submission, Cerrone is less likely to go for the finish by trying 1.2 finishes per 15 minutes while Lauzon goes for 2.0 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Donald Cerrone fought Alex Morono and ended up taking the loss by a punch to the head in round 1. Morono landed 41 of 90 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Cerrone walked away from this fight having landed 18 of 36 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Morono landed 35 of 84, which gave him a percentage of 41%. He ended up landing 28 of 74 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Cerrone ended up landing 48% of his significant strikes by sticking 17 of 35. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he was 5 of 23 to the head. 85% of the significant strikes landed by Morono and 94% of them connected on by Cerrone were done at distance.

In the last fight for Joe Lauzon, he squared up with Jonathan Pearce and wound up taking home the win by a punch to the head in round 1. Pearce ended up connecting on 100% of his significant strikes at distance and Lauzon connected on 36% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Lauzon landed 69% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 25 of 36. He connected on 24 of 35 significant strikes directed at the head. Pearce ended up connecting on 8 of 19 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up landing 4 of 14 aimed at the head. In regard to total strikes thrown, Pearce ended up connecting on 8 of 19 while Lauzon ended up connecting on 28 of 39 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Tim Means takes on Kevin Holland. Means looks to add a win to his career record of 32-12-1 (1 NC). The 38-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and comes in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter reaches 75". Holland comes in at 6'3" and is fighting at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 22-7-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old stretches 81". In the grappling category, Tim Means scores a takedown 0.92 times per 15 minutes while Kevin Holland is able to score a takedown 0.87 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Means connects for an average of 5.06 strikes/minute and is landing 48% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Kevin Holland, who connects on 55% of his attempted strikes and is landing 3.84 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Albert Duraev is set to square up with Joaquin Buckley. Buckley looks to add a win to his career total of 14-4-0. The 28-year-old weighs 185 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 76". Duraev measures in at 5'11" and is weighing in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 15-3-0. The 33-year-old extends his reach 75". Concerning grappling, Joaquin Buckley is able to thwart 40% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedown tries on 35% of his tries. Duraev is finishing his takedowns on 20% of his tries and deflects 50% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the matter of striking, Buckley is absorbing 3.88 strikes per minute while he is landing 3.94 per min. Duraev, on the contrary, takes 2.33 strikes per min and is landing 3.95 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Joe Lauzon (+145)

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