Greg Hardy vs Aleksei Oleinik Pick, 1/22/2022 Predictions UFC 270 Odds

Greg Hardy vs Aleksei Oleinik

UFC 270

Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Greg Hardy will face off against Aleksei Oleinik at UFC 270 on Saturday, January 22, 2022. The opener has Hardy coming in at -162 while Oleinik is priced at +130.

Greg "Prince of War" Hardy steps into the Octagon holding a record of 7-4-0. The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 265 lbs and measures in at 6'5". The orthodox fighter stretches 80". Aleksei "The Boa Constrictor" Oleinik comes in at 6'2" and is fighting at 240 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 59-16-1. The 44-year-old reaches 80". When talking about significant strikes, Greg Hardy is landing 4.84 per minute while Aleksei Oleinik is connecting on 3.55 significant strikes per min. Hardy lands 50% of the significant strikes he tries and Oleinik is landing 50%. Concerning the fighter's defense, "Prince of War" absorbs 3.22 significant strikes per minute while "The Boa Constrictor" allows 3.99. Hardy also stops 56% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Oleinik stops 44% of the shots thrown in his direction.

Concerning takedowns, Greg Hardy is the not as competent as a wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 0.20 times per 3 rds. Hardy is getting his opponent to the mat on 33% of his tries and is stuffing 80% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Oleinik is getting his opponent to the mat on 46% of the takedowns he attempts and thwarting 33% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Hardy is less likely to go for the finish by going for 0.5 subs per 3 rds while Oleinik looks to get 2.2 subs per 15 minutes.

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The last time he fought, Greg Hardy faced Tai Tuivasa and ended up walking away in defeat via a punch to the head in round 1. Tuivasa ended up landing 11 of 23 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Hardy walked away from this fight having landed 6 of 15 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Tuivasa landed 11 of 23, which gave him a rate of 47%. He ended up landing 5 of 15 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Hardy landed 40% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 6 of 15. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 5 of 14 pointed at the head. 81% of the significant strikes connected on by Tuivasa and 100% of them landed by Hardy were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Aleksei Oleinik, he went up against Serghei Spivac and was defeated by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Spivac connected on 77% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Oleinik landed 88% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Oleinik landed 48% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 59 of 121. He connected on 33 of 92 significant strikes to the head. Spivac ended up landing 71 of 136 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up landing 67 of 132 aimed at the head. In relation to total strikes that he let go in that fight, Spivac ended up connecting on 112 of 181 and Oleinik was 98 of 162 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Cody Stamann enters the Octagon with Said Nurmagomedov. Stamann has a record of 19-4-1. The 32-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 64". Nurmagomedov stands 5'8" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 14-2-0. The 29-year-old reaches 70". In the grappling category, Cody Stamann scores a takedown 2.80 times per 15 minutes and Said Nurmagomedov scores a takedown 0.45 times per 3 rds. When talking about striking, Stamann connects for an average of 4.03 strikes/minute and is landing 46% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Said Nurmagomedov, who is landing 46% of his attempted strikes and is connecting on 4.65 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Wellington Turman is set to go up against Rodolfo Vieira. Vieira will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 8-1-0. The 32-year-old weighs in at 185 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 73". Turman measures 6'0" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 17-5-0. The 25-year-old has an arm span of 72". In terms of wrestling, Rodolfo Vieira is able to defend against 100% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is taking his opponents down on 52% of his tries. Turman is finishing his takedown tries on 22% of the tries he takes and stops 100% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the category of striking, Vieira takes 4.04 strikes per minute while he connects on 2.60 strikes per minute. Turman, on the contrary, is taking 3.96 strikes per min and is connecting on 3.04 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Greg Hardy (-162)

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