Islam Makhachev vs Bobby Green Pick, 2/26/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 49 Odds

Islam Makhachev vs Bobby Green

UFC Vegas 49

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Islam Makhachev will take on Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 49 on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The line has Makhachev coming in at -800 while Green is coming in at +550.

Islam Makhachev comes into this fight with a mark of 21-1-0. The 30-year-old will fight at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 70". Bobby "King" Green measures 5'10" and will fight at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight holding a mark of 29-12-1. The 35-year-old stretches 71". When talking about significant strikes, Islam Makhachev is landing 2.21 per minute and Bobby Green is landing 5.93 significant strikes per min. Makhachev is landing 58% of the significant strikes he throws and Green is landing 51%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, Makhachev allows 0.79 significant strikes per min while "King" absorbs 3.65. Makhachev also curbs 70% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Green is able to thwart 62% of the strikes thrown his way.

When it comes to wrestling, Islam Makhachev is the better wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 3.37 times per 3 rds. Makhachev is getting his opponent to the mat on 66% of his attempts and defending 88% of the tries against him. Green is scoring a takedown on 38% of the takedowns he tries and is defending 72% of the attempts against him. When it comes to going for the sub, Makhachev is the more skilled of the two fighters by going for 1.3 submissions per 15 min while Green goes for 0.3 submissions per 15 min.

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The last time he fought, Islam Makhachev squared up with Dan Hooker and ended up getting the win by a kimura from side control in round 1. Hooker ended up landing 19 of 28 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Makhachev walked away from this fight having landed 13 of 14 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Hooker ended up landing 4 of 13, which gave him a rate of 30%. He finished the fight landing 1 of 10 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Makhachev ended up landing 66% of his significant strikes by connecting on 2 of 3. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 2 of 3 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Hooker and 100% of them landed by Makhachev were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Bobby Green, he battled Nasrat Haqparast and wound up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Haqparast connected on 100% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Green connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Green landed 52% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 188 of 355. He landed 152 of 313 significant strikes aimed at the head. Haqparast connected on 76 of 193 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up connecting on 48 of 150 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes that he threw in that fight, Haqparast ended up connecting on 76 of 193 while Green connected on 188 of 355 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Misha Cirkunov squares up in the Octagon against Wellington Turman. Cirkunov looks to add a victory to his total of 15-7-0. The 34-year-old weighs 185 lbs and measures 6'3". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 77". Turman stands in at 6'0" and is weighing in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 17-5-0. The 25-year-old reaches 72". Regarding grappling, Misha Cirkunov gets a takedown 4.48 times per 3 rounds and Wellington Turman is able to score a takedown 2.22 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Cirkunov lands an average of 3.77 strikes per min and is landing 49% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Wellington Turman, who is landing 47% of the strikes he has thrown and lands 3.04 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Joel Alvarez is set to face off against Arman Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan comes into this bout holding a record of 17-2-0. The 25-year-old weighs in at 155 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 72". Alvarez comes in at 6'3" and records a weight of 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 19-2-0. The 28-year-old has a wingspan of 77". When it comes to takedowns, Arman Tsarukyan defends against 78% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedown attempts on 34% of his tries. Alvarez is taking his opponents down on 10% of his tries and defends against 10% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Tsarukyan takes 1.40 strikes per min while he connects on 3.59 strikes per min. Alvarez, on the other side, is taking 3.34 strikes per minute and connects on 3.99 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Islam Makhachev (-800)

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