Jailton Almeida vs Parker Porter Pick, 5/21/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 55 Odds

Jailton Almeida vs Parker Porter

UFC Vegas 55

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Jailton Almeida will battle Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The opener has Almeida at -630 while Porter is coming in at +450.

Jailton "Malhadinho" Almeida has a record of 15-2-0. The 30-year-old will fight at 205 lbs and stands in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 79". Parker Porter comes in at 6'0" and records a weight of 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career record of 13-6-0. The 37-year-old has a reach of 75". Concerning significant strikes, Jailton Almeida is connecting on 3.28 per minute and Parker Porter lands 7.01 significant strikes per minute. Almeida is landing 54% of the significant strikes he attempts while Porter is connecting on 49%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "Malhadinho" takes 0.72 significant strikes per minute while Porter takes 6.51. Almeida also thwarts 12% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Porter curbs 52% of the shots thrown his way.

In the grappling category, Jailton Almeida is averaging more takedowns in the cage as he gets a takedown 7.68 times per 3 rounds. Almeida is scoring a takedown on 71% of his tries and stopping 50% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Porter is taking his opponents to the mat on 28% of his takedown tries and stuffing 10% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding going for the sub, Almeida is the more capable of the two fighters by attempting 1.5 finishes per 15 min while Porter goes for 0.5 finishes per 3 rds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Jailton Almeida squared up with Danilo Marques and took home the victory by punches to the head from the mount position in round 1. Marques landed 2 of 2 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Almeida walked away from this fight having landed 37 of 60 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Marques landed 1 of 2, which gave him a percentage of 50%. He landed 1 of 2 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Almeida ended up landing 58% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 30 of 51. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 30 of 51 pointed at the head. 10% of the significant strikes landed by Marques and 10% of them landed by Almeida were thrown at a distance.

In the last fight for Parker Porter, he went up against Alan Baudot and ended up winning this fight by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Baudot ended up landing 90% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Porter ended up landing 79% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Porter ended up connecting on 40% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 43 of 106. He connected on 20 of 80 significant strikes directed at the head. Baudot ended up connecting on 55 of 107 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 43 of 94 aimed at the head. In terms of total strikes that he let go in that fight, Baudot landed 61 of 113 and Porter ended up connecting on 82 of 150 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Omar Morales faces off with Uros Medic. Morales holds a record of 11-2-0. The 36-year-old will fight at 155 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter reaches 73". Medic stands 6'1" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 7-1-0. The 29-year-old has a reach of 71". In the grappling category, Omar Morales is able to score a takedown 0.60 times per 3 rounds while Uros Medic gets a takedown 0.30 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Morales lands an average of 3.40 strikes per min and connects on 38% of his attempted strikes. On the other side we have Uros Medic, who lands 75% of the strikes he attempts and is landing 10.53 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Vince Morales is set to take on Jonathan Martinez. Martinez walks into the Octagon with a mark of 15-4-0. The 28-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands 5'8". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 70". Morales measures in at 5'7" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 11-5-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 70". In terms of wrestling, Jonathan Martinez defends against 73% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is finishing his takedown tries on 37% of his attempts. Morales is finishing his takedowns on 25% of the attempts he tries and stops 50% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Martinez absorbs 3.82 strikes/min and he is connecting on 4.58 strikes/minute. Morales, moreover, is absorbing 4.25 strikes/minute and dishes out 4.62 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Jailton Almeida (-630)

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