Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev Pick, 12/10/2022 Predictions UFC 282 Odds

Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev

UFC 282

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Jan Blachowicz will enter the Octagon with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The odds have Blachowicz priced at +205 while Ankalaev is coming in at -245.

Jan Blachowicz will be looking to add a victory to his total of 29-9-0. The 39-year-old tips the scales at 205 lbs and measures 6'2". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 78". Magomed Ankalaev stands 6'3" and weighs 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 18-1-0. The 30-year-old extends his reach 75". Regarding significant strikes, Jan Blachowicz is connecting on 3.55 per min and Magomed Ankalaev is landing 3.64 significant strikes per minute. Blachowicz lands 49% of the significant strikes he tries and Ankalaev is landing 54%. In terms of defending in the cage, Blachowicz takes 2.77 significant strikes per min and Ankalaev takes 2.14. Blachowicz also defends 54% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Ankalaev stops 60% of the shots thrown.

Concerning wrestling, Jan Blachowicz is the more effective grappler as he takes his opponents down 1.08 times per 3 rounds. Blachowicz is scoring a takedown on 53% of his attempts and is stuffing 66% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Ankalaev is finishing his takedown attempts on 33% of the takedowns he attempts and is defending 86% of the tries against him. Regarding sub attempts, Blachowicz is the more able fighter by attempting 0.3 subs per 3 rds while Ankalaev goes for 0.2 subs per 3 rounds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Jan Blachowicz faced Aleksandar Rakic and ended up getting the win by an injury in round 3. Rakic landed 61 of 125 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Blachowicz finished this fight landing 53 of 94 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Rakic landed 27 of 85, which means his percentage was 31%. He finished the fight landing 14 of 60 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Blachowicz landed 43% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 31 of 71. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 8 of 31 pointed at the head. 62% of the significant strikes connected on by Rakic and 100% of them landed by Blachowicz were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Magomed Ankalaev, he battled Anthony Smith and got a win for the night by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 2. Smith landed 94% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Ankalaev landed 50% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Ankalaev ended up connecting on 58% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 46 of 79. He connected on 31 of 60 significant strikes aimed at the head. Smith connected on 18 of 36 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 6 of 21 to the head. In terms of the strikes he fired off in this contest, Smith was 21 of 39 and Ankalaev ended up connecting on 64 of 102 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Paddy Pimblett squares up in the Octagon against Jared Gordon. Pimblett walks into the cage with a record of 19-3-0. The 27-year-old weighs 155 lbs and measures 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 73". Gordon measures in at 5'9" and will fight at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 19-5-0. The 34-year-old has a reach of 68". In terms of takedowns, Paddy Pimblett is able to score a takedown 1.88 times per 3 rounds while Jared Gordon scores a takedown 1.97 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Pimblett tags his opponents 4.19 strikes per minute and landing 53% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Jared Gordon, who tags the opposition on 58% of his attempted strikes and lands 5.53 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Santiago Ponzinibbio is set to square up with Robbie Lawler. Lawler will be looking to add a victory to his record of 29-16-0 (1 NC). The 40-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and stands 5'11". The southpaw fighter stretches 74". Ponzinibbio measures in at 6'0" and weighs 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 29-6-0. The 36-year-old has a wingspan of 73". In terms of wrestling, Robbie Lawler is preventing 65% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is finishing his takedown attempts on 64% of his attempts. Ponzinibbio is finishing his takedown tries on 31% of his attempts and curbs 60% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Lawler takes 4.67 strikes per min while he dishes out 3.83 strikes per min. Ponzinibbio, moreover, absorbs 4.77 strikes per min and is dealing 5.00 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Jan Blachowicz (+205)

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