Julian Erosa vs Steven Peterson Pick, 2/5/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 47 Odds

Julian Erosa vs Steven Peterson

UFC Vegas 47

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Julian Erosa will face off with Steven Peterson at UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday, February 5, 2022. The opening odds have Erosa at -280 while Peterson is coming in at +225.

Julian "Juicy J" Erosa has a career record of 26-10-0. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and stands 6'1". The southpaw fighter reaches 74". Steven "Ocho" Peterson comes in at 5'10" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a record of 19-9-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 70". With respect to significant strikes, Julian Erosa connects on 5.55 per minute and Steven Peterson connects on 4.43 significant strikes per minute. Erosa is landing 47% of the significant strikes he throws and Peterson is connecting on 37%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Juicy J" allows 5.90 significant strikes per min while "Ocho" absorbs 5.29. Erosa also defends 50% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Peterson stops 55% of them.

Regarding grappling, Julian Erosa is the lesser skilled grappler as he takes his opponents down 1.45 times per 15 minutes. Erosa is scoring a takedown on 50% of his tries and is stopping 58% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Peterson is finishing his takedowns on 30% of the takedowns he attempts and stuffing 70% of all takedowns attempted on him. In terms of submission attempts, Erosa is the more skilled fighter by attempting 0.9 subs per 3 rds while Peterson tries 0.6 subs per 15 minutes.

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In his last fight, Julian Erosa fought Charles Jourdain and ended up getting the victory via d'arce choke in round 3. Jourdain landed 103 of 181 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Erosa walked away from this fight having landed 106 of 217 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Jourdain ended up landing 85 of 163, giving him a percentage of 52%. He ended up landing 50 of 118 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Erosa ended up landing 48% of his significant strikes by landing 103 of 214. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he connected on 66 of 168 to the head. 75% of the significant strikes landed by Jourdain and 77% of them landed by Erosa were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Steven Peterson, he faced off with Chase Hooper and wound up taking home the win by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Hooper ended up landing 90% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Peterson connected on 38% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Peterson ended up connecting on 72% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 49 of 68. He landed 38 of 56 significant strikes aimed at the head. Hooper ended up landing 31 of 61 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 21 of 51 to the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go in that contest, Hooper ended up connecting on 98 of 132 while Peterson ended up connecting on 102 of 124 total strikes.

Other fights to keep an eye on

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Miles Johns faces off against John Castaneda. Johns walks into the Octagon with a record of 12-1-0. The 27-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 66". Castaneda stands 5'6" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The switch fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 18-5-0. The 30-year-old stretches 71". When it comes to grappling, Miles Johns takes his opponents to the canvas 0.99 times per 15 minutes while John Castaneda scores a takedown 0.86 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Johns lands 4.03 strikes/minute and connects on 53% of the strikes that he throws. The other fighter in this bout is John Castaneda, who is landing 49% of the strikes he attempts and connects for an average of 4.17 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Michael Trizano is set to square up against Hakeem Dawodu. Dawodu walks into the Octagon with a record of 12-2-1. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and measures in at 5'8". The orthodox fighter reaches 73". Trizano measures in at 5'11" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 10-1-0. The 30-year-old stretches 71". Concerning wrestling, Hakeem Dawodu is able to defend against 67% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents to the mat on 10% of the times he tries. Trizano is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of his tries and is able to deflect 71% of all takedown attempts. In the category of striking, Dawodu takes 2.39 strikes per min and he dishes out 4.72 strikes per minute. Trizano, on the contrary, is taking 2.36 strikes per minute and dishes out 3.22 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Julian Erosa (-280)

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